{"id":8134,"date":"2023-10-11T05:17:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8134"},"modified":"2023-10-11T05:17:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:17:23","slug":"blues-tame-babasiga-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8134","title":{"rendered":"Blues tame Babasiga Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a showdown defined by tenacity and determination, Tiger Restaurant Lautoka emerged victorious with a3- 1 triumph over Extra Supermarket Labasa at the Courts Inter District Championship in Suva.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Led by the prolific Fijian goal scorer Sairusi Nalaubu, Lautoka showcased their prowess with two goals during the first half. Nalaubu played a pivotal role in the first goal, setting up Saula Waqa.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Nalaubu displayed remarkable speed, outpacing the Labasa defense to slot the ball past Lions\u2019 goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau.<\/p>\n<p>Labasa received a lifeline when a penalty was awarded, and Christopher Wasasala converted it into a goal.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite their efforts, Labasa couldn\u2019t secure the much-needed equalizer.<\/p>\n<p>Usman Omede sealed the three points in added time for Lautoka.<\/p>\n<p>In other matches within the Super Premier grade, Newline Chemical\/Chandra Enterprise Suva clinched a 2-0 victory against Aldex\/River Tubing Navua, while RC Manubhai Ba secured a 1-0 win over Oceania Fibre Glass\/Security Management Tailevu Naitasiri.<\/p>\n<p>Ajay Trading Rewa and Professional Valuation\/Extra Kool Nadi played to an exciting 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n<p>In the senior grade, Bua emerged victorious with a 1-0 win over Northland Tailevu, while Lami triumphed 2-0 against Dreketi.<\/p>\n<p>In the Premier grade, Tavua narrowly defeated Rakiraki 3-2, and the match between Nadroga and Nasinu concluded in a goalless draw.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, tomorrow\u2019s games at the HFC Bank Stadium include a Premier grade match between Nadroga and Savusavu at 11am.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Premier games commence at 1pm, with Nadi facing Navua.<\/p>\n<p>At 3pm, Lautoka takes on Ba, followed by a clash between Labasa and Tailevu Naitasiri at 5 pm.<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s last game features a Southern derby between Suva and Rewa at 7pm.<\/p>\n<p>At the Fiji FA Academy ground, at 11am, Tavua plays Seaqaqa, while at 1pm Bua meets Taveuni and at 3pm, Nadogo meets Dreketi.<\/p>\n<p>FBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a showdown defined by tenacity and determination, Tiger Restaurant Lautoka emerged victorious with a3- 1 triumph over Extra Supermarket Labasa at the Courts Inter District Championship in Suva. &nbsp; Led by the prolific Fijian goal scorer Sairusi Nalaubu, Lautoka showcased their prowess with two goals during the first half. Nalaubu played a pivotal role [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8136,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8134\/revisions\/8136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}