AMOA PNG men’s team shocked Wallis and Futuna in the IX Mini Pacific Games when they defeated the 2011 Pacific Games gold medalist 3-1 on Friday in a packed newly-built Kafika Omnisport Hall in Wallis and Futuna.
The Tommy Luis coached side started the evening well in surprising the
champions by their fast attacks to wind up the first set with a 25-17.
The Wallis and Futuna side tightened up their defence and started to
attack PNG in the next set to win it with a 25-17 score line.
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In the third set, Amoa worked hard to block off the big power hitters of
the islanders. The PNG team continued with fast attack play as well as putting
up solid blocks which demoralised the bigger sized Polynesians.
The third set ended with the Amoas winning 26-24 with captain Ravu Mahuru
leading his hitters with the attack and setter Gia Kapa directing the passes.
Other team mates contributed equally well to pull the game their way.
The fourth set continued with hard hits from Wallis and Futuna but the
PNG team put up solid blocks and breaking the Wallis and Futuna services to
collect points.
By keeping their calm, the PNG team won their third set of the match with
a 25-21 score line.
Coach Luis said the win was a big one for Amoa PNG.
“Beating the number one team in the Pacific is a big win for us,” Luis
said.
“The morale of the team is good and the boys are looking forward to their
games against Tuvalu and New Caledonia next week.
“We will not take any team lightly though.”
The Amoa PNG women’s lost their game to Tahiti 3-0 with scores 25-9,
25-14 and 25-17.
The men’s team now leads the points ladder in volleyball since they are undefeated
after three games.
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