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1998 OFC Women's Championship
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OFC Women's Championship 1998 9–17 October New Zealand 6 1 1 1 AUS 2 NZL PNG FIJ 10 112 NZL Pernille Andersen(15 goals) 1994 2003
The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, also known as the VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cuphttp://www.todor66.com/football/Oceania/Ladies_Oceania_Cup_1998.html Football VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup 1998 - played in Auckland (NZL) +13 GMT - Winner Australia was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 9 October & 17 October 1998. It was the sixth staging of the OFC Women's Championship. The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, like its previous edition, served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. OFC's only berth was given to the winner – Australia.
Participating nations
Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, six entered the tournament.
Team Tournamentappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance ASA 1st — — AUS 6th 1994 Winners (1994) FIJ 2nd 1983 4th (1983) NZL 6th 1994 Winners (1983, 1991) PNG 4th 1994 3rd (1991, 1994) SAM 1st — —
Did not enter
COK
NCL 1853
SOL
TAH
TGA
VAN
First round
Group A
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsNZL2200350+356FIJ2101514−93SAM2002026−260
9 October 1998 NZL 21–0 Report SAM Andersen 9 11 18 38 45 ?Henderson 16 75 78 86Haskell 12 28 40 67Unknown 22 o.g.Cox 52 83Smith 62 66Crawford 64Jackman 82 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 600 Tammy Peacock (Australia)
11 October 1998 NZL 14–0 Report FIJ Andersen 6 9 27 pen. 45+? 47 77 ?Haskell 17 29 32Ruscoe 31Cox 45+?Crawford 65Smith 90+? pen. Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Tammy Peacock (Australia)
13 October 1998 FIJ 5–0 SAM Kubulala ?http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id651.htm 11/10/98 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsAUS2200290+296PNG210198+13ASA2002030−300
9 October 1998 AUS 21–0 Report ASA Thomas 4 35 55Casagrande 19 59Tann-Darby 28Salisbury 29 58 72 81 90+3Black 37 68 88 90+5Ferguson 44 79Taylor 50Forman 66Peters 78Boyd 90+6 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
11 October 1998 AUS 8–0 Report PNG Black 3 18 22Casagrande 28Salisbury 66 67 86Boyd 90+2 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
13 October 1998 PNG 9–0 ASA Taman ?http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id651.htm 11/10/98 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Knockout stage
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Semi-finals
15 October 1998 NZL 5–0 PNG Report Andersen 6 55 pHenderson 38Carlisle ?Cox 40 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
15 October 1998 AUS 17–0 Report FIJ Murray 3 23 47Iannotta 7 43Boyd 23 39Black 33 40 55Peters 49 53 58 81Ferguson 69 72Salisbury 83 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Third place playoff
17 October 1998 PNG 7–1 FIJ Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Final
17 October 1998 NZL 1–3 Report AUS Smith 77 Murray 2Starr 13Casagrande 66 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 2000 Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)Australia won the tournament and qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Awards
fbw 1998 OFC Women's Championship winners Australia Second
Goalscorers
15 goals
NZL Pernille Andersen
10 goals
AUS Sharon Black
9 goals
AUS Cheryl Salisbury
7 goals
NZL Sacha Haskell
5 goals
AUS Joanne Peters
NZL Wendi Henderson
4 goals
22em
AUS Alicia Ferguson
AUS Julie Murray
AUS Katrina Boyd
AUS Lisa Casagrande
NZL Michele Cox
NZL Nicky Smith
3 goals
AUS Natalie Thomas
2 goals
22em
AUS Angela Iannotta
NZL Amanda Crawford
1 goals
22em
AUS Alison Forman
AUS Amy Duggan
AUS Anissa Tann
AUS Bridgette Starr
FIJ Losana Kubulala
NZL Jennifer Carlisle
NZL Maia Jackman
NZL Melissa Ruscoe
PNG Nellie Taman
Unknown goalscorers
22em
FIJ: 5 additional goals
PNG: 15 additional goals
Own goal
SAM Unknown player (playing against New Zealand)
References
External links
Tables & results at RSSSF.com
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