Opposition Focus: Solomon Warriors

Words: ACFC Media

Thursday 5 April 2018

Picture: Phototek

GET the lowdown on our next opponents ahead of the OFC Champions League Quarter Final match as the Navy Blues face Solomon Warriors at Kiwitea Street on Sunday 8 April 2018.

CLUB INFO:
NICKNAME: Warriors
STADIUM: Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
CAPACITY: 22,000

MATCH INFO:
DATE: Sunday 8 April 2018
KICK OFF: 2pm NZST
VENUE: Kiwitea Street, Auckland
COMPETITION: OFC Champions League 1/4 Final
TICKET PRICES: Adults $15.00, Students $5.00, Children U-16: FREE (All tickets cash sales at the gate only)/
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS: Season Ticket Books allow access to Kiwitea Street on Match Day. 

MATCH STATS:
S-LEAGUE RECORD 2017
POSITION: 1st
PLAYED: 14
WON: 12
DRAWN: 0
LOST: 2
FOR: 46
AGAINST: 21
POINTS: 36

OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RECORD 2017-18
POSITION: 2nd (GROUP A)
PLAYED: 3
WON: 2
DRAWN: 0
LOST: 1
FOR: 8
AGAINST: 4
POINTS: 6

SOLOMON WARRIORS RESULTS

Solomon Islands S-League
19.08.17 Solomon Warriors 4-0 Real Kakamora
09.09.17 Western United 3-4 Solomon Warriors
17.09.17 Solomon Warriors 3-0 KOSSA
20.09.17 Marist Fire 3-4 Solomon Warriors
23.09.17 Solomon Warriors 1-0 Guadalcanal
30.09.17 Henderson Eels 1-4 Solomon Warriors
08.10.17 Malaita Kingz 3-1 Solomon Warriors
14.10.17 KOSSA 3-4 Solomon Warriors
22.10.17 Real Kakamora 2-4 Solomon Warriors
25.10.17 Guadalcanal 0-6 Solomon Warriors
29.10.17 Solomon Warriors 5-3 Western United
04.11.17 Solomon Warriors 1-2 Marist Fire
11.11.17 Solomon Warriors 4-1 Malaita Kingz
19.11.17 Solomon Warriors 1-0 Henderson Eels

OFC Champions League
12.02.18 Erakor Golden Star 2-0 Solomon Warriors
15.02.18 Solomon Warriors 6-1 AS Lossi
18.02.18 Solomon Warriors 2-1 AS Dragon

TSL Championship
10.03.18 Solomon Warriors 5-0 Real Kakamora
18.03.18 Real Kakamora 1-4 Solomon Warriors
21.03.18 Solomon Warriors 4-2 KOSSA
29.03.18 Solomon Warriors 3-1 Marist Fire

RECENT HOME FORM:
WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN

RECENT AWAY FORM:
WIN-WIN-WIN-LOSS-WIN

GOALS CONCEDED:
Average goals conceded by Solomon Warriors at home = 0.86
Average goals conceded by Solomon Warriors away = 2.14

SOLOMON WARRIORS IN THE OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
09.04.14 v AS Pirae (N) lost 1-2 (James Naka 56' / Marama Vahirua 12', Jimmy Tepa 26')
12.04.14 v Waitakere United (N) drew 1-1 (James Naka 45' / S. Own Goal 86')
15.04.14 v Kiwi FC (N) won 8-0 (James Naka 6', Micah Lea'alafa 8', 20', 26', 89', Dennis Ifunaoa 42', Jerry Donga 59', Gagame Feni 68')
10.04.16 v Auckland City FC (A) lost 0-4
13.04.16 v Amicale (N) lost 0-3
17.04.16 v Lae City Dwellers (N) won 5-4 (Brian Kaltack 7', OG 43', Jerry Donga 59', 87', Toata Tigi 77' / Raymond Gunemba 3', OG 34', Peter Dabinyaba 66', Michael Foster 76')
12.02.18 v Erakor Golden Star (N) lost 0-2
15.02.18 v AS Lossi (N) won 6-1 (Kensi Tangis 2', 40', John Alick 45', Gagame Feni 31', 78', 90' / Morgan Mathelon 73')
18.02.18 v AS Dragon (A) won 2-1 (Kensi Tangis 22', Judd Molea 33'-pen / Rainui Tze-Yu 77')

TOP SCORERS
Kensi Tangis 3 goals
Gagame Feni 3 goals
Judd Molea 1 goal
John Alick 1 goal

SOLOMON WARRIORS OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RECORD
PLAYED: 9
WON: 4
DRAWN: 1
LOST: 4
FOR: 23
AGAINST: 18
POINTS: 13

2014 Group Stage
2016 Group Stage
2018 Quarter-Finals*

NAVY BLUES RECORD vs SOLOMON ISLANDS CLUBS
13.05.06 Auckland City FC 3-1 Marist (Paul Urlovic, Grant Young, Graham Little)
25.04.09 Koloale 2-7 Auckland City FC (Matt Williams, Ki-Hyung Lee, Paul Urlovic, Ivan Vicelich, Keryn Jordan 3) - OFC Champions League Final, 1st Leg
03.05.09 Auckland City FC 2-2 Koloale (Keryn Jordan 2) - OFC Champions League Final, 2nd Leg
29.10.11 Koloale 1-4 Auckland City FC (Manel Exposito 2, David Mulligan 2)
18.02.12 Auckland City FC 7-3 Koloale (Adam Dickinson 2, Chad Coombes, OG, Ivan Vicelich, Andrew Milne, Daniel Koprivcic)
14.04.15 Auckland City FC 3-0 Western United (Darren White 2, Gustavo Souto)
10.04.16 Auckland City FC 4-0 Solomon Warriors (Dae Wook Kim, Joao Moreira 3)
11.03.17 Auckland City FC 2-1 Western United (Darren White, Emiliano Tade)

TOTAL RECORD
PLAYED: 8
WON: 7
DRAWN: 1
LOST: 0
GOALS FOR: 32
GOALS AGAINST: 10

FAST FACTS & STATS
Sunday's match is Auckland City FC's 81st in the OFC Champions League.

Auckland City FC has kept 9 consecutive clean sheets in the OFC Champions League dating back to 15 March 2017 when they defeated Lae City Dwellers 2-0 at Centre Park, Mangere.

The Navy Blues have now gone 863 minutes without conceding a goal in the OFC Champions League with the last player to score against Auckland City FC, James Naka, when he scored in the 37th minute of Western United's 2-1 defeat at Centre Park, Mangere, on 11 March 2017.

Enaut Zubikarai has kept goal for 818 minutes of this run, Danyon Drake played 45 minutes of the run when he came on as a substitute in the 11-0 win over Malampa Revivors on 18 March 2017.

The Navy Blues have now gone 918 minutes without conceding a goal in the ISPS Handa Premiership with the last player to score against Auckland City FC, Ben Wade, when he scored in the 72nd minute of the 1-1 draw with Southern United at Kiwitea Street, on January 13, 2018. Enaut Zubikarai has kept goal for the entire 918 minutes of this run.

Auckland City FC have gone 13 matches without conceding a goal in all competitions for a total of 1,170 minutes.

Auckland City FC is undefeated in 22 OFC Champions League matches dating back to 3 May 2014 when AS Pirae defeated the Navy Blues 2-1 in the semi-final, 2nd Leg, clash at Stade Pater, Tahiti. The run has lasted 3 years, 11 months and 5 days (1,436 days total).

Auckland City FC's longest undefeated run in the OFC Champions League is 27 matches. That run started with a 1-0 win over AS Manu Ura on 28 March 2008 and ended on 31 March 2012 when Amicale defeated Auckland City FC 1-0 in Port Vila in a group stage match. The run lasted 4 years and 3 days (1,464 days total).

Auckland City FC has never lost a match to opponents from the Solomon Islands.

Solomon Warriors top goalscorer in the OFC Champions League is shared between two players, Gagame Feni and current Navy Blues star and Solomon Islands international, Micah Lea'alafa, each with four goals.

*All dates configured to the publication date of Tuesday 3 April, 2018.

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