Match Day 4 Preview

After their impressive 13-0 win over the co-hosts on Tuesday Vanuatu face another team fresh from a heavy defeat Tonga. Led by exciting striker Sylvain Worworbu, who bagged four goals in their 13-goal romp against American Samoa, Vanuatu will want to maintain their high scoring winning momentum and stay at the top of Group B.Their…

See below the play-by-play action.Match summary here American Samoa: 1. Kinikinilau POULI [GK], 2. Sione MOEAKI (c), 3. Royce PAO, 4. Uelinitone TUALAULELEI, 7. Zachary MANA’O, 9. Joseph PURCELL, 10. Tord-Lawrence MANA’O, 11. Ferrin MANULELEUA, 12. Willie MALELE, 15. Aliva NAUTU, 17. Tevita MOALA,Substitutes: 5. Sione LATU, 6. Tokilupe AFU, 8. Tauamo FE’A, 13. Gabriel…

To view the official Match Summary: click here OFCU17 NZLvSAMNew Zealand: 12. Reuben CLARK [GK], 5. Sione FA’APOI, 6. Liam WILLIAMS, 7. Oliver CECI, 9. Jack ANDERSON, 10. Logan ROGERSON, 11. Louie MILLS, 13. Sean SKEENS, 14. James McGARRY, 16. Jamie WOODLOCK, 17. Ben KIORE, 18. Daniel LOUGH, Substitutes: 1. Michael WOUD [GK], 2. Jack-Henry…

The opening match was a 0-0 stalemate between Papua New Guinea and Fiji, before New Zealand beat Group A hosts Samoa 9-1 and New Caledonia did away with Cook Islands 8-1 to close the day’s proceedings.The encounter between Fiji and Papua New Guinea was expected to be a terse but even affair and it lived…

See below the play-by-play action.Match summary here Vanuatu: 1. Dick WILLIE RICKY [GK], 2. Joseph IARUEL (c), 3. Nicky OBED, 5. John JOHN, 6. William EDISON, 7. Frederick MASSING, 9. Sylvain WORWORBU, 11. Abednigo SAU, 12. Barnabe TALIBAN, 14. Max UGUNA, 16. Gregory PATRICKSubstitutes: 4. Jeffrey TASSO, 8. Jonathan SPOKEYJACK, 10. Ronaldo WILKINS, 13. Xavier…

See below the plya-by-play action.Match summary here American Samoa: 1. Kinikinilau POULI [GK], 2. Sione MOEAKI, 3. Royce PAO, 4. Uelinitone TUALAULELEI, 5. Sione LATU, 6. Tokilupe AFU (c), 7. Zachary MANA’O, 8. Tauamo FE’A. 9. Joseph PURCELL, 10. Tord-Lawrence MANA’O, 11. Ferrin MANULELEUA Substitutes:12. Willie MALELE, 13. Gabriel TAUMA, 14. Ene AH SAM, 15….

The co-host country starts its campaign against one of the top Oceania sides, Vanuatu, on Tuesday 13 January, at Pago Pago Soccer Stadium.And American Samoa U-17 coach Uinifareti Aliva is realistic about the chances of his team in a Group comprising three potential winners.‘’We are not focused so much on the other teams. We have…

See below the play-by-play action.Match summary here Solomon Islands: 1. Oxson BUKA [GK], 2. Javin PITAWAO, 3. Casper TAUTIKA, 4. Kaliz ATU, 5. Eric BUGA, 8. Junior HOU (c), 9. Larry ZAMA, 10. Benjimin TOATA, 11. John OGE, 12. Richard RARAMO, 16. Gershom FAGA-TOTORI, Substitutes: 6. Philip MAETA, 7. Sammy WILSON, 13. Lance SURA’AU, 14….

Vanuatu started the game by putting heavy pressure on American Samoa. Sylvain Worworbu found the back of the net after eight minutes to give his team an early advantage. Solid in defence, American Samoa resisted well, but Nicky Obed scored the second goal following a shamble in the box in the 22nd minute. Vanuatu scored…

Slight, unassuming and incredibly timid, that all changes when he steps onto the football field.Sure, he can’t change his build, but his stature rises when he calmly brings down a lob, turns his defender and races towards the opposition goal.Tupani first hit the international scene in 2014 as a member of the Papua New Guinea…