2007 OFC U-20 Championship

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2007 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates19–31 January
Teams7 (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 played21
Goals scored81 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Fiji Roy Krishna (8 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Chris James
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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 table format. It was the first tournament in which regular Oceania powerhouse Australia were not participating, following their switch to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Referees[]

Venues[]

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

Trusts Stadium
Trusts Stadium

Location: Henderson, Waitakere
Capacity: 4,900

Squads[]

Main article: 2007 OFC U-20 Championship squads

Group stage[]

Round 1

Samoa 0–7 Fiji
9'
Krishna 32', 38', 86'
Singh 24'
69', 89'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Tahiti 1–2 New Caledonia
60' 9'
Lolohea 45+1'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Solomon Islands 1–1 New Zealand
Molea 28' Jenkins 33'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Round 2

Tahiti 3–1 Samoa

Warren
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Solomon Islands 1–0 New Caledonia
Molea
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Fiji 2–0 Vanuatu
Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Round 3

Tahiti 2–2 Vanuatu
56'
90+1'		 2'
Sakama 89'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
New Zealand 7–1 Samoa
Keat 2'
Jenkins 3', 57', 90'
Brockie 39'
James 50' (pen.)
Cunningham 86'		 Malo 42'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Solomon Islands 0–3 Fiji
Krishna 41', 58'
Singh 52'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Round 4

New Caledonia 5–0 Samoa
3'
13'
28', 32'
own goal 62'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Vanuatu 2–2 Solomon Islands
4'
6'		 45'
87'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Tahiti 0–2 New Zealand
Keat 30'
James 69'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Round 5

Vanuatu 1–3 New Caledonia
29' Sele 68', 85'
72'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Tahiti 1–2 Solomon Islands
Degage 88' 55'
66'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
New Zealand 3–2 Fiji
Chris James 43' (pen.)
Keat 56', 77'		 Krishna 8', 68' (pen.)
Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Round 6

Solomon Islands 8–1 Samoa
27'
Molea 31', 89' (pen.)
Nawo 45', 45+', 66'
86', 87'		 49' (o.g.)
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
New Caledonia 1–2 Fiji
Sele 68' Krishna 37'
79'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Vanuatu 0–7 New Zealand
2'
James 15', 24', 51'
Brockie 19'
Peverley 32'
Cunningham 62'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Round 7

Tahiti 2–0 Fiji
23', 65'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Vanuatu 3–1 Samoa
9'
Kaltak 17'
Natou 74'		 6'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland
New Zealand 1–0 New Caledonia
James 90+4'
Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Final standings[]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
New Zealand 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
Fiji Roy Krishna New Zealand Chris James

Goalscorers[]

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

8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • New Zealand (NZL)
  • New Zealand Cole Peverley (NZL)
  • Fiji Krishna Samy (FIJ)
  • Fiji Esava Naqeleca (FIJ)
  • Fiji Meneusi Senibuli (FIJ)
  • Fiji Rinal Prasad (FIJ)
  • New Caledonia Cesar Lolohea (NCL)
  • New Caledonia Jason Sablan (NCL)
  • Samoa Dominiko Tokuma (SAM)
  • Samoa Silao Malo (SAM)
  • Samoa Ionatana Tino (SAM)
  • French Polynesia Tefai Faehau (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Teiki Wan Phook (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Matahi Hauata (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Roihau Degage (TAH)
  • Vanuatu Michel Kaltak (VAN)
  • Vanuatu Elton Boe (VAN)
  • Vanuatu Simon Molbet (VAN)
  • Vanuatu Jeffry Nimanian (VAN)
  • Vanuatu Brian Melar (VAN)
  • Vanuatu Daniel Natou (VAN)
Own goals
  • Samoa (playing against New Caledonia)

See also[]

External links[]

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