2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship Toleafoa JS Blatter Football

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SEMIFINALISTS FOUND IN SAMOA WITH A ROUND TO SPARE The four semi-finalists were found on Match Day 2 of the 2006 OFC U-20 Championships in Samoa with a round of group matches to spare. Hosts Samoa sealed their qualification with a 3-0 win over New Caledonia, striker Suitapa Tafata sent the vocal local crowd into raptures with a hat-trick, sending her tally to five goals in two matches. Samoa would play Papua New Guinea on Match Day 3 to decide who topped Group B after PNG demolished Fiji 6-1 on Saturday. Striker Zeena Limbai was PNG’s heroine with four goals – in the process registering the first hat-trick of the tournament – while Bridget Nakas and Daisy Winas were also on target. Match Day 2 results Event Report and Statistics– 2006 OFC U-20 Women’s Championship – Samoa 12 Tonga eased into the final four with a 2-1 win over the Solomon Islands thanks to Penateti Feke 39 th and 65 th minute double. Vanessa Inifiri equalised for the Solomons in the 61 st minute but Feke ensured Tonga the mantle of tournament upstarts with her winner just four minutes later. New Zealand waltzed into the semi-finals with an 11-0 thumping of Vanuatu. Vanuatu battled bravely for half an hour before defender Abby Erceg opened the floodgates with a powerful header. Kiwi captain Kirsty Yallop scored a second half hat-trick while halftime substitute Helen Collins added a double, her first coming just 48 seconds after the restart. Sarah Gregorius, Ria Percival, Hannah Bromley, Renee Leota and Ali Riley completed the scoring for New Zealand. Group A New Zealand 11 (Abby Erceg 30, Sarah Gregorius 39, Ria Percival 41, Hannah Bromley 42, Renee Leota 43, Kirsty Yallop 50, 57, 83, Helen Collins 46, 59, Ali Riley 60) Vanuatu 0 (Halftime: 5-0) Tonga 2 (Penateti Feke 39, 65) Solomon Islands 1 (Vanessa Inifiri 61) (Halftime 1-0) Group B Papua New Guinea 6 (Zeena Limbai 11, 18, 63, 66, Bridget Nakas 12, Daisy Winas 32) Fiji 1 (Savaira Ratu 83) (Halftime: 4-0) Samoa 3 (Suitapa Tafafa 3) New Caledonia 0 (Halftime: 2-0) STORY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP Match Day 2
KIWIS SEND MESSAGE TO U-20 RIVALS New Zealand produced the fast start they desired but not the finish despite thumping Tonga 7-0 to comfortably top Group A, while neighbours Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands drew 1-1 on Match Day 3. The derby between near neighbours Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands ended with honours shared. Layda Samani opened the scoring after 18 minutes outpacing the Vanuatu defence before calmly rounding the 'keeper and rolling the ball into the empty net. Vanuatu responded on the stroke of half-time in similar fashion through Leisoko Masauvakalo. The Solomons had chances to secure the win in the second half, but wayward finishing let them down - not for the first time in the tournament. Tonga were content on a damage limitation job at the Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Fields, defending with 10 players behind the ball, Tonga's defensive ploy could not stop Caitlin Campbell from opening the scoring after just 31 seconds, the left winger neatly volleying home from the penalty spot after an excellent ball from skipper Kirsty Yallop. But New Zealand became increasingly frustrated by Tonga's deep defending after Petria Rennie doubled the score in the 13th minute following a well-weighted cross from Ria Percival. Shot after shot was sprayed high and wide as the Kiwis lacked composure in the congested penalty area. Match Day 3 results STORY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP Match Day 3 Event Report and Statistics– 2006 OFC U-20 Women’s Championship – Samoa 13 New Zealand had to wait till the 41st minute before Yallop finished a neat one-two with Katie Hoyle. Hoyle's midfield partner Emma Harrison then made it 4-0 two minutes before halftime when she rifled a left-footed shot into the right hand corner after being cleverly set up by Sarah Gregorius. It was a similar pattern of hit and miss in the second half with halftime substitute Ali Riley (53rd), Yallop (62nd) and second half sub Emma Humphries (71st) completing the rout. New Zealand were guilty of conceding possession too easily but had the consolation of Humphries scoring her first goal of the tournament after a series of near misses in the earlier wins over the Solomon Islands (4-0) and Vanuatu (11-0). Group A New Zealand 7 (Caitlin Campbell 1, Petria Rennie 13, Kirsty Yallop 41, 63, Emma Harrison 43, Ali Riley 53, Emma Humphries 71) Tonga 0 (Halftime 4-0) Solomon Islands 1 (Layda Samani 18) Vanuatu 1 (Leisoko Masauvakalo 45) (Halftime: 1-1)
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