2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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2012 OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 March–4 April 2012
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Third placeFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Fourth placeFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored63 (6.3 per match)
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2012 OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament is the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation. It is the third edition of the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Four nations participated in a preliminary tournament (hosted by Tonga) based on a league system with two advancing to a final. [1] The winner of this preliminary stage will play New Zealand in a home-and-away play-off for a place at the Olympics. [2]

Contents

Participating teams

First stage

The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012. [3]

Round-robin

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3300203+179Qualification to final
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (H)3201115+66
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3102716−93Qualification to third place play-off
4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 3003620−140
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg5–2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Piuingi Feke Soccerball shade.svg 31', 47', 61'
Salome Va'enuku Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Kiana Mu'amoholeva Soccerball shade.svg 56'		 Report Serah Thompson Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Joella Avock Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'
Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa
Attendance: 700
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg7–2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Fatima Rama Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Linah Honeakii Soccerball shade.svg 12', 38'
Rumona Morris Soccerball shade.svg 45+1'
Daisy Winas Soccerball shade.svg 86'
Sandra Birum Soccerball shade.svg 87', 90+2'		 Report Lanuola Mulipola Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Tamasailau Leuta Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report Zeen Limbai Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Deslyne Siniu Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa
Attendance: 800
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg4–3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Hazel Peleti Soccerball shade.svg 24', 63', 84'
Soccerball shade.svg 80' (o.g.)		 Report Lisa Batick Soccerball shade.svg 5', 29'
Fina Angelo Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa
Attendance: 200
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–6Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Hazel Peleti Soccerball shade.svg 38' Report Laite Si'i Manu Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Piuingi Feke Soccerball shade.svg 30', 33', 34', 45'
Kiana Mu'amoholeva Soccerball shade.svg 45+6'
Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–11Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Junane Ishmael Soccerball shade.svg 42' Report Georgina Kaikas Soccerball shade.svg 6', 57'
Deslyne Siniu Soccerball shade.svg 19', 22', 63' (pen.), 89'
Esther Muta Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Barbra Muta Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Fatima Rama Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Daisy Winas Soccerball shade.svg 85', 89'
Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa
Attendance: 100
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Knockout round

 
 Final
 
  
 
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa
 
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0
 
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2
 

Third place play-off

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report Elodie Samuel Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Leisale Solomon Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

Final

Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Fatima Rama Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Barbra Muta Soccerball shade.svg 49'		 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

Awards

A number of awards were announced following the preliminary tournament. [4]

Player of the tournamentBest goalkeeperTop scorerFairplay Award
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Deslyne Siniu Flag of Tonga.svg Lupe Likiliki Flag of Tonga.svg Piuingi Feke (7 goals)Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu

Final stage

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg15–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 8–0 7–0

Matches

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg8–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Hannah Wilkinson Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Rebecca Smith Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Sarah Gregorius Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Amber Hearn Soccerball shade.svg 43', 90+1'
Rosie White Soccerball shade.svg 63', 89'
Ria Percival Soccerball shade.svg 70'		 Report
Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Attendance: 2,243
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg0–7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Hayley Moorwood Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Sarah Gregorius Soccerball shade.svg 32', 84' (pen.)
Hannah Wilkinson Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Soccerball shade.svg 42' (o.g.)
Anna Green Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Betsy Hassett Soccerball shade.svg 70'
PMRL Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand won 15–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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