2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
The 2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 17–30 September 2022. Vanuatu hosted the competition with all matches being played at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila. The tournament was a resurrection of the Melanesia Cup which has not been held since the year 2000.[1] It was a FIFA Tier-1 tournament.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Vanuatu |
| City | Port Vila |
| Dates | 17–30 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Vanuatu |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nigel Dabinyaba (3 goals) |
Format
The six competing teams are divided into two groups. A total of 10 matches will be played on five matchdays.[2]
Matches
Group A
Group A consists of Papua New Guinea, host Vanuatu, and Vanuatu's development side.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Vanuatu "B" |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 1 |
| Vanuatu |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 1 |
| Vanuatu "B" | 1–2 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Vanuatu | 2–2 | Vanuatu "B" |
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| Vanuatu | 0–1 | Papua New Guinea |
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Group B
Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands have been drawn into Group B.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Solomon Islands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Fiji |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| Fiji | 1–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Solomon Islands | 1–1 | Vanuatu "B" |
|---|---|---|
Lea'i  37' |
Report | Aru 70' |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–5 | ||
Third place match
Final
| Papua New Guinea | 3–3 | Vanuatu "B" |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–1 | ||
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 24 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
- Raymond Gunemba
- Raphael Lea'i
- (Dev.) Jordy Tasip
- (Dev.) Reginold Ravo
1 goal
- Roy Krishna
- Gabriele Matanisiga
- Remueru Tekiate
- Christopher Wasasala
- Daniel Joe
- Atti Kepo
- Alvin Hou
- Micah Lea'alafa
- Tenene Goddin
- Bong Kalo
- (Dev.) Claude Aru
- (Dev.) Siaban Dolsen
- (Dev.) Joe Moses
References
- Abel, Jason. "COM approves Vanuatu bid in hosting Prime Ministers Cup tournament". Vanuatu Daily Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- "Pacific news and sport in brief for August 8". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- Romena, Romeka. "Fiji in Pool B for MSG PM Cup". Fiji Live. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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