Sunday, January 31, 2016

OFC Champions League: Vailima Kiwi Advance To Group Stage

Two games were contested at CIFA Academy Field in Matavera, Cook Islands on Saturday as the preliminary round for an available OFC Champions League group-stage berth concluded.

In the opener, Campbell Best (44', 57', 59') and Josh Karika (74', 88', 90'+5) each produced a hat trick as Tupapa Maraerenga destroyed Utulei Youth 9-1 to keep their flickering hopes of advancing to the group stage alive-----for the time being.

In the nightcap, Jamie Mason (25' , 68', 90'+4) and Sam Blackburn (31', 64', 90') each delivered a hat trick as Vailima Kiwi clinched the preliminary group and advanced to the group stage with a 7-1 annihilation of Veitongo FC.

Final Preliminary Group Standings:

1. Vailima Kiwi (GP: 3; GD: +11; PTS: 9)
2. Tupapa Maraerenga (GP: 3; GD: +14; PTS: 6)
3. Utulei Youth (GP: 3; GD: -11; PTS: 3)
4. Veitongo FC (GP: 3; GD: -14; PTS: 0)

Vailima Kiwi, by winning the Preliminary Group, advanced to the OFC Champions League's group stage and will compete in Group C alongside Nadi FC of Fiji, AS Magenta from New Caledonia, and French Polynesia's-----actually Tahiti's----AS Tefana.

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