2016 OFC Nations Cup final

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2016 OFC Nations Cup Final
Event 2016 OFC Nations Cup
New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
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After extra time
New Zealand won 4–2 on penalties
Date11 June 2016
Venue Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Attendance13,000
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The 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final was a football match that took place on 11 June 2016 at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby. It was the final match of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, the 10th edition of the OFC Nations Cup, a competition for national teams in Oceania. [1] [2]

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It was contested between New Zealand and hosts Papua New Guinea. [1] It was New Zealand's 5th final, previously having won three of them as well as a fourth title in the round robin system used in the 2008 edition. [2] It was Papua New Guinea's first appearance in a final of the competition. [2] In the group stage, New Zealand topped Group B without dropping a point while Papua New Guinea won Group A on goal difference with two draws and a win. [3] In the semi-finals New Zealand beat New Caledonia 1–0 and Papua New Guinea beat Solomon Islands 2–1. [3]

Neither team managed to score in 90 minutes so the game went to extra time. [4] The 30 minutes of extra time produced no goals, so the game went to penalties. [4] Papua New Guinea's Koriak Upaiga was first to miss in the shootout. After three penalties each, the score was 3–2 to New Zealand. The next penalty for both teams was missed with Jeremy Brockie for New Zealand and Raymond Gunemba for Papua New Guinea both missing their spot kicks. This left Marco Rojas with the opportunity to seal the game for New Zealand. He did so and in doing so qualified his nation for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. [1] [4] The 2016 final was the first OFC Nations Cup final to be decided on penalties. [2]

Background

New Zealand were playing in their 5th OFC Nations Cup final, having won in 1973, 1998 and 2002 and having lost in 2000. [2] They had also won the competition in 2008 when the winner was decided in a round-robin system. [2] Papua New Guinea were featuring in their first OFC Nations Cup final. [2] In their three previous OFC Nations Cup participations before 2016, they didn't get out of the group stage. [5]

The two nations had met in official FIFA matches four times before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final. [6] The first two matches were in 1997 as part of the second round of Oceanian 1988 FIFA World Cup qualification. [6] The first game was in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea won 1–0 with Francis Niakuam scoring the winning goal. [7] In the return match held in Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand won 7–0. [7] New Zealand ended up topping the qualification group and progressing to the final stage while Papua New Guinea finished bottom of the group. [8] The third match between the two nations was in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup and New Zealand won 9–1. [6] The fourth and most recent game between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup final, was in Group B of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won 2–1 and that meant they led the head-to-head record between themselves and Papua New Guinea 3–1 before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final. [6]

Route to the final

New ZealandRoundPapua New Guinea
OpponentsResult Group stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3–1 Match 1New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1–1
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5–0 Match 2Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2–2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1–0 Match 3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 8–0
Group B winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 39
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 33
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33
4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 33
Source: FIFA
Final standings Group A winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (H)35
2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 35
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 35
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 30
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
OpponentsResult Knockout stage OpponentsResult
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1–0 Semi-finalsFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2–1

Match

Details

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Penalties
4–2
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 13,000 [9]
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

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New Zealand [10]
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Papua New Guinea [10]
GK1 Stefan Marinovic
RWB16 Louis Fenton Yellow card.svg 27'
CB5 Michael Boxall Yellow card.svg 48'
CB17 Luke Adams
CB18 Sam Brotherton
LWB2 Kip Colvey Yellow card.svg 61'
CM13 Monty Patterson Sub off.svg 53'
CM8 Michael McGlinchey Yellow card.svg 90+2'
AM6 Bill Tuiloma Sub off.svg 71'
CF7 Kosta Barbarouses Sub off.svg 55'
CF14 Rory Fallon (c)
Substitutions:
MF11 Marco Rojas Sub on.svg 53'
ST15 Jeremy Brockie Sub on.svg 55'
MF22 Moses Dyer Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hudson
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GK20 Ronald Warisan
RB2 Daniel Joe
CB5 Felix Komolong
CB4 Alwin Komolong
LB19 Koriak Upaiga
CM14 Emmanuel Simon Sub off.svg 115'
CM12 David Muta (c)
RW9 Nigel Dabinyaba
AM8 Michael Foster Yellow card.svg 35'
LW18 Tommy Semmy Yellow card.svg 20'
CF7 Raymond Gunemba Yellow card.svg 117'
Substitutions:
MF17 Jacob Sabua Sub on.svg 115'
Manager:
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Serritslev

Assistant referees: [9]
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Match rules [11]

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