2007 OFC Women's Championship

April 2019 OFC Women's Nations Cup 2007 9–13 April 2007 Papua New Guinea 4 1 1 1 New Zealand 3 Papua New Guinea Tonga Solomon Islands 6 30 NZL Nicky SmithNZL Kirsty Yallop (4 goals) 2003 2010 The 2007 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football took place in Lae, Papua New GuineaPNG squad ready for World Cup Qualifier https://web.archive.org/web/20070624123444/http://www.pngfootball.com.pg/News/png_ready_for_WWC_Qualifier.htm 2007-06-24 , Papua New Guinea Football Association, retrieved 5 April 2007 between 9 April and 13 April. It was the eighth edition of the tournament. The tournament was also known as the OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, as the winner qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup. New Zealand have never lost a match to any of their three competitors at the OFC Women's Championship, with the closest result being a 2–0 win over Papua New Guinea in 1995.Oceania Cup (Women), Erik Garin, RSSSF, retrieved 5 April 2007 The Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu were announced to take part, but withdrew before the tournament was organized. New Zealand won their record-tying third tournament title and qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 16 years. Participating nations Of the eleven nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, only four entered the tournament. Team Tournamentappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance NZL 8th 2003 Winners (1983, 1991) PNG 6th 2003 3rd (1991, 1994, 1998, 2003) SOL 1st — — TGA 1st — — Officials The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament. Referees AUS Amelia Morris PNG Job Minan Ponis VAN Lencie Fred Assistant Referees FIJ Rohitesh Dayal PNG Joakim Salaiau Sosongan SOL Hilary Ani SOL Jackson Namo SOL Neil Polosso SOL Hamilton Siau Results TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsNoteNZL3300211+209Champions and qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World CupPNG320178–16TGA301217–61SOL3012114–131 9 April 2007 NZL 6–1 Report TGA Yallop 8 73Henderson 13 53Erceg 17Thompson 81 Feke 85 Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium Job Minan Ponis (Papua New Guinea) 9 April 2007 PNG 6–1 Report SOL Chalau 8 48Siniu 40 50 66Galo 45 o.g. Fula 44 Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium 11 April 2007 NZL 8–0 Report SOL Ferrara 4 22N. Smith 32 45+2 62Percival 38R. Smith 52Kete 90+1 Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium 11 April 2007 PNG 1–0 Report TGA Niukapu 63 o.g. Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium Lencie Fred (Vanuatu) 13 April 2007 PNG 0–7 Report NZL N. Smith 20Thompson 23Percival 26Yallop 30 65Green 63Moorwood 85 Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium Amelia Morris (Australia) 13 April 2007 TGA 0–0 SOL Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium Awards fbw 2007 OFC Women's Championship winners New Zealand Third Goalscorers 4 goals 22em NZL Nicky Smith NZL Kirsty Yallop 3 goals PNG Deslyn Siniu 2 goals 22em NZL Simone Ferrara NZL Wendi Henderson NZL Ria Percival NZL Zoe Thompson PNG Jacqueline Chalau 1 goal 22em NZL Abby Erceg NZL Anna Green NZL Emma Kete NZL Hayley Moorwood NZL Rebecca Smith SOL Prudence Fula TGA Vasi Feke Own goals 22em SOL Prudence Fula (for Papua New Guinea) TGA Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu (for Papua New Guinea) References External links OFC Event report (PDF) Table & results at RSSSF.com 2007 Championship Championship Category:2007 in Papua New Guinean sport 2007 Category:2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Category:April 2007 sports events in Oceania