“Samoa played very well against us and deserved the win,” said the A.S. U-17 coach, Frederick Maiava. “They kept winning the ball and were able to send the ball forward to put a lot of pressure on our defenders…

“The two halves of our team were finally able to get together and have a training session in Samoa in preparation for this tournament,” explained coach, Frederick Maiava. “The other half of our team was part of our U-20…