At the end of round 3 in golf, our men’s team is in 13th place in a field of 13 countries with a combined score of 770. New Caledonia is leading with a score of 241 and Samoa is in second place with 644.
In the female division, American Samoa is in 8th place with a combined score of 775. There are 10 countries represented.
New Caledonia leads with 642 and Samoa is in second place with s score of 662.
In soccer, Walter Pati struck a miracle shot to help American Samoa escape the jaws of defeat against Tuvalu yesterday in the men’s 2019 Pacific Games.
American Samoa had been knocking on the scoring door all game long, but finally cracked through on Pati’s shot during the 70th minute of the game.
Pati took the shot from the edge of the box and closer to the sideline. Luckily for him, Tuvalu’s goalie stumbled and that was enough for the ball to bounce past him once and go in for the goal.
Tuvalu’s goal came in the first half after a miscommunication between defender Ueli Tualaulelei and Nicky Salapu. This allowed Tuvalu’s Alopua Petoa to win the ball and shoot it into the back of the net in the 31st minute. Final score 1-1.
American Samoa’s next opponent is the Solomon Islands on July 15, 2019 at 4 pm.
The American Samoa women’s team lost to New Caledonia 9-0 in a sluggish performance.
Coming off of their emotional draw with Samoa two days earlier, they played strong and organized during the first 10 minutes of the game, repelling early attacks often.
But the team started to break down after that from front to back, with New Caledonia players beating the midfielders with ease.
The women’s team will take on Tonga on July 15, 2019 at 3:30 pm, their last game of the tournament.
They depart for home on July 16.
Today in rugby, the men’s team lost to Tonga 50-0 and the women’s team was also scoreless against Fiji 59-0.
Our sailors failed to place in their competitions, but they come away with an experience of a lifetime, after being exposed to sailors who have perfected their game.
Our sailors are Yasminna Sanchez, Carneal Satele Lilio, Carlos Sanchez, Alofa Faualo and Leo Young.
