The red army nation Hekari United FC has gone down 2-1 to AS Academy of New Caledonia during the Women’s Oceania Football Champions (WOFC) League second match of day one on Thursday 01st May. Even though Hekari FC did not expect the loss, they still tried their best and pushed through till full time. Hekari was caught off guard in the first 2 minutes of the game when AS Academy’s Ronaldine Hnaune scored her side’s first goal of the match. Coming back at second half, Hekari pulled through with a penalty goal after AS Academy struck down Gloria Laeli right in their opponent’s 18-yard box. The penalty put both teams in a tie. But AS Academy did not settle for a tie as they came to be champs of their first inaugural WOFC match with another impressive quick play by Ashley Xadrudrue Gowet after coming off the bench to top the score board, 2-1. Hekari United FC Coach Erickson Komeng was pleased with the performance of his team but not the result he wanted in front of the home crowd going down to AS Academy FC of New Caledonia. “The girls played well today. That’s football. One team has to win and the other has to loose and we didn’t get the result today, I am proud of the girls. We just have to go back and comeback stronger in the next game. ” He added that the girls just need to trust themselves and believe in themselves to get better results in the next game. Meanwhile, AS Academy Feminine coach Coralie Bretegnier said it was a physically challenging game, but she is proud of her team’s effort for giving their all to claim their first WOFC win.