THE nine-men Lautoka side bravely held AS Central Sport 2-1 in their OFC Champions League at Lautoka’s Churchill Park this afternoon.
Red cards to Bong Kalo and Dave Radregai proved costly for the Blues but they played their hearts out to deny the host from scoring more goals.
The visitors scored the first goal early in the first spell before Samuela Drudru’s powerful kick deflected from a AS Central Sport defender for a own goal levelling the score 1-all.
Lautoka pressured the opponents throughout the first spell but poor finishing let the team down.
The host missed many scoring opportunities with AS Central Sport goal keeper Mikael Roche making some daring saves.
Kalo was sent-off for pushing his opponent but Benjamin Totori increased Lautoka’s points from a classic goal dribbling past two defenders and beat the goal keeper with a neatly-placed goal.
Radregai received his second yellow cards which led to a red card after tackling an opposing player inside the penalty box.
The visitors missed the penalty kick which gave the Blues some breathing space.
