2008 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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The second OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2008 determined the Oceania Football Confederation's berth for the 2008 Beijing Olympic football tournament.
First stage
editNine women's teams participated in the first stage, held as the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. from August 25 to September 7.[1] The winning team, Papua New Guinea, progressed to the second round to play New Zealand.
Participating teams
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Second stage
editThe second stage was a play-off between New Zealand and the stage 1 winner. It was apparently planned as a two match play-off,[2] but was eventually played over just one game.[3]
New Zealand won the match 2–0 and progressed to the Beijing Olympics.[4]
Papua New Guinea  | 0–2 |  New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Renee Leota  55'Kirsty Yallop 81' |
References
edit- ^ "South Pacific Games 2007 (Samoa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND TO FACE PNG IN OFC QUALIFIERS". foxsportspulse.com. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "OFC Activity Report 2008" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Games of the XXIX. Olympiad". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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