New Zealand beat hosts Samoa 5-0 in their group game at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championships.
The result left New Zealand top of Group B and certain of a place in the eight-nation tournament’s semi-finals.
Main photo: Codey Phoenix … scored twice for New Zealand. Photo credit: OFC Media / DJ Mills /Phototek.
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Results
Games played on Tuesday July 9, 2024
Group B
Papua New Guinea 1 (Tonny Sagana 83′)
New Caledonia 2 (Paul Qaeze 45′, Antonie Simane 89′)
New Zealand 5 (Codey Phoenix 14′, 18′, Fergus Gillion 36′, Lewis Partridge 74′, own goal 90′)
Samoa 0
Fixtures
Games to be played on Thursday July 11, 2024
Group A
Vanuatu v Fiji
FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa, 11am (NZT)
Tahiti v Solomon Islands
FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa, 2pm (NZT)
Games to be played on Friday July 12, 2024
Group B
New Zealand v Papua New Guinea
FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa, 11am (NZT)
New Caledonia v Samoa
FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa, 2pm (NZT)
This story was first published on July 10, 2024.
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