2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Dates 18–22 February 2014
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  Papua New Guinea
Third place  Tonga
Fourth place  Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 31 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) New Zealand Emma Rolston
Best player Papua New Guinea Meagen Gunemba
Best goalkeeper Tonga Tangimausia Ma’afu
Fair play award  Vanuatu

The 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the sixth edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship. The continent's association football youth tournament organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. The tournament takes place in Auckland, New Zealand from 18 to 22 February 2014. Four teams take part.

The Championship acts as the continent's qualifying event for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup that will take place Canada later in this year.

Oceania's two top ranked teams New Zealand and Papua New Guinea won their first two games and then played of for the title on the last matchday.[1] New Zealand won 3–0 and qualified to the World Cup.[2]

Participating Teams

Only four of OFC's eleven nations have entered a team. The official draw was held on 24 January at OFC headquarters.[3]

Format

The four teams played a round-robin. The winner advanced to the World Cup.


Officials

Nine referees and nine assistant referees were named for the tournament.[4]

Referees
  • American Samoa Uinifareti Aliva
  • Vanuatu Robinson Banga
  • New Zealand Anna-Marie Keighley
  • Cook Islands Tupou Patia
  • Fiji Finau Vulivuli
Assistant Referees
  • Fiji Lonisa Dilioni
  • Solomon Islands Nagarita Jimmy
  • Tonga Lata Kaumatule
  • New Zealand Jacqui Stephenson
  • Samoa Maria Salamasina
  • Papua New Guinea Wanting Yagum

Matches

All times are local, UTC+13:00 (New Zealand Daylight saving time)

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9
 Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
 Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0

18 February 2014
13:00
Tonga  0–4  Papua New Guinea
Report Dinna Awele  51'
Talitha Irakau  66'
Yvonne Gabong  71'
Nicola Niaman  75'
Centre Park, Mangere
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)

18 February 2014
16:00
New Zealand  12–0  Vanuatu
Martine Puketapu  7', 18', 43'
Emma Rolston  15', 20', 45', 73'
Lauren Dabner  21'
Briar Palmer  36', 45'
Jasmine Pereira  80'
Tayla O'Brien  81' 		Report
Centre Park, Mangere
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (FIJ)

20 February 2014
13:00
Vanuatu  0–4  Papua New Guinea
Report Meagen Gunemba  5', 12', 16'
Georgina Kaikas  39'
Centre Park, Mangere
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (FIJ)

20 February 2014
16:00
New Zealand  3–1  Tonga
Daisy Cleverley  7'
Tayla O'Brien  39'
Catherine Bott  90+1' 		Report Daisy Cleverley  24' (o.g.)
Centre Park, Mangere
Referee: Robinson Banga (VAN)

22 February 2014
13:00
Vanuatu  0–4  Tonga
Report Malia Tongia  30', 45'
Unaloto Tahitu'a  35'
Ilisapeti Malekamu  54'
Centre Park, Mangere
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)

22 February 2014
16:00
New Zealand  3–0  Papua New Guinea
Belinda Van Noorden  10'
Jasmine Pereira  86'
Rumona Morris  90+3' (o.g.) 		Report
Centre Park, Mangere
Referee: Robinson Banga (VAN)

Awards

 2014 OFC Women's Under-20 Championship Winners 

New Zealand
Fourth title

[2]

Goal scorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

  • New Zealand Catherine Bott
  • New Zealand Daisy Cleverley
  • New Zealand Lauren Dabner
  • New Zealand Belinda Van Noorden
  • Papua New Guinea Dinna Awele
  • Papua New Guinea Yvonne Gabong
  • Papua New Guinea Talitha Irakau
  • Papua New Guinea Georgina Kaikas
  • Papua New Guinea Nicola Niaman
  • Tonga Ilisapeti Malekamu
  • Tonga Unaloto Tahitu'a

Own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Wins apiece sets up final showdown". OFC. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand earn tickets to Canada 2014". OFC. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Women's U-20 path to World Cup decided". oceaniafootball.com. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Officials confirmed for OFC Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 May 2012.

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