- Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games
The 2007 South Pacific Games Football was held at the
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex inApia ,Samoa in from25 August to7 September 2007 . [ [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=2304&sID=12 OFC - WORLD CUP & OLYMPIC MATCH SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED] OFC;15 June 2007 ]The Men's tournament formed the first stage of the
Oceania Football Confederation 's (OFC) qualification tournament for the2010 FIFA World Cup and the qualification tournament for the2008 OFC Nations Cup , [ [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=2031&sID=12 OFC - OFC 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ROUTE VIA ASIA] OFC;7 December 2006 ; Accessed15 February 2007 ] while the Women's tournament formed the first stage of the OFC's qualification tournament for the2008 Olympic Games . Both competitions had groups drawn on12 June 2007 . The Men's draw was undertaken byTim Cahill , while the women's was assisted byBrandi Chastain .New Caledonia's captain,
Pierre Wajoka scored a ninth minute penalty against Tahiti in the opening fixture of the games, earning him the distinction of being the scorer of the first goal of the2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process. Solomon Islands team mateCommins Menapi completed the tournament's first hat-trick, on his way to a double brace in the game against American Samoa. Later in the day at the same venue,Osea Vakatalesau of Fiji scored the 2010 World Cup's first double hat-trick as his side defeated Tuvalu 16–0.Men's Tournament
The final accredited athlete list at the [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3567-0-0-0&sID=45925 SPG website] shows 10 entered sides. Papua New Guinea, although listed by FIFA as having applied for the 2010 World Cup, did not enter. Tuvalu did enter (although they were not eligible for the World Cup).
Group seedings
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date =August 25 2007
15:00UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|SOL
score = 12 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007724/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|ASA
goals1 = Totori goal|12 goal|15
Menapi goal|20|pen. goal|41 goal|75 goal|82
Fa'arodo goal|43
Waita goal|58 goal|85
Bebeu goal|69
Molea goal|77
Takayama goal|90+2
goals2 = Ott goal|55|pen.
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 300
referee =Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea) ----footballbox
date =August 25 2007
20:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|VAN
score = 4 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007727/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|SAM
goals1 = Iwai goal|21
Naprapol goal|43
Poida goal|66
Soromon goal|90+2
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 300
referee =Averii Jacques (Tahiti) ----footballbox
date =August 27 2007
15:0UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|SOL
score = 4 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007725/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|TGA
goals1 = Menapi goal|5 goal|12
Fa'arodo goal|51
Maemae goal|66
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 350
referee =Fiti Aimaasu (Samoa) ----footballbox
date =August 27 2007
20:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|ASA
score = 0 – 7
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007712/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|SAM
goals1 =
goals2 = Tumua goal|24 goal|51
Faaiuaso goal|29
Cahill goal|43|pen. goal|67
Fonoti goal|61
Michael goal|76
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 2,800
referee =Job Minan (Papua New Guinea) ----footballbox
date =August 29 2007
15:00UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|ASA
score = 0 – 15
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007722/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|VAN
goals1 =
goals2 = Poida goal|19
Mermer goal|24 goal|45 goal|45+1 goal|68
Sakama goal|43 goal|79 goal|90+1
Chichirua goal|56
Iwai goal|62
Tomake goal|72
Soromon goal|81 goal|84 goal|86 goal|90+2
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 200
referee =Michael Hester (New Zealand) ----footballbox
date =August 29 2007
20:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|SAM
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007726/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|TGA
goals1 = Faaiuaso goal|45+1
Taylor goal|83
goals2 = Feao goal|54
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 1,850
referee =Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea) ----footballbox
date =September 1 2007
12:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|TGA
score = 4 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007720/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|ASA
goals1 = Moala goal|37|pen.
Palu goal|54 goal|61
Uhatahi goal|86
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 200
referee =Job Minan (Papua New Guinea) ----footballbox
date =September 1 2007
14:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|VAN
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007721/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|SOL
goals1 =
goals2 = Bebeu goal|60
Fa'arodo goal|64
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 1,000
referee =Averii Jacques (Tahiti) ----footballbox
date =September 3 2007
12:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|SAM
score = 0 – 3
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007723/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|SOL
goals1 =
goals2 = Totori goal|1 goal|37
Maemae goal|69
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 200
referee =Michael Hester (New Zealand) ----footballbox
date =September 3 2007
12:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|TGA
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250483/match=300007719/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|VAN
goals1 = Savieti goal|50
goals2 = Soromon goal|24 goal|34 goal|41
Maleb goal|76
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 50
referee =Job Minan (Papua New Guinea)emi-finals
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date =September 5 2007
15:00UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|SOL
score = 2 – 3
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250497/match=300029775/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|NCL
goals1 = Fa'arodo goal|40
Menapi goal|47
goals2 = Kabeu goal|37
Toto goal|54
Mercier goal|90+4
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 1,500
referee =Job Minan (Papua New Guinea) ----footballbox
date =September 5 2007
18:00UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|FIJ
score = 3 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250497/match=300029776/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|VAN
goals1 = Baleitoga goal|44
Vakatalesau goal|69|pen.
Krishna goal|70
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 600
referee =Michael Hester (New Zealand)Bronze medal match
footballbox
date =September 7 2007
14:30UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|SOL
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250496/match=300029777/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|VAN
goals1 =
goals2 = Soromon goal|45+3
Sakama goal|50
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 200
referee =Averii Jacques (Tahiti)Gold medal match
footballbox
date =September 7 2007
18:00UTC-11
team1 = fb-rt|NCL
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250495/match=300029778/report.html Report]
team2 = fb|FIJ
goals1 = Hmae goal|61
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance = 400
referee =Michael Hester (New Zealand)The three medallists, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Vanuatu, advanced to the 2008 OFC Nations Cup (together with automatic qualifier New Zealand).
Advancement problems
Tuvalu
There remained some uncertainty as to what procedure would occur should Tuvalu advance - as they were not members of FIFA (and were therefore not entered in the
2010 FIFA World Cup ). While no explicit ruling was communicated on this matter, comments in the press release for the OFC Second Stage draw referred to "nine eligible nations", suggesting that Tuvalu would not have advanced to the OFC Nations Cup regardless of their performance in the South Pacific Games. Had Tuvalu finished in a medal position, the fourth place team would presumably have qualified for the next round of qualifying with the other two medal winners and New Zealand. Tuvalu's early elimination from the competition put an end to any complication over the qualifying process for the next round.This was the first time ever that a non-FIFA nation has competed in the World Cup. [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL2392353120070823?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldFootballNews Long World Cup qualifying road starts in Samoa] Reuters;
August 23 2007 ] The closest situation in the past was the case of New Caledonia during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. However, they were at the time in the process of accession to the organisation, and were eliminated from contention for the finals just days before their final admission to the FIFA family.Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, having initially entered the 2010 World Cup and indicated their intention to enter the South Pacific Games, were involved in a dispute with their sporting authorities and failed to meet the official accreditation deadline for the South Pacific Games. This meant they were effectively disqualified from the World Cup.
Women's Tournament
This tournament was the first stage of qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games Women's Football Tournament. Vanuatu was listed as an entrant initially, but withdrew before the draw.
Group seedings
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date =August 30 2007
12:30UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|TGA
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/tonga-v-new-caledonia-match-progress-first-half-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw|NCL
goals1 = Feke goal|47 goal|87
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Finau Vulivuli (Fiji) ----footballbox
date =August 30 2007
18:00UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|TAH
score = 4 – 0
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/tahiti-v-samoa-match-progress-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw|SAM
goals1 = Hauata goal|31
Bryce goal|31|o.g.
Marmouyet goal|45+2
Marmouyet goal|88
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands) ----footballbox
date =September 1 2007
10:00UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|TAH
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/tahiti-v-tonga-match-progress-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw|TGA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands) ----footballbox
date =September 1 2007
20:30UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|NCL
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/new-caledonia-v-samoa-match-progress-first-half-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw|SAM
goals1 =
goals2 = Davies goal|7
Lemana goal|81
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea) ----footballbox
date =September 3 2007
18:00UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|NCL
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/new-caledonia-v-tahiti-match-progress-first-half-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw|TAH
goals1 =
goals2 = Hauata goal|60 goal|78
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Finau Vulivuli (Fiji) ----footballbox
date =September 3 2007
20:00UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|TGA
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/tonga-v-samoa-match-progress-first-half-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw|SAM
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Chris Lengata (Solomon Islands)Note: while all other groups had the two final matches played simultaneously, this was not the case here.
emi-finals
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date =September 5 2007
12:30UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|FIJ
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/fiji-v-tonga-match-progress-first-half-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw|TGA
goals1 =
goals2 = Feke goal|80|pen.
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Fiti Aimaasu (Samoa) ----footballbox
date =September 5 2007
20:30UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|PNG
score = 5 – 0
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/tahiti-v-papua-new-guinea-match-progress-first-half-0-0-1 Report]
team2 = fbw|TAH
goals1 = Midi goal|55
Banabas goal|62 goal|65
Alau goal|80
Winas goal|85
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)Bronze medal match
footballbox
date =September 7 2007
15:00UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|FIJ
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/tahiti-v-fiji-match-progress-first-half-0-0-1 Report]
team2 = fbw-rt|TAH
goals1 = Vatulili goal|49
goals2 =
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee =Job Minan (Papua New Guinea)Gold medal match
footballbox
date =September 7 2007
20:30UTC-11
team1 = fbw-rt|TGA
score = 1 – 3 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/papua-new-guinea-v-tonga-match-progress-first-half-0-0 Report]
team2 = fbw-rt|PNG
goals1 = Feke goal|21
goals2 = Winas goal|69
Midi goal|108
Banabas goal|119
stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex,Apia ,Samoa
attendance =
referee = Neil Fox (New Zealand)Papua New Guinea advanced to face New Zealand in a playoff game for a spot at the 2008 Olympics.
ee also
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Pacific Games References
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