{"id":409912,"date":"2026-05-03T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/409912\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:00:10","slug":"labasa-stun-ba-as-premier-league-heats-up-fbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/409912\/","title":{"rendered":"Labasa stun Ba as Premier League heats up \u2013 FBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Labasa.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>[File Photo]<\/p>\n<p>Ba\u2019s unbeaten run in the Extra Premier League came to a dramatic end at 4R Govind Park, after Labasa produced a composed away performance to claim a 2-1 victory in a tightly contested encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The Babasiga Lions made their intent clear early, taking a 1-0 lead into the halftime break after capitalising on a crucial opportunity in a match where chances were limited but intensity remained high.<\/p>\n<p>Ba pushed back strongly in the second half, lifting their tempo in front of home supporters, but Labasa held their shape and absorbed the pressure well.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Ba\u2019s late push for an equaliser, it was Labasa who struck again at a decisive moment to extend their advantage. The hosts managed to pull one goal back, setting up a tense finish, but the visitors stayed disciplined to secure all three points and hand Ba their first defeat of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The result marks a significant statement win for Labasa as they continue their push in the competition, while Ba will be left to regroup after their winning streak was halted on home soil.<\/p>\n<p>In another match of the round, Lautoka edged Nadroga 3-2 in another entertaining contest, with both sides trading goals in a fast-paced battle.<\/p>\n<p>Lautoka ultimately did enough to secure the win and keep their momentum going in the league standings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[File Photo] Ba\u2019s unbeaten run in the Extra Premier League came to a dramatic end at 4R Govind&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-409912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}