2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup Final explained

2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup Final
Event:2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
Team1:Papua New Guinea
Team1association:
Team1score:2
Team2:Fiji
Team2score:1
Stadium:HFC Bank Stadium
City:Suva
Woman Player1:Ramona Padio (Papua New Guinea)
Referee:Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Attendance:1,591
Previous:2018
Next:2026

The 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup Final was a football match on 30 July 2022 that took place at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji, to determine the winner of 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup. The match was between Papua New Guinea and hosts Fiji.

For the Papua New Guinea women's national team, this encounter is their second appearance at an OFC Nations Cup final and their first since 2010, when they lost against New Zealand. Papua New Guinea have come second on two other occasions in round-robin format tournaments, most recently in 2014.

For the Fijian women's national team, this encounter is also their second appearance at an OFC Nations Cup final and second consecutive final after playing in the 2018 edition, when they lost against New Zealand.

Papua New Guinea won the final 2–1 for their first OFC Women's Nations Cup title. The win also meant they qualified for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup inter-confederation play-offs.

Venue

The final was held at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji, as all the other games in the tournament were. HFC Stadium was opened in 1951 and has since been renovated twice with the most recent of those two occasions being from 2012 to 2013. Owned by the Government of Suva City, HFC Stadium is the home of the men's Fiji team. The stadium hosted the 2015 OFC Champions League Final.

Route to the final

Papua New GuineaRoundFiji
OpponentsResultGroup stageOpponentsResult
3–1Match 11–1
2–1Match 23–1
Group B winnersFinal standingsGroup C winners
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
Quarter-finals2–0
3–0Semi-finals3–1

Fiji

Match

Details

width=25!width=25
GK 1 Faith Kasiray
RB 2 Lavina Hola
CB 3 Margret Joseph
CB 4 Lucy Maino
LB 5
CM 8 Rayleen Bauelua
CM 16Rumona Morris
RM 10
AM 13Ramona Padio
LM 9
CF 12Meagen Gunemba (c)
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 15
DF 20
Manager:
Nicola Demaine
width=25!width=25
GK 1
RB 13 Veniana Ranadi
CB 15 Maria Veronika
CB 4Mereoni Tora
LB 2Filomena Racea
CM 11
CM 16 Sofi Diyalowai (c)
RM 7
AM 6Cema Nasau
LM 9
CF 5 Vanisha Kumar
Substitutions:
GK 23
FW 10
FW 8
MF 3
Manager:
Lisa Cole
Player of the Match:
Ramona Padio (Papua New Guinea)

Assistant referees


Maria Salamasina (Samoa)
Heloise Simons (New Zealand)
Fourth official


Delvin Joel (Vanuatu)
Fifth official


Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

|}

Statistics

Statistic[1] Papua New GuineaFiji
Goals scored21
Total shots511
Shots on target23
Corner kicks69
Fouls committed126
Offsides10
Yellow cards01
Red cards00

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIVESTREAM - OFC WOMEN’S NATIONS CUP 2022 - FINAL - PAPUA NEW GUINEA v FIJI. 30 July 2022. Oceania Football Confederation. 31 July 2022.