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OFC U-19 Men’s Championship Progresses to Semi-finals

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OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Samoa Progresses to Semi-finals

The OFC U-19 Men’s Championship commenced in Apia, Samoa, featuring eight Oceania teams competing for qualification to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. In Group B, defending champions New Zealand secured a dominant 8-0 victory over Tahiti at the Samoa Football HQ. Nathan Martin opened the scoring early, followed by goals from Aaron Cartwright, Harley Hill, and Jayden Smith in the first half. Substitutes Van Fitzharris scored twice in the second half, with Oliver Grosso and Waisea Henry also contributing has progressed to the win. Fiji also began the tournament strongly, overcoming an early deficit to defeat Vanuatu 7-2, highlighted by a hat-trick from Ryan Naresh. semi-final stage. In Group A, the Solomon Islands secured a place in the semi-finals after their semi-final berth following a 3-1 victory over New Caledonia. Captain Jayroll Patty scored a hat-trick to lead his team. hat-trick, with goals in the 36th, 45+3', and 74th minutes. The match was marked impacted by an early red card for New Caledonia’s Kyllian Wiako, though Jemmanuel Siwoine managed to equalize for New Caledonia with a header in the 43rd minute. Patty’s subsequent goals This result allowed the Solomon Islands to finish at the top of Group A, three points ahead of Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. In Group B, Tahiti advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Fiji. Elias Jamet scored the winning goal in the first half following an assist from Keahinui Brown. New Zealand also secured a place in the semi-finals with a victory later in the day. Additionally, in the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship held in Honiara, New Zealand advanced to the semi-finals after a 1-0 win against Fiji, decided by a 94th-minute long-range goal from substitute Bonnie Rice. Elsewhere in that tournament, the Solomon Islands and the Cook Islands played to a 0-0 draw.

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  1. 2026-09-09 10:55 UTC OFC U-19 Men’s Championship Progresses to Semi-finals
  2. 2026-09-04 06:43 UTC OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Samoa
  3. 2026-09-02 08:40 UTC OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Samoa

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