Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea will battle it out in the semi-finals of Oceania qualifying for the World Cup 2022 when they come face-to-face in Doha.
Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea will battle it out in the semi-finals of Oceania qualifying for the World Cup 2022 when they come face-to-face in Doha.
Solomon Islands has an odd of 2.30(bet ₹100 and wins ₹230 if Solomon Islands wins). Bet Now
If this match Draws then odd is 3.00(bet ₹100 and win ₹300 if the match draws). Bet Now
Papua New Guinea has an odd of 3.00(bet ₹100 and wins ₹300 if Papua New Guinea wins). Bet Now
Match: Solomon Islands vs Papua New Guinea
Date: March 27, 2022
Time: 07:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Grand Hamad Stadium
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Solomon Islands came through a fairly chaotic group to seal their place in the final four, with both Vanuatu and the Cook Islands forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 outbreaks in their respective squads. Although they never faced Vanuatu in the group phase, the Solomon Islands did pick up a 2-0 victory against the Cook Islands in their opening qualifier, with Atken Kaua and Alwin Hou netting in that victory.
That result was ultimately voided due to the withdrawal of the Cook Islands, but the Bonitos still collected another victory in the group stage. On Thursday, Felipe Vega-Arango’s side got the better of fellow semi-finalists Tahiti, with Raphael Le’ai starring as he grabbed all three goals in the 3-1 victory over the Solomon Islands.
Mango; Gagame, Kalu, Kofana, Tahunipue; Kaua, Lea’alafa, Hou, Le’ai, Komasi; Nawo
After losing 1-0 to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea bounced back in their following fixture, coming out on the right side of a 1-0 scoreline against New Caledonia. That 1-0 victory came courtesy of an eighth-minute strike from Tommy Semmy, and they followed that result with a dramatic 2-1 win over Fiji.
Tevita Waranaivalu opened the scoring for Fiji, but the 26-year-old went from hero to villain when he was given his marching orders in the 42nd minute. Papua New Guinea quickly made use of their numerical advantage to equalize through Ati Kepo in first-half stoppage time, while Semmy struck in the second half to set up Sunday’s contest against the Solomon Islands.
Warisan; Joe, A. Komolong, F. Komolong, Airem; Foster, Simon, Gunemba, Sabua; Kepo, Semmy
With the stakes so high, we expect Sunday’s contest to be a cagey affair and with the last two competitive meetings going the way of the Solomon Islands, we think that they will edge out Papua New Guinea on Sunday.
Solomon Islands scored three goals against Tahiti, as many as PNG have scored in three games. Solomon Islands also secured a 2-0 win against the Cook Islands, which was struck out by FIFA, though. PNG are without a win in FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Solomon Islands and are expected to come up short again.
Solomon Islands 2-1 Papua New Guinea, as predicted by us.