Fiji 0 – 0 Papua New Guinea

Fiji – Papua New Guinea match summary click hereThe Fijians had prepared more extensively for the tournament than most of their rivals – they have been together since last January and arrived in Auckland over a month ago – but their title challenge got off to the worst possible start when Ravinesh Singh was ordered…

Vanuatu and Solomon Islands both began their campaigns with wins before Fiji and Papua New Guinea fought out a scoreless draw in a trio of matches that produced 11 goals and saw three players sent from the field.Vanuatu and American Samoa had the honour of raising the curtain and the slick Vanuatuans took full advantage…

New Caledonia – Solomon Islands match summary click hereIn a physical encounter that threatened to boil over on several ocassions, it was New Caledonia who drew first blood, getting the scoring underway in just the sixth minute through Pascal Kenon.The midfielder found himself one-on-one with Solomon Islands goalkeeper Silas Seda and did not spurn the…

Vanuatu – American Samoa match summary click hereThe game began in even fashion with both sides seeing plenty of the ball but Vanuatu soon began to exert their dominance and were ahead on the scoreboard just after the quarter hour mark.A deep cross from Didier Kalip found its way to a dangerous area at the…

There are three games taking place on the first day of action at Auckland’s Centre Park in Mangere, the first of which is an intriguing clash between Vanuatu and American Samoa. On paper, the meeting is a potential mismatch – the Vanuatu squad has been together for the best part of two years and features…

Seven nations are involved in the tournament – American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – and the winner will go on to represent OFC at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia during July and August.oceaniafootball.com takes a look at five players to keep an eye out…

The Ferns play trans-Tasman rivals and fellow World Cup finalists Australia in Gosford on May 15 and then travel on to meet China in Jinan on May 20. Each match will be preceded by a behind-closed-doors training match.A 21-strong squad will travel for the matches against the World’s 12th and 15th ranked nations and after…