Two Quick Goals Down Fiji
The Fiji Muslim national team have high hopes of winning the Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America FANCA Muslim Football tournament despite losing 2-1 to Australia at Churchill Park, Lautoka yesterday.
The side started quite well after Mosim Khan took a shot inside the box which found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
Striker Abbu Zahid missed a golden opportunity when his kick narrowly missed.
Mohammed Rahil, 19, came close to scoring several times but failed to find the mark.
A tactical change where Zahid and Zibraaz Sahib were replaced backfired when Australia hit back with two quick goals.
Fiji team manager Mohammed Mohin Rafiq said they had already qualified for the semi-final therefore wanted to give the two players some rest prior to the next game.
“We rested a few of our players just to ensure that they were not injured before playing the semi-finals,” he said.
However, he said that they would come out strongly in the semi-finals against United States of America.
Mohin said the players were all psychologically prepared to take on the Americans.
The match was still in progress when this edition went to press last night.
RESULTS
Over-40: New Zealand 2-1 USA, Australia 1- 0 Canada 0; Main: New Zealand 4-1 Canada, Fiji 1-2 Australia
– Edited by Leone Cabenatabua
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