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April 5, 2003 First day results -Game 2 in 2003 OFC World Cup qualifying tournament Game Two: Australia 19 Samoa 0 Saturday April 5, 2003 Belconnen Soccer Centre, Canberra, Australia Weather: Fine, cool, 12°C Attendance: approximately 750 Pitch condition:Very good flat grassy surface Scoring Australia Joanne Peters 4', 35', 50', 80', Kelly Golebiowski 15', 42', 46', 61', Rhian Davies 18', Danielle Small 41', 78', April Mann 52', 58', 86', 88', Sacha Wainwright 55', Thea Slatyer 56', 57', Heather Garriock 72' Australia Barbieri, Melissa (GK), Wainwright, Sacha (Garriock, Heather 62') Alagich, Dianne (Rockall, Taryn 75') Salisbury, Cheryl (capt) (Foster, Gillian 51') Davies, Rhian Golebiowski, Kelly Mann, April Peters, Joanne Slatyer, Thea Duus, Bryony Small, Danielle Unused Substitutes Cassandra Kell, Olivia Hohnke, Tal Karp, Amy Wilson, Hayley Crawford. Samoa Feagaiga, Tina (GK) Bruce, Henifa Folau, Ruby Hellesoe-Taualapini, Hilda (capt), Laumea, Lynetta Lemana, Semeatu Seiuli, Tanya (Tafafa, Toese 69') Sooialo, Diana (Williams, Marylynn 62') Talai, Leti Vaigalu, Tufa Young, Emily (Tagomoa, Luisa 80') Unused Substitutes Solomona, Rosa Peresia, Selesitiina Tofilau, Ulufafo Tuiletufuga, Talele Mamea, Alofaoo Warren, Carisa Cautions: Luisa Tagomoa 90'. Match Officials: Referee - Rajendra Singh, Assistant Referees - Gray Vuke, Joash Indu, Fourth Official - Salilau Sosongan Game Developing nation Samoa saw little of the ball and rarely got within sight of goal. Peters opened the Australian account after just four minutes with a cracking strike from 30 metres. Golebiowski scored next on the quarter-hour mark, racing in at the far post to head in a superb cross from the left by Sacha Wainwright, who continually carved her way up the left flank. Davies found the spot three minutes later, driving home an uncleared corner for a 3-0 lead. Peters added her second in the 35th minute with Wainwright again the provider, before Small's shot found its way under the keeper and into goal with four minutes remaining for the half. The lively Golebiowski was successful again from close range less than a minute later to take the half-time scoreline to 6-0. Golebiowski racked up her first international hattrick forty seconds into the second half, dancing her way through the opposition. Peters followed suit with her trio four minutes later with a drive, before April Mann opened her tally within another two minutes with a screamer. Four goals in three minutes followed, Wainwright grabbing a goal for herself from the edge of the box, then Slatyer claimed her maiden goal converting a Golebiowski freekick. Slatyer was then recorded as the next scorer, although there is debate over the accuracy of this, a chip from the 18-yard line. Mann next converted a freekick from the left for a scoreline of 13-0. Golebiowski scored her fourth in clinical fashion, and substitute Heather Garriock put her name on the sheet after ten minutes on the field. Small scored after winning a loose ball and running at goal, and Peters produced her fourth from a cross from the right. April Mann surged in with two goals in the final five minutes, notching up her first hattrick in the process. Australia was denied a twentieth goal, Gill Foster's 90th minute penalty disallowed by the referee. Samoa had their best chance of scoring their first ever international goal late in the match, but the freekick was cleared by the Australian defence. National Coach Adrian Santrac was not getting carried away with the win, mindful that the challenge will be much harder come next weekend. "Of the job we've got to do, this is only part one," he said. "Most of tonight's performance was very good, but it's very difficult in this environment to maintain concentration throughout."