Papua New Guinea 2007

National Soccer League (semi-professional) 2007/08

Official name Telikom NSL Cup due to sponsorship by PNG Telikom

Participants (7):

from last season (5):
Welgris Highlanders (Mount Hagen)     [formerly Welgris Momads]
Morobe Kumuls FC (Lae)                [formerly Tuguba Laitepo Blue Kumuls]
Gelle Hills United (Central Province)
PRK Hekari United FC (Port Moresby)   [formerly PRK Souths United]
MPG and RD Tuna Madang Fox (Madang)   [formerly Madang Flying Fox]
new participants (2):
Madang Besta (sponsored by International Food Corporation (IFC))
Inspac Rapatona FC (owned by Inspac Insurance company)

NB: PRK = Petroleum Resources Kutubu

NB: earlier also two clubs from Lae were listed as entrants:
Lae West FC (Lae)
Minape Kundu FC (Lae)

Table:

 1.Hekari United FC (Port Moresby)       10  7  2  1 29-12 23
 2.Gelle Hills United (Port Moresby)     10  6  1  3 19-13 19
 3.Morobe Kumuls FC (Lae)                10  5  2  3 17-13 17
 4.Inspac Rapatona FC (Port Moresby)     11  5  1  5 19-14 16
 5.Welgris Highlanders (Mount Hagen)     10  4  2  4 18-14 14
 6.Madang Besta (Madang)                 11  3  1  7 19-29 10
 7.Madang Fox (Madang)                   10  1  1  8 16-42  4

Round 1 [Nov 10]
Morobe Kumuls          3-0 Hekari United
  [Sower Guti (2), Clifford Wate]
Inspac Rapatona        3-0 Madang Besta
  [Robert Diau, ?, Percy Mataio]
Welgris Highlanders    3-3 Madang Fox
  [Ian Yanum (2), Philip Apo; Adrian Komu, ?, ?]
Gelle Hills United     bye

Round 2 [Nov 17]
Madang Besta           4-4 Hekari United
  [Johnson Romo, Neil Hanz (2, 1 pen), Stanis Gifinu (pen);
   David Muta, Daniel Kitchnoge (og), Kema Jack (2)]
Inspac Rapatona        0-3 Morobe Kumuls
  [Ronial Igins (2), Armstrong Peka]
Gelle Hills United     5-1 Madang Fox
Welgris Highlanders    bye

Round 3 [Nov 24]
Madang Fox             0-4 Inspac Rapatona
Gelle Hills United     1-0 Madang Besta
  [Joshua Kambuka (og)]
Morobe Kumuls          1-2 Welgris Highlanders
  [Fabian Bagi 1-0; Andrew Apo, Mathias Apo (pen)]
Hekari United          bye

Round 4 [Dec 1]
Morobe Kumuls          2-0 Madang Besta
  [Raymond Gudemba (2, 1 pen)]
Inspac Rapatona        2-1 Welgris Highlanders
Hekari United          4-0 Gelle Hills United
  [Kema Jack (2), Enoch Abraham, Andrew Lepani]
Madang Fox             bye

Round 5
[Dec 8]
Madang Fox             2-3 Madang Besta
  [Adrian Komu 48, Bill Karitamol 58; Neil Hans 14, 38, 75pen]
[Dec 9]
Inspac Rapatona        2-0 Gelle Hills United
  [Andrew Marampau, Selan Elizah]
Welgris Highlanders    n/p Hekari United        [in Goroka; Hekari players could not
[Jan 19]                                         get a flight]
Welgris Highlanders    1-2 Hekari United        [in Lae]
  [Ian Yanum 20; Kema Jack 66, Abraham Iniga 1-2]
Morobe Kumuls          bye

Round 6 [Dec 15]
Madang Fox             1-2 Morobe Kumuls
  [Richard Lange; Clifford Wate, Raymond Gunemba]
Gelle Hills United     2-0 Welgris Highlanders  [in Port Moresby]
  [Desmond Sow, Tau Winnie]
Hekari United          1-0 Inspac Rapatona
  [Abraham Iniga 24]
Madang Besta           bye

Round 7 [Dec 22]
Morobe Kumuls          0-1 Gelle Hills United
  [Tau Winnie 40]
Madang Besta           1-2 Welgris Highlanders
  [Stanis Gifinu (pen) 1-2; Peter Tawelo, Andrew Apo]
Hekari United          5-1 Madang Fox
  [Kema Jack 35, 64, 70, 84, Jack Samani 40; Brian Tuhiana 77og]
Inspac Rapatona        bye

Round 8 [Jan 26; all matches at 11-Mile, outside Lae]
Madang Besta           0-2 Inspac Rapatona
  [Selan Elizah, Lewen Bob]
Hekari United          3-3 Morobe Kumuls
  [Jack Samani 23, Andrew Lepani 2-0, 3-2; Raymond Gunemba 2-1,
   Edmund Lalo 2-2, Cherry Rauna 90]
Madang Fox             0-6 Welgris Highlanders
  [Gari Moka 35, Samuel Kini 44, 90, Ian Yanum 62, 69, 76]
Gelle Hills United     bye

Round 9 [Feb 2]
Hekari United          6-0 Madang Besta
  [Benjamin Mela 5pen, Kema Jack 15, 20, 38, Andrew Lepani 22,
   Jacob Pekau 55]
Morobe Kumuls          2-1 Inspac Rapatona
  [Raymond Gunemba ~70pen, Cyril Muta 89; Percy Mataio 17]
Madang Fox             0-6 Gelle Hills United   [in Lae]
  [Harold Robinson 17, Tau Winnie 41, 52, 56, 65, Desmond Sow 60]
Welgris Highlanders    bye

Round 10 [Feb 9]
Inspac Rapatona        2-3 Madang Fox
  [Andrew Marampau 1-0, Chiquie Posman 2-1; Stanis Gufino (pen) 1-1,
   Richard Lange 2-2, Adrian Komu 87]
Madang Besta           1-2 Gelle Hills United
  [Neil Hans; Tau Winnie (2)]
Welgris Highlanders    1-1 Morobe Kumuls        [in Goroka]
  [Aaron Japu 9; Ken Gule 3]
Hekari United          bye

Round 11 [Feb 16]
Welgris Highlanders    2-1 Inspac Rapatona      [in Port Moresby]
  [Jeffrey Normboi (2); Selan Elizah 0-1]
Gelle Hills United     0-3 Hekari United
  [Kema Jack (2), Benzamin Mela]
Madang Besta           4-0 Morobe Kumuls
  [Keimilo Joel (2), Pupulang Boiross (2)]
Madang Fox             bye

Round 12 [Feb 23]
Gelle Hills United     2-2 Inspac Rapatona
  [Richard Auram, Ila Ilaita (pen); Ravu Habuka 26, Kialou Pouru 0-2]
Hekari United          1-0 Welgris Highlanders
  [Kema Jack 70]
Madang Besta           6-5 Madang Fox
Morobe Kumuls          bye




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