Papua New Guinea maintained their unbeaten run at the Nations Cup netball tournament in Singapore last night, but only just.
The Pepes led 13-9 at the end of the first quarter against a local invitational side but were never able to open up a substantial lead as the Singaporean side won the second quarter by three goals and ensured the final two periods finished on even terms.
PNG netball captain Lua Rikis looks for an open teammate. Photo: Netball Singapore
PNG goal-shoot Herronie Daera converted the decisive goal to give PNG a narrow 37-36 win in the dying seconds.
PNG goal-shoot Herronie Daera was active on attack and defence against the Singapore Invitational side. Photo: Netball Singapore
Pepes coach Una Rokoura says her players were guilty of throwing away a lot of possession and weren't consistent enough throughout the match.
She says it was good to give some the younger squad members some time on court but a lot needs to be fixed in training before tomorrow's top of the table clash against Northern Ireland.
