Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games – Women's tournament

Women's Football at the Pacific Games 2007
Tournament details
Host countrySamoa
Dates25 August – 7 September
Teams9 (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 played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lydia Banabas
(8 goals)
2003
2011

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

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
Fiji 4–1 Cook Islands
Ratu 17'
Vatulili 57', 70'
Regu 78'
Report Patia 81'

American Samoa 1–1 Cook Islands
Makiasi 63' Report Urirau 24'
Papua New Guinea 4–0 Solomon Islands
Banabas 12', 44'
Agunam 65', 72'
Report

American Samoa 0–3 Fiji
Report Kurikaba 45+3'
Moce 55', 72'
Cook Islands 1–1 Solomon Islands
Hewett 42' Report Samani 50'

Solomon Islands 3–0 American Samoa
Annie 13'
Daudau 39'
Jusuts 58'
Report
Papua New Guinea 0–1 Fiji
Report Vanua 14'

Cook Islands 1–4 Papua New Guinea
Mustonen 1' Report Banabas 42', 80'
Midi 45'
Aka 83'
Solomon Islands 0–3 Fiji
Report Kurikaba 11', 49', 64'
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

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
Tahiti 4–0 Samoa
Hauata 31'
Bryce 31' (o.g.)
Mimosa Marmouyet 45+2'
Maima Marmouyet 88'
Report

Tahiti 0–0 Tonga
Report
New Caledonia 0–2 Samoa
Report Davies 7'
Lemana 81'

New Caledonia 0–2 Tahiti
Report Hauata 60', 78'
Tonga 0–0 Samoa
Report

Note: while all other groups had the two final matches played simultaneously, this was not the case here.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Fiji 0–1 Tonga
Report Feke 80' (pen.)
Papua New Guinea 5–0 Tahiti
Midi 55'
Banabas 62', 65'
Alau 80'
Winas 85'
Report

Bronze medal match

Fiji 1–0 Tahiti
Vatulili 49' Report

Gold medal match

Tonga 1–3 (a.e.t.) Papua New Guinea
Feke 21' Report Winas 69'
Midi 108'
Banabas 119'

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
Own goal
  • Henifa Bryce (playing against Tahiti)

See also

References