AMOA PNG MEN FLY OVER NEW CALEDONIA

FOR TUESDAY, SEPT 10 ...
AMOA PNG men’s team may soon be the champions of volleyball in the Pacific after beating favourites New Caledonia 3-2 in their last round of competition in the 2013 IX Mini Games in Wallis and Futuna.

Photo: Amoa PNG's Eric Itama slamming the ball through the New Caledonia blockers in their game. PNG beat the 2010 Oceania champions.

The 2010 Oceania champions came into the first set with spectacular hits from front and back court to beat PNG 29-27.

The French territory players used their height and size advantage and continued their attack by taking the second set 25-19.   

Coach Tommy Luis spoke to his players after the second set and they started getting into the game by blocking the power hitters of New Caledonia and paid closer attention to their passes.

As a result, Amoa PNG won the third set 25-19 and continued the tempo into the fourth set by winning 25-19.

Possibly through the humidity that had a toil on their opponents, PNG came strongly in the last set to walk away 15-6.

PNG will possibly meet the same team or Wallis and Futuna in the gold playoff tomorrow.

PNG women, however, did not do well and lost to New Caledonia 3-0.

New Caledonia looked more confident in their game and beat them in the sets 25-13, 25-14 and 25-16.

PS. Amoa means Eagle in a number of languages along the Rigo and Aroma coasts of Central Province in PNG.