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1998 OFC Women's Championship

1998 OFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates9–17 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Papua New Guinea
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored112 (11.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Pernille Andersen
(15 goals)

The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, also known as the VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup[1] was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 9 October & 17 October 1998. It was the sixth staging of the OFC Women's Championship. The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, like its previous edition, served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. OFC's only berth was given to the winner – Australia.

Participating nations

Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, six entered the tournament.

Team Tournament
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
American Samoa 1st — —
Australia 6th 1994 Winners (1994)
Fiji 2nd 1983 4th (1983)
New Zealand 6th 1994 Winners (1983, 1991)
Papua New Guinea 4th 1994 3rd (1991, 1994)
Samoa 1st — —

Did not enter

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand 2 2 0 0 35 0 +35 6
Fiji 2 1 0 1 5 14 −9 3
Samoa 2 0 0 2 0 26 −26 0
New Zealand 21–0 Samoa
Andersen Goal 9', 11', 18', 38', 45', ?'
Henderson Goal 16', 75', 78', 86'
Haskell Goal 12', 28', 40', 67'
Unknown Goal 22' (o.g.)
Cox Goal 52', 83'
Smith Goal 62', 66'
Crawford Goal 64'
Jackman Goal 82'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Tammy Peacock (Australia)
New Zealand 14–0 Fiji
Andersen Goal 6', 9', ?', 45+?', 47', 77', ?'
Haskell Goal 17', 29', 32'
Ruscoe Goal 31'
Cox Goal 45+?'
Crawford Goal 65'
Smith Goal ?'		 Report
Referee: Tammy Peacock (Australia)
Fiji 5–0 Samoa
Kubulala Goal ?'[2]

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia 2 2 0 0 29 0 +29 6
Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 9 8 +1 3
American Samoa 2 0 0 2 0 30 −30 0
Australia 21–0 American Samoa
Thomas Goal 4', 35', 55'
Casagrande Goal 19', 59'
Tann-Darby Goal 28'
Salisbury Goal 29', 58', 72', 81'
Black Goal 37', 68', 88', 90+5'
Ferguson Goal 44', 79'
Taylor Goal 50'
Forman Goal 66'
Peters Goal 78'
Boyd Goal 90+6'		 Report
Australia 8–0 Papua New Guinea
Black Goal 3', 18', 22'
Casagrande Goal 28'
Salisbury Goal 66', 67', 86'
Boyd Goal 90+2'		 Report
Papua New Guinea 9–0 American Samoa
Taman Goal ?'[3]

Knockout stage

Semi-finalsFinal
15 October
 New Zealand5
17 October – Auckland
 Papua New Guinea0
New Zealand1
15 October
 Australia3
Australia17
 Fiji0
Third place
17 October
 Papua New Guinea7
 Fiji1

Semi-finals

New Zealand 5–0 Papua New Guinea
Andersen Goal 6', 55' (p)
Henderson Goal 38'
Carlisle Goal ?'
Cox Goal 40'		 Report
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
Australia 17–0 Fiji
Murray Goal 3', 23', 47'
Iannotta Goal 7', 43'
Boyd Goal 23', 39'
Black Goal 33', 40', 55'
Peters Goal 49', 53', 58', 81'
Ferguson Goal 69', 72'
Salisbury Goal 83'		 Report

Third place playoff

Papua New Guinea 7–1 Fiji

Final

New Zealand 1–3 Australia
Smith Goal 77' Report Murray Goal 2'
Starr Goal 13'
Casagrande Goal 66'
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)

Awards

 1998 OFC Women's Championship Winners 

Australia
Second title

Goalscorers

15 goals
  • New Zealand Pernille Andersen
10 goals
  • Australia Sharon Black
8 goals
7 goals
  • New Zealand Sacha Haskell
5 goals
  • Australia Joanne Peters
  • New Zealand Wendi Henderson
4 goals
  • Australia Alicia Ferguson
  • Australia Julie Murray
  • Australia Katrina Boyd
  • Australia Lisa Casagrande
  • New Zealand Michele Cox
  • New Zealand Nicky Smith
3 goals
  • Australia Natalie Thomas
2 goals
  • Australia Angela Iannotta
  • New Zealand Amanda Crawford
1 goals
  • Australia Alison Forman
  • Australia Amy Duggan
  • Australia Anissa Tann
  • Australia Bridgette Starr
  • Fiji Losana Kubulala
  • New Zealand Jennifer Carlisle
  • New Zealand Maia Jackman
  • New Zealand Melissa Ruscoe
  • Papua New Guinea Nellie Taman
Unknown goalscorers
Own goal
  • Samoa Unknown player (playing against New Zealand)

References

  1. ^ http://www.todor66.com/football/Oceania/Ladies_Oceania_Cup_1998.html
  2. ^ http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id651.htm
  3. ^ http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id651.htm

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