O-League: Auckland City Crush Port Vila; PRK Hekari United Pop Ba FC

Group stage play in the Oceania Champions League resumed Saturday:

Group A:

At Auckland, New Zealand:

Chad Coombes' hat trick (22', 47', 77') and doubles from Paul Urlovic (9', 71') and Milos Nikolic (PK-30', 81') powered Auckland City FC to a 8-1 annihilation of visiting Port Vila Sharks (Vanuatu), eliminating the visitors from O-League contention.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Auckland City FC (GP: 3; GD: +9; PTS: 7)
2. Waitakere United (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
3. Port Vila Sharks# (GP: 3; GD: -12; PTS: 0)

#Eliminated from contention

Group B:

At Ba, Fiji:

Goals from Kema Jack (PK-17'), Joachim Waroi (34), and Benjamin Mela (37') enabled visiting PRK Hekari United of Papua New Guinea to coast to a 3-1 win over Ba FC, thus staying alive in the race to win the group and advance to the two-match final.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Keloale FC (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Ba FC (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
3. PRK Hekari United (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)