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because I was without my best defenders and there was nothing I could do." Tony
Langkilde also defended the goalkeeper, saying that he "kept the score down with a magnificent display". He also stated that "now we are recognised by FIFA, it has really helped spark an interest in football on the islands." Samoan manager
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The large number of goals created confusion over the correct scoreline. At the end of the match, the scoreboard at the stadium showed 32–0 and
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Boutsianis, who scored the first goal of the first half, scored the first goal of the second half in the 50th minute. Boutsianis later added another goal to complete his hat-trick. Thompson and
Zdrilic added 5 and 4 goals to finish with 13 and 8 goals, respectively. Boutsianis finished with 3 goals,
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and one international goal before the match, scored 13 goals and broke the record for most goals scored in an international match. Zdrilic scored 8 goals and was widely reported as having recorded the second-most goals scored in an international match, after
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American Samoa closed their qualification campaign with a 5–0 loss to Tonga, finishing bottom of the group with a −57 goal difference in four matches without scoring. Australia continued their qualification campaign with a 2–0 win over Fiji and an 11–0 win over Samoa, winning the group with a +66
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criticised the qualification format and questioned the need for these kinds of matches. Thompson, who scored a record-setting 13 goals, was delighted with his record, but he also agreed with Farina's comments. FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper agreed with both comments and suggested a change in the
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because most of them were involved in high school exams at the time. They were forced to draft in youth players, including three 15-year-old players, to put together a makeshift team with an average age of 18. According to team manager and
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to avoid these one-sided matches. The significant gap between
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who combined for 10 goals in the 22–0 win over Tonga were also omitted for this match. The
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vice-president Tony Langkilde, some of the team's players had never played a full 90-minute match before the match with Australia.
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goal difference in four matches without conceding a single goal.
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2632:"World Cup Qualifier: Australian hopes sunk by Morales"
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Oceanian qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
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criticised the qualification format after the match.
2659:"Next Goal Wins for 'world's worst football team'"
2209:"FIFA ruling which left Samoans singing the blues"
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