2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 25–29 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |
Papua New Guinea |
| Third place |
 Cook Islands |
| Fourth place |
 Tonga |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 40 (6.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Amber Hearn (7 goals) |
| Best player |
Rosie White |
| Best goalkeeper |
Fidelma Watpore |
| Fair play award |
Tonga |
The 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the 2014 OFC Women's Championship) took place in Papua New Guinea from 25–29 October 2014.[1][2][3] The football tournament was organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. It was the tenth edition of the tournament.
New Zealand won the tournament without conceding a goal, thus winning their third straight edition and qualifying to the 2015 Women's World Cup.[4]
Hosts
Papua New Guinea and New Zealand had submitted a bid for the tournament. Papua New Guinea was chosen at the OFC Executive Committee on 29 March 2014.[1] Papua New Guinea had hosted the 2007 edition previously.
Teams
All eleven OFC members were eligible to participate but only four entered teams.[2]
Venue
Matches were originally to be played at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae.[2] However, the venue was later changed to the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo.[5]
Format
Teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. The best placed team qualified to the 2015 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Squads
Matches
All times are local (UTC+10:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 9 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | |
| 4 | Tonga |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 |
25 October 2014 11:00 |
| New Zealand |
16–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
Cleverley  1', 18'Gregorius 8' (pen.), 50', 70'Hassett 17'Collins 20', 69', 76'White 26', 29'Longo 67', 77'Hearn 86', 90+7'Percival 90+2' |
Report |
25 October 2014 14:00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
4–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Birum 16' M. Gunemba 26', 36', 84' |
Report | Maoate-Cox 90' |
29 October 2014 11:00 |
| Cook Islands |
0–11 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Collins 12', 20' Erceg 14' Hearn 19', 47', 56', 86'Percival 43'White 45+4' Stott 54'Hassett 75' |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Rosie White |
| Golden Boot | Amber Hearn |
| Golden Gloves | Fidelma Watpore |
| Fair Play Award | Tonga |
Goalscorers
New Zealand's Amber Hearn won the top scorer award for the second tournament in a row.
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Meagen Gunemba
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Daisy Cleverley
- Betsy Hassett
- Ria Percival
- Rebekah Stott
- Marie Kaipu
- 1 goal
- Lee Maoate-Cox
- Tepaeru Toka
- Abby Erceg
- Sandra Birum
- Heilala Loto'aniu
References
- 1 2 "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "PNG to host OFC Women's Nations Cup". Papua New Guinea Football Association. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Sweden seal spot in Canada". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand collect Canada 2015 ticket". FIFA. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Women's Nations Cup venue change confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand book tickets to Canada 2015". October 29, 2014.
External links
- OFC Women's Nations Cup 2014, oceaniafootball.com