MRCD Hekari United achieves goals

BY KEVIN TEME

They set their goals right from the beginning and worked towards achieving that and they did.

MRDC Hekari United Football Club despite going down 5-4 in the penalty shoot out with Toti City FC in the Kumul Petroleum Holding National Soccer League grand final has finally qualified for the Oceania Football Confederation Champion’s league challenge.

Hekari United FC achieved its goal after finishing top at the Southern Conference leg of the Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League challenge and making the inaugural grand final of this new concept that has now touched all four corners of the country.

“This has been our main goal for the season when we got back together as a team after being out of the NSL for two years,” said Hekari United FC’s head coach Jerry Allen.

“All our boys are very new to the team and having only few old hands, they had make it this far which is a big achievement for the team. In the beginning of the year, we set our goal and that is to make it back to the OFC Challenge and we did.

I am so proud of my boys despite going down to the Toti City FC in the grand final today,” said Jerry.

Jerry congratulated the Toti City FC for their victory saying the side had been together for a while and they were a better side on the day.

“Most of our boys are being new to the team but they did really well. It’s pretty a new look side unlke the team in the past but we managed to achieve what we’ve aimed for and that is to make it back to the OFC Challenge which we did and I am proud of this achievement,” Jerry said.

Toti City FC head coach Peter Gunemba also admitted that the match between his side and Hekari United FC was certainly going down to the wire and it did.

“You know Hekari United FC has set the standard and like I always wanted my boys to play at a higher level and playing against Hekari United FC puts them at that level. It’s healthy and also raised the standard of the game in the country,” Gunemba said.

For Hekari United FC, they will certainly go to the drawing board and prepare for the OFC Challenge while also working extra harder to come back next season.