New Zealand superior in Oceania
AUCKLAND, New Zealand ● New Zealand asserted its superiority in the Oceania confederation when it beat the Solomon Islands 6-1 on Tuesday in regional qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Striker Shane Smeltz opened the scoring after 12 minutes when he was allowed space to side-foot Leo Bertos’ corner into the net at [...]
New Zealand enjoy win, Tahiti suffer shock loss
NOUMEO, New Calefonia ● New Zealand erased the memory of a dismal Oceania Nations Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over New Caledonia in their opening third round match of Oceania World Cup qualifying in Noumea on Friday. Oceania champions Tahiti, who had captain Nicolas Vallar sent off just before halftime, were earlier [...]
