The Ba soccer team has taken out the first leg of the Pillay's Garments Champion verse Champion soccer series.

Striker Osea Vakatalesau's lone goal was enough to hand Ba a 1-0 victory over Lautoka at Govind Park this afternoon.

The goal was scored in the 3rd minute of the first half while Lautoka's Valerio Nawatu was shown the red card in the dying seconds of the second half for a dangerous tackle.

Meanwhile, the Fiji FA is yet to decide the second game, where Ba will just need a draw to win the series while Lautoka will have to beat Ba by two clear goals, if they are to win the 2009 series.