New Zealand Lautoka take on Hamilton in the opening match of today’s NZ Fiji Veterans’ Soccer Tournament being played in Auckland.
The tournament, which started on Thursday at Mangere’s Centre Park on Robertson Rd, has at stake the 12th S M Singh Cup and the second Billy Singh Memorial Cup. SM Singh was a former Fiji soccer coach and his son Billy Singh was also a former Fiji soccer coach.
The 24-team tournament is being played in two divisions – the over 35s and the over 40s. The finals will be played tomorrow, Monday, January 31.
The NZ Lautoka vs Hamilton game kicks off at 8.30am followed by Sydney Ba vs NZ Nadroga at 9.20am, and the Sydney Combined vs NZ Nasinu match kicks off at 10.10am, tournament executive Ayaaz Khan told the Indian Weekender.
The Over-40 competition comprises Sydney Nadi, NZ Dreketi, NZ Nadroga and Sydney Ba in Pool A; and Sydney Rangers, Sydney Nalawa, NZ Hasbeens Barbarians and Hamilton Nadroga in Pool Ba.
The Over-35 competition features NZ Lautoka, Syd XOB, NZ Suva, Hamilton (Pool A); Syd Ba, Syd Navua, NZ Ba, NZ Nadroga (Pool B); Syd Nadi, Syd Combined, NZ Labasa, NZ Nasinu (Pool C); and Melbourne, Syd Suva, NZ Nadi, NZ Dreketi in Pool D.
Here’s full draws for today and tomorrow:
Day 4 – Sunday 30th January 2011 GROUND 1 Center Park Mangere
Game K/O Time POOL Team Score Team Score
8.30 am A NZ Lautoka Vs Hamilton
9.20 am B Sydney Ba Vs NZ Nadroga
10.10 am C Sydney Combine Vs NZ Nasinu
11.00 am D Melbourne Vs NZ Nadi
11.50 am [40’s] A Hamilton Vs Sydney Nalawa
12.40 pm [40’s] B Sydney Nadi Vs NZ Nadroga
1.30 pm B Sydney Ba Vs Sydney Navua
2.20 pm A NZ Lautoka Vs Sydney XOB
3.10 pm D Melbourne Vs NZ Dreketi
4.00 pm C Sydney Nadi Vs NZ Nasinu
4.50 pm C Sydney Combine Vs NZ Labasa
5.40 pm B NZ Ba Vs NZ Nadroga
6.30 pm D Sydney Suva Vs NZ Nadi
7.20 pm A Hamilton Vs NZ Suva
Day 4 –Sunday 30th January 2011 GROUND 2 Centre Park Mangere
Game K/O Time POOL Team Score Team Score
5.00 pm [40’s] B Sydney Rangers Vs NZ Has Beens
5.50 pm [40’s] A NZ Dreketi Vs Sydney Ba
8pm - S. M. Singh Family Night - Centre Park VIP Club Room
Day 5 - Monday 31st January 2011 Centre Park
Game # K/O Time POOL Team Score Team Score
8.00 am QF 1 Winner Pool A Vs Runner Up Pool C
9.00 am QF 2 Winner Pool B Vs Runner Up Pool D
10.00 am QF 3 Winner Pool C Vs Runner Up Pool A
11.00 am QF 4 Winner Pool D Vs Runner Up Pool B
Game # K/O Time POOL Team Score Team Score
12.00 pm SF 1 [40’s] Winner Pool A Vs Runner –Up Pool B
1.00 pm SF 2 [40’s] Winner Pool B Vs Runner –Up Pool A
2.00 pm SF 1 Winner QF 1 Vs Winner QF 2
3.00 pm SF 2 Winner QF 3 Vs Winner QF 4
Game K/O Time POOL Team Score Team Score
4.00 pm Finals [40’s] Winner Game 25 Vs Winner Game 26
5.00 pm FINALS Winner Game 27 Vs Winner Game 28