Venue change for final U-20 matches

The tournament began last Thursday and has been taking place at Centre Park in Mangere, which hosted all three days of group stage action. But in the interests of player safety and to ensure the best possible playing surface is available for these vitally important games, OFC has taken the decision to move the remaining…

Papua New Guinea – Vanuatu Match Summary click hereThe result means Vanuatu go through to the semi-final stage as Group A winners while Papua New Guinea can pack their bags after being pipped to second place on goal difference by Fiji, who defeated American Samoa 5-1 to book their progression in a match that kicked…

Fiji – American Samoa Match Summary click hereIt was a dramatic finish in the other Group A clash as Papua New Guinea scored in the dying moments against Vanuatu to pull it back to 5-2 but it wasn’t enough for Max Foster’s side. A teary Ravinesh Kumar spoke of his relief after that match which…

Vanuatu had already booked their passage past the group stages but made sure they would top the group with a 5-2 win over Papua New Guinea, who were pipped to second spot in Group A by Fiji on the slimmest of margins. The Fijians posted a 5-1 win over American Samoa to draw level on…

New Zealand – New Caledonia Match Summary click hereNew Caledonia coach Stephane Drahusak and his players knew they would be up against it against the tournament favourites but even they would have been shocked by the clinical nature of the performance from New Zealand, who were 8-0 up by the half-time whistle.Drahusak’s charges managed to…

American Samoa – Papua New Guinea Match Summary click hereThe win leaves Papua New Guinea in second place in Group A with four points, two behind Vanuatu who have already booked their spot in the semi finals after a 2-0 win over Fiji earlier today.In sunny conditions, Max Foster’s side were gifted an indirect free…

Solomon Islands – New Zealand Match Summary click hereAfter a goalless first half, the Junior All Whites went ahead through Dakota Lucas, Marco Rojas and Andy Bevin to go top of Group B ahead of the Solomon Islands on goal difference.Rojas, who had a breakthrough season with the Wellington Phoenix, made his presence known in…

In clear but chilly conditions at Centre Park in Mangere, Vanuatu edged Fiji 2-0 before Papua New Guinea overpowered American Samoa 5-1 and hosts New Zealand beat the Solomon Islands 3-0 in Group B. Vanuatu move to six points in Group A with two wins and nine goals to their credit but it was the…

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…