In a fiercely contested encounter at the UPNG oval, the Solgen FC men's team defeated Ocean Blue FC 2-0 in their first match on the second day of the Eastern Papua Cup tournament. Both teams had a thrilling first half, with the Solgen FC players battling hard for goal attempts but only managing to score their first goal through captain Martin Tokwakwasi. Their opponents, Ocean Blue FC put up a strong defence and tried their best to equalize but could not, due to tight defense from both backlines. Coming back after a much-needed break, both teams came back with the same display and attitude in the first half, but two silly mistakes from Ocean Blue FC earned the Solgen FC players two (2) penalty shots but were unsuccessful due to the strong defense from the Ocean boys. Despite the burning heat in the afternoon hours, Solgen FC came back after two unsuccessful penalty shots and scored their second goal through Nagi Kaniyoisi in the last dying minutes of the match. Meanwhile, despite Ocean Blue FC remaining scoreless in both halves, they put up a good fight and strong defence in the match, taking the fulltime score 2-0.