2016 OFC Nations Cup Final

2016 OFC Nations Cup Final
Event 2016 OFC Nations Cup
New Zealand Papua New Guinea
New Zealand Papua New Guinea
0 0
After extra time
New Zealand won 4–2 on penalties
Date 11 June 2016
Venue Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Attendance 13,000

The 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final was a football match that took place on 11 June 2016 at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby. It was the final match of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, the 10th edition of the OFC Nations Cup, a competition for national teams in Oceania.[1][2]

It was contested between New Zealand and hosts Papua New Guinea.[1] It was New Zealand's 5th final, previously having won three of them as well as a fourth title in the round robin system used in the 2008 edition.[2] It was Papua New Guinea's first appearance in a final of the competition.[2] In the group stage, New Zealand topped Group B without dropping a point while Papua New Guinea won Group A on goal difference with two draws and a win.[3] In the semi-finals New Zealand beat New Caledonia 1–0 and Papua New Guinea beat Solomon Islands 2–1.[3]

Neither team managed to score in 90 minutes so the game went to extra time.[4] The 30 minutes of extra time produced no goals, so the game went to penalties.[4] Papua New Guinea's Koriak Upaiga was first to miss in the shootout. After three penalties each, the score was 3–2 to New Zealand. The next penalty for both teams was missed with Jeremy Brockie for New Zealand and Raymond Gunemba for Papua New Guinea both missing their spot kicks. This left Marco Rojas with the opportunity to seal the game for New Zealand. He did so and in doing so qualified his nation for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[1][4] The 2016 final was the first OFC Nations Cup final to be decided on penalties.[2]

Background

New Zealand were playing in their 5th OFC Nations Cup final, having won in 1973, 1998 and 2002 and having lost in 2000.[2] They had also won the competition in 2008 when the winner was decided in a round-robin system.[2] Papua New Guinea were featuring in their first OFC Nations Cup final.[2] In their three previous OFC Nations Cup participations before 2016, they didn't get out of the group stage.[5]

The two nations had met in official FIFA matches four times before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final.[6] The first two matches were in 1997 as part of the second round of Oceanian 1988 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6] The first game was in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea won 1–0 with Francis Niakuam scoring the winning goal.[7] In the return match held in Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand won 7–0.[7] New Zealand ended up topping the qualification group and progressing to the final stage while Papua New Guinea finished bottom of the group.[8] The third match between the two nations was in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup and New Zealand won 9–1.[6] The fourth and most recent game between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup final, was in Group B of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won 2–1 and that meant they led the head-to-head record between themselves and Papua New Guinea 3–1 before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final.[6]

Road to the final

New Zealand Round Papua New Guinea
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Fiji 3–1 Match 1  New Caledonia 1–1
 Vanuatu 5–0 Match 2  Tahiti 2–2
 Solomon Islands 1–0 Match 3  Samoa 8–0
Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 330091+89
 Solomon Islands 310212−13
 Fiji 310246−23
 Vanuatu 310238−53
 Final standings Group A winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Papua New Guinea 3120113+85
 New Caledonia 312092+75
 Tahiti 312073+45
 Samoa 3003019−190
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 New Caledonia 1–0 Semi-finals  Solomon Islands 2–1

Match

Details

New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
GK 1 Stefan Marinovic
RWB 16 Louis Fenton  27'
CB 5 Michael Boxall  48'
CB 17 Luke Adams
CB 18 Sam Brotherton
LWB 2 Kip Colvey  61'
CM 13 Monty Patterson  53'
CM 8 Michael McGlinchey  90+2'
AM6 Bill Tuiloma  71'
ST 7 Kosta Barbarouses  55'
ST 14 Rory Fallon (c)
Substitutions:
GK 23 Tamati Williams
MF 3 Matthew Ridenton
MF 11 Marco Rojas  53'
GK 12 Max Crocombe
ST 15 Jeremy Brockie  55'
MF 20 Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
MF 21 Logan Rogerson
MF 22 Moses Dyer  71'
Manager:
England Anthony Hudson
GK 20 Ronald Warisan
RB 2 Daniel Joe
CB 5 Felix Komolong
CB 4 Alwin Komolong
LB 19 Koriak Upaiga
CM 14 Emmanuel Simon  115'
CM 12 David Muta (c)
RW 9 Nigel Dabingyaba
AM8 Michael Foster  35'
LW 18 Tommy Semmy  20'
ST 7 Raymond Gunemba  117'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Ishmael Pole
DF 3 Valentine Nelson
ST 6 Patrick Aisa
MF 10 Obert Bika
MF 11 Wira Wama
DF 13 Roland Bala
DF 15 Philip Steven
DF 16 Jeremy Yasasa
MF 17 Jacob Sabua  115'
DF 21 Sammie Campbell
DF 22 Otto Kusunan
GK 23 Leslie Kalai
Manager:
Denmark Flemming Serritslev

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches". FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Oceanian Nations Cup". rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Oceanian Nations Cup 2016". rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2016 OFC Nations Cup – New Zealand triumphant". EM TV. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "World Cup qualifying: Papua New Guinea claim final place in third round". ESPN FC. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Papua New Guinea national football team: record v New Zealand". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. 1 2 "1998 FIFA World Cup France Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "World Cup 1998 Qualifying". rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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