Day Two Review

In the earlier Group B match played today, Solomon Islands emerged as 2-1 winners over New Caledonia after an evenly-matched contest that could have gone either way.This year’s event is Tonga’s first ever appearance at the OFC U-17 Championship and the Chris Williams-coached side was always going to find the going tough in Auckland. But…

New Caledonia – Solomon Islands Match Summary Download PDFThe starting line-ups were as follows:New Caledonia: 20. Jordan USIKE (GK), 2. Daninoin SHIGETOMI, 3. Stephane TEIN-PADOM, 6. Geordy GONY, 7. Loic ARIZMENDI, 8. Cedric DECOIRE, 10. Renaldo NONMEU (c), 11. Marvin DRAWILO, 12. Erwan DJAMALI, 14. Thomas BUSCAGLIA, 18. Julien RAVELLISolomon Islands: 1. Jerry MISIMAKE (GK),…

American Samoa – Fiji Match Summary Download PDFThe starting line-ups were as follows:American Samoa: 1. Taufaiula MAVAEGA (GK), 2. Keniseli TUPUOLA, 3. Rueben LUVU, 6. Elama FAATONU, 7. Lalotoa VAEAO, 8. Panwechi KALEOPA (c), 9. Shalom LUANI, 10. Ryan PETAIA, 11. Abel FATA, 12. Kid BARTLEY, 13. Ryan PAAGA.Fiji: 1. Senirusi BOKINI (GK), 2. Seteraki…

Vanuatu – Papua New Guinea Match Summary Download PDFThe starting line-ups were as follows:Vanuatu: 1. Selonie IARUEL (GK), 2. Raoul COULON, 3. Jais MALSARANI, 5. Channell OBED, 6. Jelene WAIWAI, 8. Barry MANSALE, 9. Santino MERMER, 10. Abraham ROQUARA (c), 11. Jean KALTAK, 13. Steve SAILAS, 14. Michel COULONPapua New Guinea: 1. Charles LEPANI, 2….

The afternoon’s other match did not provide as much goalmouth excitement but there was no shortage of drama as Vanuatu edged out Papua New Guinea 2-0 in an absorbing contest.Underdogs American Samoa did well to keep Fiji scoreless for the majority of the first half but could do little to prevent a piece of individual…

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The action gets underway on Saturday with two Group A games, American Samoa versus Fiji and Vanuatu against Papua New Guinea, before attention turns to Group B on Sunday when New Caledonia meet Solomon Islands and Tonga take on Tahiti.Defending champions New Zealand have a bye first up and will not begin the defence of…

The group now have a challenging week ahead at North Harbour Stadium where a record 10 teams will compete for just one spot at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011.Oceania’s Referee Development Officer Massimo Raveino and his team have worked hard over the past few days to ensure the group are mentally and physically…

Coach Tuka Tisam and his side have a bye in their group’s opening round so will not be in action until Tuesday when they take on New Caledonia, who came third at the last OFC U-17 Championship in 2009.The other teams in their pool are Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Tonga, and Tisam knows his players…

The players have remained in camp during the festive period and maintained a strict training regime as they prepare for the OFC U-17 Championship, which kicks off on Saturday at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.Confidence in the camp has greatly rebounded following their 3-0 defeat to the Solomon Islands national futsal team three weeks ago….