2007 OFC U-20 Championship

2007 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  New Zealand
Dates 19 - 31 January
Teams 7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-up  Fiji
Third place  Solomon Islands
Fourth place  New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 21
Goals scored 81 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Roy Krishna (7 goals)
Best player Chris James

The 2007 OFC U-20 Championship was held at the Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, New Zealand from 19 to 31 January 2007 in a league tabele format. It was the first tournament in which regular Oceania powerhouse Australia were not participating, following their switch to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Contents

Referees

New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
  • Minan Ponis
  • Salaiau Sosongan
Samoa
  • Fiti Aimaasu
Solomon Islands
  • Christopher Lengata
  • Nelson Sogo

Venues

The tournament will be played at just one venue in Henderson, New Zealand; Trusts Stadium.

Trusts Stadium

Location: Henderson, Waitakere
Capacity: 4,900

Squads

Main article: 2007 OFC U-20 Championship squads

Group stage

Round 1

19 January 2007
12:00 UTC+12
  Samoa 0 - 7  Fiji Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Senibuli  9'
Krishna  32'  38'  86'
Singh  24'
Underwood  69'  89'
19 January 2007
14:30 UTC+12
  Tahiti 1 - 2  New Caledonia Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Tereiitau  60' Sablan  9'
Lolohea  45+1'
19 January 2007
17:00 UTC+12
  Solomon Islands 1 - 1  New Zealand Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Molea  28' Jenkins  33'

Round 2

21 January 2007
12:00 UTC+12
  Tahiti 3 - 1  Samoa Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Wan Phook
Warren
Chan		 Tino
21 January 2007
14:30 UTC+12
  Solomon Islands 1 - 0  New Caledonia Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Molea
21 January 2007
17:00 UTC+12
  Fiji 2 - 0  Vanuatu Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Naqeleca
Sami

Round 3

23 January 2007
12:00 UTC+12
  Tahiti 2 - 2  Vanuatu Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Hauata  56'
Tereiitau  90+1'		 Boe  2'
Sakama  89'
23 January 2007
14:30 UTC+12
  New Zealand 7 - 1  Samoa Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Keat  2'
Jenkins  33'  57'  90'
Brockie  39'
James  50' (pen)
Cunningham  86'		 Malo  42'
23 January 2007
17:00 UTC+12
  Solomon Islands 0 - 3  Fiji Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Krishna  41'  58'
Singh  52'

Round 4

25 January 2007
12:00 UTC+12
  New Caledonia 5 - 0  Samoa Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Wahnyamalla  3'
Christophe Xenie  13'
Bowen  28'  32'
own goal  62'
25 January 2007
14:30 UTC+12
  Vanuatu 2 - 2  Solomon Islands Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Molbet  4'
Melar  6'		 Otini  45'
Rande  87'
25 January 2007
17:00 UTC+12
  Tahiti 0 - 2  New Zealand Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Keat  30'
James  69'

Round 5

27 January 2007
12:00 UTC+12
  Vanuatu 1 - 3  New Caledonia Trusts Stadium, Auckland
John  29' Sele  68', 85'
Wahnyamalla  72'
27 January 2007
14:30 UTC+12
  Tahiti 1 - 2  Solomon Islands Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Degage  88' Rande  55'
Otini  66'
27 January 2007
17:00 UTC+12
  New Zealand 3 - 2  Fiji Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Chris James  43' (pen.)
Keat  56'  77'		 Krishna  8'  68' (pen.)

Round 6

29 January 2007
12:00 UTC+12
  Solomon Islands 8 - 1  Samoa Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Otini  27'
Molea  31', 89' (pen.)
Nawo  45', 45+', 66'
Rande  86', 87'		  49' (o.g.)
29 January 2007
14:30 UTC+12
  New Caledonia 1 - 2  Fiji Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Sele  68' Krishna  37'
Prasad  79'
29 January 2007
17:00 UTC+12
  Vanuatu 0 - 7  New Zealand Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Edginton  2'
James  15'  24'  51'
Brockie  19'
Peverley  32'
Cunningham  62'

Round 7

31 January 2007
12:00 UTC+12
  Tahiti 2 - 0  Fiji Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Chan  23', 65'
31 January 2007
14:30 UTC+12
  Vanuatu 3 - 1  Samoa Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Namariau  9'
Kaltak  17'
Natou  74'		 Tokuma  6'
31 January 2007
17:00 UTC+12
  New Zealand 1 - 0  New Caledonia Trusts Stadium, Auckland
James  90+4'

Final Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
New Zealand 16 6 5 1 0 21 4 +17
 Fiji 12 6 4 0 2 16 6 +10
 Solomon Islands 11 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6
 New Caledonia 9 6 3 0 3 11 6 +5
 Tahiti 7 6 2 1 3 7 9 0
 Vanuatu 5 6 1 2 3 8 17 -9
 Samoa 0 6 0 0 6 4 33 -29

Winners

 2007 OFC U-20 Championship Winners 

New Zealand
Third title

New Zealand qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Awards

Golden Boot Golden Ball
Roy Krishna Chris James

Goalscorers

Roy Krishna received the Golden Boot award for scoring seven goals in the tournament. In total, 81 goals were scored (one of which was an own goal).

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • Joachim Rande (SOL)
  • Joses Nawo (SOL)
  • Tony Otini (SOL)
  • Leon Chan (TAH)
2 goals
  • Jean Christophe Xenie (NCL)
  • Ulrich Bowen (NCL)
  • Jean Wahnyamalla (NCL)
  • Francois Sakama (VAN)
  • Ariihau Tereiitau (TAH)
1 goal
  • Jason Sablan (NCL)
  • Dominiko Tokuma (SAM)
  • Silao Malo (SAM)
  • Ionatana Tino (SAM)
  • Tefai Faehau (TAH)
  • Teiki Wan Phook (TAH)
  • Matahi Hauata (TAH)
  • Roihau Degage (TAH)
  • Michel Kaltak (VAN)
  • Elton Boe (VAN)
  • Simon Molbet (VAN)
  • Jeffry Nimanian (VAN)
  • Brian Melar (VAN)
  • Daniel Natou (VAN)
Own goals

See also

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