Stakes high on day two

First up it’s American Samoa taking on Cook Islands at 3:00pm before Samoa clash with Tonga at 5:30pm (local time). Here’s a look at the action that’s in store. American Samoa vs. Cook Islands American Samoa will be hoping for double celebrations with a win on Thanksgiving Day to follow up their historic victory against…

Cook Islands vs. Samoa: Download Match Summary HereSee below for the play-by-play action. The starting line-ups were as follows:Cook Islands: 20. Iona LUPENA (GK), 2. Mii JOSEPH (c), 3. Nikki TE MIHA, 4. Tahiri ELIKANA, 5. Nathan TISAM, 7. Grover HARMON, 9. Campbell BEST, 10. Gichin FUHINIU, 13. Emiel BURROWS, 16. Taylor SAGHABI, 22. Paavo…

But the four countries competing in this week’s FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Stage 1 tournament have all tried to get there themselves on several occasions and have interesting qualifying histories.As the clock ticks down to kick off of the 2014 Stage 1 qualifiers, oceaniafootball.com takes a look at the World Cup qualifying backgrounds of each…

American Samoa wrote themselves into the record books with a 2-1 triumph over Tonga as it was their first ever World Cup qualifying win and their first against a fellow OFC member association. Samoa were also celebrating after sneaking past Cook Islands 3-2 in dramatic fashion but the day undoubtedly belonged to their neighbours.American Samoa…

American Samoa vs. Tonga: Download Match Summary HereSee below for all the action.Starting line-ups:American Samoa: 1. Nicky SALAPU, 2. Jr AMISONE (c), 3. Uasi HELETA, 4. Daru TAUMUA, 9. Ramin OTT, 13. Rambo TAPUI, 14. Charlie UHRLE, 16. Johnny SAELUA, 18. Justin MANA’O, 19. Rawlston MASANIA’I, 20. Shalom LUANISubstitutes: 5. Tala LUVU, 6. Roy LUANI,…

The Oceania minnows have met just once before in FIFA World Cup qualifying back in 1997 when Samoa edged the Rarotongans 2-1. The hosts will go into the match with confidence after a 1-0 win over Suva in their final hit out on Saturday. Coach Tunoa Lui says they will look to get the Cook…

The two sides have met twice before in FIFA World Cup qualifiers with the Tongans running out 4-0 victors at the South Pacific Games four years ago while at the 2002 preliminaries they enjoyed a 5-0 win. In all World Cup qualifiers, Tonga have the best record of the four participating teams with seven wins…

Waitakere United vs. Ba: Download Match Summary HereSee below for all the play-by-play action.Sarting line-ups:Waitakere United: 1. Danny ROBINSON (GK), 2. Jason ROWLEY, 3. Aaron SCOTT, 4. Tim MYERS, 7. Martin BULLOCK, 8. Chris BALE, 10. Allan PEARCE, 11. Ross McKENZIE, 12. Roy KRISHNA, 17. Jake BUTLER (c), 20. Ryan DE VRIESBa: 1. Jone RALULU…

Yesterday saw Auckland City get past 2010 champions Hekari United 2-0 in the O-League before the Wellington Phoenix forced a 1-1 draw with Adelaide United in front of over 20,000 fans – a home record for the Phoenix – in an historic A-League fixture at Eden Park, the first football match played at the venue…

Match Day 2 will wrap up tomorrow when Waitakere United host Fiji’s Ba at Fred Taylor Park at 3:00pm after last weekend’s other Group A match between Mont-Dore and Tefana, which ended 1-1. Second half goals to Manel Exposito and Emiliano Tade at Kiwitea Street were enough for City to see off the 2010 title…