The qualifying round for group-stage berths in the OFC Champions League concluded on Saturday with two games contested at Pago Park Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
In the opener, Bird Vagaia (30', 39') and Darren Talilai (54', 84') each scored twice as Lupe o le Soaga destroyed Veitongo 6-0 to clinch a spot in the group stage of the tournament.
In the nightcap, Maro Bonsu-Maro (7', 59') and Geoffrey Strickland (12', 62') each scored a pair of goals (one in each half) as Tupapa Maraerenga locked up top spot in the qualifying group following their 5-0 fist-beating of Pago Youth.
Final Qualifying Round Standings:
1. Tupapa Maraerenga (GP: 3; GD: +13; PTS: 9)
2. Lupe o le Soaga (GP: 3; GD: +17; PTS: 6)
3. Veitongo (GP: 3; GD: -13; PTS: 1)
4. Pago Youth (GP: 3; GD: -17; PTS: 1)
Tupapa Maraerenga and Lupe o le Soaga advanced to the group stage.
Here's a look at the four four-team groups:
GROUP A (all games to be contested at Koman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu, starting on February 10):
Toti City (Papua New Guinea)
Nalkutan FC (Vanuatu)
Ba FC (Fiji)
Tupapa Maraerenga (Cook Islands)
GROUP B (all games to be contested at Stade Pater, Pirae, Tahiti, starting on February 10):
Solomon Warriors (Solomon Islands)
AS Dragon (Tahiti)
AS Lossi (New Caledonia)
Erakor Golden Star (Vanuatu)
GROUP C (all games to be contested at The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on February 25):
Auckland City FC (New Zealand; defending champions)
Lautoka FC (Fiji)
Madang FC (Papua New Guinea)
As Venus (Tahiti)
GROUP D (all games to be contested at Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands, starting on February 24):
Team Wellington (New Zealand)
AS Magenta (New Caledonia)
Lupe o le Soaga (Samoa)
Marist FC (Solomon Islands)
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