A quick summary of action around the OFC preliminary round on MON 31 AUG 2015.

• Cook Is 03-00 Tonga: Late in the first half, Taylor SAGHABI of the Cook Is became the first player to score a goal in the OFC qualifiers. After the interval, he followed it up with two more, placing his side atop the table after the first day.
• Samoa 03-02 American Samoa: A ten man Samoan squad edged their neighbours on the first day. Captain Desmond FA‘AIUASO put Samoa ahead after just four minutes, and it was 3-0 by the half hour mark. But Dimitrius BEAUCHAMP pulled one back for American Samoa in the 38th minute. In the second half, Samoa’s Lapalapa TONI was sent off, but the man advantage did not pay off until late on. Although Beauchamp scored his second in the 86th minute, Samoa held on for the three points. They face the Cook Is in a crucial match on Wednesday.