Coach Gusmao confident of second PNG
win in Honiara
A PATRIOTIC crowd is expected to
converge onto Lawson Tama Football Stadium to witness one off
friendly international matches between two Melanesian neighbours,
Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands this afternoon in
Honiara.
PNG coach Gusmao Marcos is confident that PNG will give Solomon
Islanders a good run for their money.
Coach is likely to field the same line-up that beat O-League bound
and the newly crowned Solomon Islands champion, Kossa 2-1 on
Wednesday.
The two overseas-based players Alex Davani and Mauri Wasi are
likely to be included in the starting team after their sterling
performance which help PNG win the opening encounter.
Solomon Islanders will be without their four overseas-based
players for this match, however, they have made themselves
available for the Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.
The high profile players include Henry Fa’arado Jnr plays in the
Victorian League in Melbourne, George Suri, Stanley Waita and New
Zealand League golden boot winner Benjamin Totori who returned to
Auckland last week to play in the Winter league competition.
PNG team would want to rewrite the history by winning this match
against Solomon Islands. The last time PNG beat Solomon Islands
senior national men’s team was in 1978 in Honiara during the
Independence Day celebration.
