The 2012 OFC Under 17 tournament was the second edition of the OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, which acted as the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier in the Oceania Football Confederation region. It took place from 9 to 14 April in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] New Zealand were the defending champions after winning the 2010 edition.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 9 – 13 April |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Papua New Guinea |
| Third place |  Cook Islands |
| Fourth place |  New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 39 (6.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hannah Carlsen Jasmine Pereira (6 goals each) |
New Zealand won the tournament undefeated with a goal difference of 29–1 and qualified to the World Cup.[3]
The tournament was held alongside the 2012 OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, using the same venue and alternating matchdays.
Participating teams edit
Matches edit
The four teams played a single round robin.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 9 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 6 |
| Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 |
| New Caledonia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| New Caledonia | 0–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kaikas  18' |
| New Zealand | 7–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Puketapu 18' Bott 22'Rolston 29'Carlsen 33', 75'Palmer 67', 71' |
Report |
| New Caledonia | 1–13 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Valefakaaga 19' |
Report | Pereira 2', 31', 47', 86' Rolston 28', 60'Puketapu 36', 84', 90+3'Cleverley 69'Carlsen 77'Innes 82'Palmer 90+4' |
| Cook Islands | 2–3 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Toka 33', 69' |
Report | Lorenz 21', 27' Kaikas 53' |
| Cook Islands | 3–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Taio 8' Maoate-Cox 71'Toka 77' |
Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–9 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee 1' Cleverley 22', 39'Carlsen 36', 40', 78'Pereira 46', 90+3'Rolston 78' |
Top goalscorers edit
players with at least two goals:
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Georgina Kaikas- Ramona Lorenz
Awards edit
New Zealand's Carlsen and Pereira were handed the golden boot for scoring six goals each. New Zealand also won the Fair Play awards as well as the Best Player award with Briar Palmer. Moeroa Nootai from Cook Islands received the Golden Gloves award for best goal-keeping.[3]
References edit
- ^ "OFC confirms dates for Olympic qualifying matches". spasifikmag.com. Retrieved 28 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kiwis stroll to Oceania crown". OFC. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Young Football Ferns book Azerbaijan spot". oceaniafootball.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
External links edit
- Competition at OFC website
- Championship at futbol24.com