Coach Wants To Speed Up Game
“Ba is a good team and our girls played well but we managed to score one goal so we are improving."
Monday 15 March 2021 | 10:00
Mailife Ba Women’s midfielder Sainiana Niubalavu shields the ball away from Tailevu/Naitasiri’s Penelope Pickering during the Digicel Super Women’s League at Churchill Park, Lautoka, on March 14, 2021. Photo: Fiji FA Media
Cema Naisau scored three goals for Mailife Ba Women’s side as they walloped Tailevu/Naitasiri 7-1 in the Digicel Super Women’s League clash yesterday.
Despite the big win Ba coach Charlene Lockington has got other plans to lift their game.
What happened: Playing at Churchill Park, Lautoka, Ba took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute from a Naisau strike.
In the 21st minute, Koleta Likuculacula received a through pass from Luisa Simmons to slot in their second goal. Tailevu/Naitasiri pulled a goal back in the 33rd minute through Litiana Bakaniceva.
But Luisa Tamanitoakula extended Ba’s lead to 3-1 before Likuculacula made it 4-1 just before the interval.
Halftime: Ba 4-1 Tailevu/Naitasiri.
It was all Ba in the second half with Naisau putting in two goals followed by a Likuculacula classic.
Comments: Ba coach Charlene Lockington said: “We’re going to try and quicken the pace of our game because we have a lot of athletes in the team and we have speed.”
Tailevu/Naitasiri coach Elvis Gounder said: “It’s disappointing but we can’t do much,
“Ba is a good team and our girls played well but we managed to score one goal so we are improving.
“The main concern now is to work on our players’ fitness.”
Edited by Leone Cabenatabua
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