The Labasa soccer team is the only team to win on day one of the Courts IDC at the ANZ Stadium.
The northerners had to come from behind to shut Suva 2-1 in the final match of the day.
The hosts surprised Labasa when they scored the fastest goal of the day in the 1st minute through Sakaraia Naisua.
The northerners came back strongly and equalised in the 14th minute through debutant Remeru Tekiata.
Both teams tried hard after the breather to score but Labasa striker Ratu Apenisa Anare broke the offside trap to score the winning goal.
In the 3rd match, Dreketi surprised all by holding a star studded Nadi side 1-1.
Sanaila Waqanicakau scored for the northerners while Ame Votoniu equalised for the Jet Setters.
The second match saw Ba coming from behind to hold Rewa 1-1 at the ANZ Stadium.
It was Epeli Saukuru who opened the account in the 13th minute of the second half after a lapse of concentration in the Ba defence.
Ba came back strongly when Antonio Tuivuna equalised from the spot kick in the 38th minute after a hand ball by Rewa defender Posiano Kalisito inside the penalty box.
Rewa was down to 10 players when Mitieli Namuka was shown the red card in the second half.
In the first match, Nadroga managed to hold Lautoka 1-1.
Lautoka made a dream start when Shameel Rao opened the account just in the 2nd minute.
Lautoka with one of the best strike force of the tournament with the likes of Samuela Drudru, Jone Vono Junior and Valerio Nawatu were kept on bay by Nadroga goalkeeper Pranesh Prasad and defender Krishneel Dutt.
Nadroga equalised through Jitendra Kumar in the 24th minute after a well-timed counter attack.
Labasa lead group 1 with 3 points after this win followed by Nadroga and Lautoka with 1 point each.
In group 2, Dreketi, Ba, Rewa and Nadi are tied with 1 point each with 0 goal difference.
The matches on day 2 will see Ba vs Dreketi at 1pm, Suva vs Nadroga at 3pm, Rewa vs Nadi at 5pm and Lautoka vs Labasa at 7pm.
You can catch the live commentaries of Ba-Dreketi, Rewa-Nadi and Lautoka-Labasa matches on Radio Sargam on 103.4FM.
