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Navua came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with defending champions Labasa in the feature match of the first day of the 2024 Rooster Chicken/Scoop Ice Cream Giants Shootout in Suva tonight.
As expected, both teams entertained the crowd at the Laucala Stadium with fast and entertaining football.
Barbasco Lions scored in the 31st minuteEnglish Stone Minutes later, Solomon Islands foreign player Fordney Junior was fouled by Isake Naduvu in the Navua penalty area and Christopher Wasasala took the penalty kick and put the ball into the net.
Labasa led 1-0 at halftime, with Vasasala scoring again in the 53rd minute.road Minutes later, he dived into the box and fired a low shot home, which, although blocked by goalkeeper Giovanni Borisi, crossed the goal line.
National team striker Thomas Dunn led Nabua to a comeback and scored two goals in 55 gamesdayand 75day minutes to equalize the score.
Dunn and Jackson Wale threatened until the end, while Solomon Islanders Tigi Molea and Ashnil Raju missed chances for Labasa.
Tomorrow at 5pm, Extra Supermarket Labasa will take on Flick Hygiene Lautoka, while at 1pm, Flowserve Engineering Navua will take on Smart & Efficient Security Services/Calgary Nadi.
Starting lineup:
Labasa– Jitoko Vulava (centre), Iliesa Lino, Stephen Rakai, Tigi Molea, Fordney Junior, Christopher Wasasala, Elison Loloivalu, Asnil Raju, Eparama Moraica, Lekima Gonerau, Taniela Waqa.
Nabuya– Jovilisi Borisi, Simione Damuni, Sunny Deol, Thomas Dunn, Ali Mekawir, Isake Naduvu, Rahul Krishna, Vinal Prasad, Kolinio Sivoki, Filipe Baravilala, Zainal Ali.
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