27 Apr 2018

Sport: Australia stay unbeaten at youth hockey qualifiers

3:42 pm on 27 April 2018

Australia remain unbeaten after two days of competition at the Oceania Youth Olympic hockey qualifier.

The men thrashed Solomon Islands 19-0 and Vanuatu 12-0 in Port Moresby on Thursday to make it four straight wins.

The women were even more dominant, thumping Vanuatu 30-0 and Solomon Islands 28-0 to maintain their perfect record.

The PNG and Australia womens teams in action in Port Moresby.

The PNG and Australia womens teams in action in Port Moresby. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Melvin Levongo

Vanuatu sits second in both competitions after four rounds of six, with the men beating Papua New Guinea 5-1 and the women edging the hosts 2-1.

Solomon Islands beat PNG 5-4 to chalk up their first victory in the men's competition, while the women's team also secured a breakthrough, beating PNG 3-2.

All teams will play one match today and another tomorrow morning before the finals, which will determine who earns qualification for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November.