Avatiu’s triumph over Arorangi

In the main match in the Lotto Premiership football championships on Saturday, host Avatiu defeated Arorangi by two goals to one in their first game of the 2012 Rarotonga football round cup competition.

The match was evenly contested throughout the entire game by both sides.

In the 46th minute Dwayne Taio of Arorangi scored the first goal, however in the later stage of the game youngster Brayden Kavana of Avatiu scored the equaliser and Tahiri Elikana added the winning goal in the 75th minute with a header from a corner kick, with the final score of two goals to one in favour of Avatiu.

Avatiu captain Ngatakorua Elikana commended Arorangi for a tough match against his team and looks toward their next opponent Tupapa.

”First game of the 2012 football season is always a tough one and Arorangi made us work hard for our two goals,“ says Elikana.

”Now it’s back to the drawing board and organise ourselves for our second game.“

In the CIPS Image & Copy Centre senior women’s game Avatiu’s speedster Teiti Tupuna nodded in two runaway goals in the first half for her team while Arorangi’s Linade Unuka efforts saw her corner kick head straight to the back of the net bringing the score to two goals to one.

In the second spell of the match Samantha Lockington of Arorangi broke through the Avatiu defensive wall three times bringing the final score to four goals to two in favour of Arorangi.

In the other premier men’s match played on Friday, Matavera and Titikaveka drew two all in an exciting game at the Takitumu school grounds.

All four goals in the Matavera versus Titikaveka game were scored in the first half through Tereapii Murare of Matavera who put Matavera’s first goal on the score sheet followed by their second goal through Takuina Tararo. A solo effort from Titikaveka’s Tupuna Nootai’s two goals put his team on equal goals with Matavera.

Full results – Avatiu vs Arorangi (Avatiu scores first) – premier men 2-1, senior women 2-3, under 17 men 1-3, under 14 boys 1-0, under 14 girls 0-0, Takuvaine vs Tupapa Maraerenga (Takuvaine scores first) – senior women 0-0, under 17 men default win to Tupapa, under 14 boys 1-5, under 14 girls 0-1, Matavera vs Titikaveka (Matavera scores first) – premier men 2-2, senior women 0-6, under 17 men 1-0, under 14 boys 6-0, under 14 Girls 2-0.