Football

Chua proud of team’s fighting spirit

June 29, 2023 6:44 am

Digicel Young Kulas coach Angeline Chua is proud of the way her team competed against Papua New Guinea in their final group game of the OFC Under 19 women’s championships.

The national U19 side defeated PNG 2-0 last night at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

They now turn their focus on the next task which is their quarter-final showdown against New Caledonia.

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Chua says her players’ tenacity earned them a spot in the quarterfinals.

“In the list is of course recovery of the players and to make sure they are good and ready to go again and of course working a little bit on finishing, because we can see from the finishing we missed alot of chances today.”

Chua adds she is impressed by the players’ desire to keep moving forward and contend for the ball on the field.

The Young Kulas will play New Caledonia at 7pm on Saturday at the HFC Bank Stadium.

In the other quarterfinal match on Saturday, Samoa will play Tahiti.

On Sunday, defending champions New Zealand takes on Solomon Islands before Vanuatu clashes with the Cook Islands.

You can watch all the quarterfinal matches LIVE on the FBC Sports HD channel.