The 2007 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football took place in Lae, Papua New GuineaPNG squad ready for World Cup Qualifier , Papua New Guinea Football Association, retrieved 5 April 2007 between 9 April and 13 April. It was the eighth edition of the tournament.
The tournament was also known as the OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, as the winner qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup.
New Zealand have never lost a match to any of their three competitors at the OFC Women's Championship, with the closest result being a 2–0 win over Papua New Guinea in 1995.Oceania Cup (Women), Erik Garin, RSSSF, retrieved 5 April 2007
The Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu were announced to take part, but withdrew before the tournament was organized.
New Zealand won their record-tying third tournament title and qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 16 years.
Participating nations Of the eleven nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, only four entered the tournament.
Team Tournamentappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance 8th 2003 Winners (1983, 1991) 6th 2003 3rd (1991, 1994, 1998, 2003) 1st — — 1st — —
Officials The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament.
Referees Amelia Morris Job Minan Ponis Lencie Fred
Assistant Referees Rohitesh Dayal Joakim Salaiau Sosongan Hilary Ani Jackson Namo Neil Polosso Hamilton Siau
Results TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsNote3300211+209Champions and qualified for 320178–16301217–6130121141
Awards
Goalscorers 4 goals
Nicky Smith Kirsty Yallop
3 goals Deslyn Siniu 2 goals
Simone Ferrara Wendi Henderson Ria Percival Zoe Thompson Jacqueline Chalau
1 goal
Abby Erceg Anna Green Emma Kete Hayley Moorwood Rebecca Smith Prudence Fula Vasi Feke
Own goals
Prudence Fula (for Papua New Guinea) Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu (for Papua New Guinea)
References
External links OFC Event report (PDF) Table & results at RSSSF.com