2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament

| year = 2012

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| dates = 1 March–4 April 2012

| num_teams = 5

| confederations = 1

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| champion_other = {{fbw|New Zealand}}

| count = 2

| second_other = {{fbw|Papua New Guinea}}

| third_other = {{fbw|Tonga}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|Vanuatu}}

| matches = 10

| goals = 63

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| prevseason = 2008

| nextseason = 2016

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/df4e6b53-b97d-4278-afc1-42aeeb0a97f7/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Schedule set for key competitions |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=6 February 2012 |accessdate=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207165932/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/df4e6b53-b97d-4278-afc1-42aeeb0a97f7/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=2012-02-07 |url-status=dead }} The winner of this preliminary stage played New Zealand in a home-and-away play-off for a place at the Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/2c747c48-e57f-4e5a-b739-fbe0ef53e33a/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=PNG women's squad announced |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=31 January 2012 |accessdate=3 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126183246/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/2c747c48-e57f-4e5a-b739-fbe0ef53e33a/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=2015-11-26 |url-status=dead }}

Participating teams

  • {{fbw|New Zealand}}
  • {{fbw|Papua New Guinea}}
  • {{fbw|Samoa}}
  • {{fbw|Tonga}}
  • {{fbw|Vanuatu}}

First stage

The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/43ec1f93-6818-4ea5-b9ad-1036f7f3cf76/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Path to London unveiled |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=17 February 2012|accessdate=17 February 2012}}

=Round-robin=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=First stage

|source=OFC

|team_order=PNG, TGA, SAM, VAN

|update=complete

|win_PNG=3 |draw_PNG=0 |loss_PNG=0 |gf_PNG=20 |ga_PNG=3

|win_TGA=2 |draw_TGA=0 |loss_TGA=1 |gf_TGA=11 |ga_TGA=5|status_TGA=H

|win_SAM=1 |draw_SAM=0 |loss_SAM=2 |gf_SAM=7 |ga_SAM=16

|win_VAN=0 |draw_VAN=0 |loss_VAN=3 |gf_VAN=6 |ga_VAN=20

|name_PNG={{fbw|PNG}}

|name_TGA={{fbw|TGA}}

|name_SAM={{fbw|SAM}}

|name_VAN={{fbw|VAN}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=F |result2=F |result3=TP |result4=TP

|col_F=green1 |text_F=Qualification to final

|col_TP=blue1 |text_TP=Qualification to third place play-off

}}

{{footballbox

|date= 1 March 2012

|time= 13:00 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|TGA}}

|score= 5–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130514/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WWQ%202012%20TGA%20v%20VAN%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|VAN}}

|goals1= Piuingi Feke {{goal|31||47||61}}
Salome Va'enuku {{goal|42}}
Kiana Mu'amoholeva {{goal|56}}

|goals2= Serah Thompson {{goal|62}}
Joella Avock {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 700

|referee= Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

}}

{{footballbox

|date= 1 March 2012

|time= 15:30 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|PNG}}

|score= 7–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105903/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%202012%20PNG%20v%20SAM%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|SAM}}

|goals1= Fatima Rama {{goal|7}}
Linah Honeakii {{goal|12||38}}
Rumona Morris {{goal|45+1}}
Daisy Winas {{goal|86}}
Sandra Birum {{goal|87||90+2}}

|goals2= Lanuola Mulipola {{goal|19}}
Tamasailau Leuta {{goal|70}}

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 250

|referee= Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date= 3 March 2012

|time= 13:00 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|TGA}}

|score= 0–2

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115018/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%202012%20TGA%20v%20PNG%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|PNG}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Zeen Limbai {{goal|32}}
Deslyne Siniu {{goal|48}}

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 800

|referee= Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

}}

{{footballbox

|date= 3 March 2012

|time= 15:30 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|SAM}}

|score= 4–3

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140528/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%202012%20SAM%20v%20VAN%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|VAN}}

|goals1= Hazel Peleti {{goal|24||63||84}}
{{goal|80|o.g.}}

|goals2= Lisa Batick {{goal|5||29}}
Fina Angelo {{goal|43}}

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 200

|referee= Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date= 5 March 2012

|time= 13:00 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|SAM}}

|score= 1–6

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113459/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%202012%20SAM%20v%20TGA%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|TGA}}

|goals1= Hazel Peleti {{goal|38}}

|goals2= Laite Si'i Manu {{goal|4}}
Piuingi Feke {{goal|30||33||34||45}}
Kiana Mu'amoholeva {{goal|45+6}}

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 600

|referee= Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

}}

{{footballbox

|date= 5 March 2012

|time= 15:30 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|VAN}}

|score= 1–11

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222110806/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%202012%20VAN%20v%20PNG%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|PNG}}

|goals1= Junane Ishmael {{goal|42}}

|goals2= Georgina Kaikas {{goal|6||57}}
Deslyne Siniu {{goal|19||22||63|pen.|89}}
Esther Muta {{goal|56}}
Barbra Muta {{goal|73}}
Fatima Rama {{goal|79}}
Daisy Winas {{goal|85||89}}

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 100

|referee= Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

}}

=Knockout round=

{{#invoke:transcludable section|main|section=Bracket|text={{#invoke:RoundN|N2

|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Final

|Consol=Third place play-off

|7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa|{{fbw|PNG}}|2|{{fbw|TGA}}|0

|7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa|{{fbw|SAM}}|0|{{fbw|VAN}}|2

}}}}

==Third place play-off==

{{footballbox

|date= 7 March 2012

|time= 13:00 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|SAM}}

|score= 0–2

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081723/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%202012%20SAM%20v%20VAN%203rd%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|VAN}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Elodie Samuel {{goal|20}}
Leisale Solomon {{goal|24}}

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 150

|referee= Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

}}

==Final==

{{footballbox

|date= 7 March 2012

|time= 15:30 UTC+13

|team1= {{fbw-rt|PNG}}

|score= 2–0

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152357/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%202012%20PNG%20v%20TGA%20Final%20Match%20Summary.pdf Report]

|team2= {{fbw|TGA}}

|goals1= Fatima Rama {{goal|47}}
Barbra Muta {{goal|49}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Loto-Tonga Centre, Nukuʻalofa

|attendance= 800

|referee= Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

}}

=Awards=

A number of awards were announced following the preliminary tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.tongafootball.to/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1226/Article/3369c9a0-3770-42af-aede-992b92e7fa92/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=PNG secure play-off with New Zealand|work=Oceania Football Confederation|date=7 March 2012|accessdate=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418144927/http://www.tongafootball.to/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1226/Article/3369c9a0-3770-42af-aede-992b92e7fa92/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=2013-04-18|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
Player of the tournament

!Best goalkeeper

!Top scorer

!Fairplay Award

align=center|{{flagicon|PNG}} Deslyne Siniu

|align=center|{{flagicon|TGA}} Lupe Likiliki

|align=center|{{flagicon|TGA}} Piuingi Feke (7 goals)

|align=center|{{fbw|VAN}}

Final stage

=Summary=

{{#invoke:transcludable section|main|section=Final stage|text={{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fbw-rt|NZL}}||15–0|{{fbw|PNG}}||8–0|7–0}}

{{End}}}}

=Matches=

{{footballbox

|date = 31 March 2012

|time = 17:00 UTC+13

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NZL}}

|score = 8–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222141544/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%20NZL%20v%20PNG%20Play-off.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|PNG}}

|goals1 = Hannah Wilkinson {{goal|6}}
Rebecca Smith {{goal|13}}
Sarah Gregorius {{goal|40}}
Amber Hearn {{goal|43||90+1}}
Rosie White {{goal|63||89}}
Ria Percival {{goal|70}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Toll Stadium, Whangārei

|attendance = 2,243

|referee = Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 4 April 2012

|time = 14:00 UTC+10

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|PNG}}

|score = 0–7

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150418175443/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/WOQ%20PNG%20v%20NZL%20Play-off.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|NZL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Hayley Moorwood {{goal|13}}
Sarah Gregorius {{goal|32||84|pen.}}
Hannah Wilkinson {{goal|37}}
{{goal|42|o.g.}}
Anna Green {{goal|49}}
Betsy Hassett {{goal|70}}

|stadium = PMRL Stadium, Port Moresby

|attendance = 1,650

|referee = Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

}}

New Zealand won 15–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

References

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See also