2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March–4 April 2012 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Papua New Guinea |
| Third place |  Tonga |
| Fourth place |  Vanuatu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 63 (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]
Participating teams
First stage
The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 9 |
| Tonga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 |
| Vanuatu
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 |
| Tonga | 5–2 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
Piuingi Feke  31', 47', 61' Salome Va'enuku 42' Kiana Mu'amoholeva 56' |
Report | Serah Thompson 62' Joella Avock 90+3' |
| Papua New Guinea | 7–2 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Fatima Rama 7' Linah Honeakii 12', 38' Rumona Morris 45+1' Daisy Winas 86' Sandra Birum 87', 90+2' |
Report | Lanuola Mulipola 19' Tamasailau Leuta 70' |
| Tonga | 0–2 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zeen Limbai 32' Deslyne Siniu 48' |
| Samoa | 1–6 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel Peleti 38' |
Report | Laite Si'i Manu 4' Piuingi Feke 30', 33', 34', 45' Kiana Mu'amoholeva 45+6' |
| Vanuatu | 1–11 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Junane Ishmael 42' |
Report | Georgina Kaikas 6', 57' Deslyne Siniu 19', 22', 63' (pen.), 89' Esther Muta 56' Barbra Muta 73' Fatima Rama 79' Daisy Winas 85', 89' |
Third place play-off
Final
| Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Fatima Rama 47' Barbra Muta 49' |
Report |
Awards
A number of awards were announced following the preliminary tournament.[4]
| Player of the tournament | Best goalkeeper | Top scorer | Fairplay Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deslyne Siniu
|
Lupe Likiliki
|
Piuingi Feke (7 goals)
|
Vanuatu
|
Final stage
| New Zealand | 8–0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Wilkinson 6' Rebecca Smith 13' Sarah Gregorius 40' Amber Hearn 43', 90+1' Rosie White 63', 89' Ria Percival 70' |
Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–7 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hayley Moorwood 13' Sarah Gregorius 32', 84' (pen.) Hannah Wilkinson 37' 42' (o.g.) Anna Green 49' Betsy Hassett 70' |
New Zealand won 15–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Olympic Games.
References
- ^ "Schedule set for key competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "PNG women's squad announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Path to London unveiled". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "PNG secure play-off with New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.