Football_at_the_2015_Pacific_Games_–_Women's_tournament
Football at the 2015 Pacific Games – Women's tournament
International football competition
The 2015 Pacific Games women's football tournament was the fourth edition of the Pacific Games women's football tournament. The women's football tournament was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea between 6–16 July 2015 as part of the 2015 Pacific Games. The tournament was open to full women's national teams (unlike the men's tournament, which was age-restricted).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Papua New Guinea |
| City | Port Moresby |
| Dates | 6–16 July 2015 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Papua New Guinea (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  Cook Islands |
| Fourth place |  Samoa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.62 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Christelle Wahnawe (10 goals) |
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The tournament also doubled as the first stage of the fourth edition of the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international tournament organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to determine which women's national teams from Oceania qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[1][2] The highest-ranked team of this competition who is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) advanced to the second stage against New Zealand, where the winner qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament.[3]
Papua New Guinea won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive Pacific Games.
A total of seven teams participated in the tournament.[4]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 3rd | Group stage (2007, 2011) |
 Fiji | 4th | Bronze medal (2007, 2011) |
| New Caledonia | 3rd | Silver medal (2011) |
| Papua New Guinea (hosts) | 4th | Gold medal (2003, 2007, 2011) |
| Samoa | 2nd | Group stage (2007) |
 Solomon Islands | 3rd | Group stage (2007, 2011) |
 Tonga | 4th | Silver medal (2007) |
New Caledonia are ineligible for the Olympics as they are not affiliated to the IOC. Had they won the tournament, the runner-up would advance to the second stage of the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[4]
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The draw was held on 1 June 2015 at the OFC Headquarters at Auckland.[5] The seven teams were drawn into one group of four teams and one group of three teams.
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Samoa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Tonga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Solomon Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 1–8 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
Aihunu  67' (pen.) |
Report | Wahnawe 6', 48', 68' Rabah 14'Xolawawa 39' (pen.)Maguire 73'Hace 80'Gatha 90+8' |
| Solomon Islands | 0–2 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Soakai 58' Akolo 90+4' |
| New Caledonia | 2–2 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Rabah 7' Wahnawe 48' |
Report | Kapisi 2' Ioane 21' |
| New Caledonia | 6–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Haocas 4' Wahnawe 21', 66', 72'Rabah 42'Kenon 45+1' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cook Islands |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Fiji |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Fiji | 1–5 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Rao 90+1' |
Report | M. Gunemba 30' (pen.), 45', 50' Padio 83'Rama 90+2' |
| Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| M. Gunemba 31' Rama 72' |
Report |
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 13 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 5 | |||||
| 16 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 1 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 0 | |||||
| 13 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | |||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 16 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 2 | |||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| New Caledonia | 5–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Wahnawe 10', 82', 84' Rabah 26'Haocas 31' |
Report | L. Harmon 90+1' |
| Papua New Guinea | 3–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Kaikas 6' M. Gunemba 25'Padio 45+1' |
Report |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Papua New Guinea advanced to the second stage of the OFC Qualifying Tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics; since New Caledonia are ineligible for the Olympics, Papua New Guinea would have advanced as the highest-ranked IOC member team regardless of the result.
- 10 goals
Christelle Wahnawe
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Myranda Rabah
- 2 goals
Liz Harmon- Marielle Haocas
Ramona Padio- Fatima Rama
Lusia Ioane
- 1 goal
- Maeva Carr
- Tepaeru Toka
Sofi Diyalowai- Sonali Rao
- Sydney Gatha
- Isabelle Hace
- Brenda Kenon
- Kim Maguire
- Céline Xolawawa
- Georgina Kaikas
- Marie Kaipu
- Kelsey Kapisi
- Hana Malo
- Hazel Peleti
Cathy Aihunu- Merina Joe
Mele Akolo- Mele Soakai
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