Match Report
Solomon Islands went into the game 1st in the table on 6 points; American Samoa sat 2nd on 3 — a 3-point gap. American Samoa's recent output lagged their position: 6th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Solomon Islands were scoring 6 and conceding 0, American Samoa 2 and 5.5, against a competition average of 2.38 goals per team per game.
Solomon Islands arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Solomon Islands had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; American Samoa, 4.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 11 more goals closed it at 11-0.