Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games – Women's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Samoa |
| Dates | 25 August – 7 September |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tonga |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Tahiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lydia Banabas (8 goals) |
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International football competition
The 2007 Pacific Games women's football tournament was the second edition of Pacific Games women's football tournament. The competition was held in Samoa from 25 August to 7 September 2011 with the final played at the Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex in Apia.
This tournament was the first stage of qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games Women's Football Tournament. Only Papua New Guinea moved on to stage 2.
Vanuatu was listed as an entrant initially, but withdrew before the draw.
Group seedings
| Group A | Group B |
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Note: Rankings shown are as of March 2007.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 |
 Solomon Islands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
 Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
 American Samoa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6–0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
Konalalai  41' 45+1'Siniu 44'Banabas 55'Midi 68' Alau 89' | Report |
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
| Fiji | 4–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Ratu 17' Vatulili 57' 70'Regu 78' | Report | Patia 81' |
Referee: Chris Lengata (Solomon Islands)
| American Samoa | 1–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Makiasi 63' | Report | Urirau 24' |
Referee: Job Ponis Minan (Papua New Guinea)
| Papua New Guinea | 4–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Banabas 12' 44' Agunam 65' 72' | Report |
Referee: Chris Lengata (Solomon Islands)
| American Samoa | 0–3 | Fiji |
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| Report | Kurikaba 45+3' Moce 55' 72' |
| Cook Islands | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Hewett 42' | Report | Samani 50' |
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
| Solomon Islands | 3–0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Annie 13' Margaret Daudau 39'Diane Jusuts 58' | Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vanua 14' |
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
| Cook Islands | 1–4 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Regina Mustonen 1' | Report | Lydia Banabas 42' 80' Ara Midi 45'Margaret Aka 83' |
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
| Solomon Islands | 0–3 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adiela Kurikaba 11' 49' 64' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
 Samoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
 New Caledonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Tonga | 2–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Feke 47' 87' | Report |
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
| Tahiti | 4–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Hauata 31' Bryce 31' (o.g.)Mimosa Marmouyet 45+2'Maima Marmouyet 88' | Report |
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
| Tahiti | 0–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
| New Caledonia | 0–2 | Samoa |
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| Report | Davies 7' Lemana 81' |
Referee: Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
| New Caledonia | 0–2 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hauata 60' 78' |
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
| Tonga | 0–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Chris Lengata (Solomon Islands)
Note: while all other groups had the two final matches played simultaneously, this was not the case here.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Papua New Guinea | 5–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Midi 55' Banabas 62' 65'Alau 80'Winas 85' | Report |
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Bronze medal match
| Fiji | 1–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Vatulili 49' | Report |
Referee: Job Minan (Papua New Guinea)
Gold medal match
| Tonga | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Feke 21' | Report | Winas 69' Midi 108'Banabas 119' |
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
Note: Penateti Feke's goal in the final gave her the tournament's Golden Boot (with 4 goals), and marked the first time in South Pacific Games history that a single player has scored every one of their team's goals en route to the final.
Papua New Guinea advanced to face New Zealand in a playoff game for a spot at the 2008 Olympics.
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
Lydia Banabas
- 4 goals
Adiela Kurikaba- Ara Midi
Penateti Feke
- 3 goals
- Unaisi Vatulili
Gloria Hauata
- 2 goals
- Unaisi Moce
- Cathy Agunam
- Margaret Alau
- Priscilla Konalalai
- Daisy Winas
- 1 goal
Jasmine Makiasi
Teremoana Hewett- Isabel Urirau
- Regina Mustonen
- Tupou Patia
- Asena Reba Ratu
- Naomi Regu
- Kinisimere Vanua
- Margaret Aka
- Deslyn Siniu
Natalie Davies- Semeatu Lemana
Crystal Annie- Margaret Daudau
- Diane Jusuts
- Layda Samani
- Maima Marmouyet
- Mimosa Marmouyet
- Own goal
- Henifa Bryce (playing against Tahiti)
See also
References
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- Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009
