3 Mar 2018

Sport: Team Wellington and Marist FC secure OFC spots

11:50 am on 3 March 2018
Team Wellington's Nathanael Hailemariam under pressure from Magenta defenders. CREDIT: OFC / phototek /Shane Wenzlick

Team Wellington's Nathanael Hailemariam under pressure from Magenta defenders. CREDIT: OFC / phototek /Shane Wenzlick Photo: www.phototek.nz

Team Wellington and Marist FC are the last two teams to have secured spots in the OFC Champions League quarter finals after both teams won entertaining football matches in Honiara on Friday.

Wellington grabbed top spot in Group D after defeating New Caledonia's AS Magenta while local club Marist managed to beat Samoa's Lupe Ole Soaga 3-1.

Wellington's Ross Allen continued his fine goal scoring form, bagging a double yesterday while Marist's Mathias Iani did the same for his side.

The final matches of group action will be played at Trusts Stadium in Auckland today with defending champions Auckland City taking on Fiji's Lautoka FC to decide who tops their group.

Madang FC and AS Venus play a dead rubber, with both teams looking for their first wins of the tournament.

Marist FC's Mathias Iani scored a double for the Solomon Island side.  CREDIT: OFC / phototek /Shane Wenzlick

Marist FC's Mathias Iani scored a double for the Solomon Island side. CREDIT: OFC / phototek /Shane Wenzlick Photo: www.phototek.nz