2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2012 OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament was the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation. It was 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 played New Zealand in a home-and-away play-off for a place at the Olympics.[2]
| 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) |
Participating teams
First stage
The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012.[3]
Round-robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 9 | Qualification to final |
| 2 | Tonga (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | Qualification to third place play-off |
| 4 | Vanuatu |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 |
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| 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' |
Knockout round
| Final | ||
| 7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | |
| Tonga | 0 | |
| Third place play-off | ||
| 7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
| Samoa | 0 | |
| Vanuatu | 2 | |
Final
| Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Fatima Rama 47' Barbra Muta 49' |
Report |
Final stage
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
15–0 | Papua New Guinea |
8–0 | 7–0 |
Matches
| 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 qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
References
- "Schedule set for key competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- "PNG women's squad announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. 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. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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