Nadi In Thumping Win, Top Pool B
Justine Mannan
Suva
Jack’s Nadi has progressed to the semifinals of the 2015 Pacific Cup in Auckland after thumping Wellington All Stars 6-1 in its final pool match last night.
The result sees Nadi finish as Pool B winners due to goal differences and last season’s winners, NZFFI All Stars finishes as runners-up.
Napolioni Qasevakatini scored a double before and Christopher Clark grabbed one for the All Stars. Halftime: Nadi 2-1 Wellington All Starsme.
Ilimotama Jese put Nadi up by 3-1 early in the second-half.
Rahul Krishna and replacement Mataiasi Toma sealed the win.
Rewa, however, failed to make it to the knockout stages. They lost their first game against Auckland All Stars 2-0 but managed to beat Lautoka 2-1 but lost to USA All Stars last night.
Suva have not had a steady performance after drawing their first game 1-1 against NZFFI but managed to make a comeback yesterday beating Wellington All Stars 3-1.
The semifinals and finals will start today at 10am at Bill McKinley Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
Results: (Friday) Wellington 2-0 Manukau, AFFA 2-0 Auckland All Stars, NZFFI 1-1 Nadi, Lautoka 1-2 Rewa.
Saturday: Rewa 0-1 USA All Stars, Suva 3-1 Wellington All Stars, Lautoka 2-0 AFFA, NZFFI 2-0 Manukau, USA All Stars 3-1 Auckland All Stars, Nadi 6-1 Wellington All Stars.
The Rewa-AFFA game was being played when this edition went to press.
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