2015 OFC U-17 Championship

2015 OFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	American Samoa Samoa
Dates	13–26 January
Teams	11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up	Tahiti
Third place	Vanuatu
Fourth place	New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	178 (6.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Larry Zama (13 goals)
Best player	Logan Rogerson
Best goalkeeper	Vaiarii Halligan
Fair play award	American Samoa

The 2015 OFC U-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in American Samoa and Samoa from 13 to 26 January 2015.^[1]^[2]^[3]

New Zealand won the tournament and qualified as the OFC representative for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Participating teams

All 11 eligible teams participated in the tournament. It is only the second time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.^[1]

Venues

Apia, Samoa
J. S. Blatter Complex
Capacity:3,500
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Pago Park Soccer Stadium
Capacity:2,000
Kanana Fou Theological Seminary (emergency venue)
Capacity:

Apia

Pago Pago

The two host cities lie about 120 km apart.

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2015 OFC U-17 Championship squads.

Group stage

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2014, with each group played as a round-robin tournament.^[1]^[4] The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

All matches were played in Samoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	5	5	0	0	29	5	+24	15	Advance to knock-out stage
2	New Caledonia	5	4	0	1	22	8	+14	12	Advance to knock-out stage
3	Papua New Guinea	5	2	1	2	9	5	+4	7
4	Fiji	5	2	1	2	10	12	−2	7
5	Samoa (H)	5	1	0	4	7	22	−15	3
6	Cook Islands	5	0	0	5	2	27	−25	0

Source: OFC
(H) Host.

Samoa v New Caledonia

13 January 2015
14:00 UTC+12

Samoa	0–3	New Caledonia
	Report	Nelson Kai 24' Henri Boucheron 56' Jean-Marc Kaudre 80'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Cook Islands v Papua New Guinea

13 January 2015
16:30 UTC+12

Cook Islands	0–3	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Brendon Kambula 13' Martin Tokwakwasi 75' Freddy Tupani 90'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Ichikawa Polovili (Tonga)

Fiji v New Zealand

13 January 2015
19:00 UTC+12

Fiji	0–6	New Zealand
	Report	James McGarry 12', 33' Logan Rogerson 17', 55' Benjamin Mata 69' (pen.) Connor Probert 90+1' (pen.)

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Papua New Guinea v Fiji

15 January 2015
14:00 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	0–0	Fiji
	Report

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand v Samoa

15 January 2015
16:30 UTC+12

New Zealand	9–1	Samoa
4' (o.g.) Ben Kiore 16' Jack Anderson 28', 80' (pen.) Jamie Woodlock 45+1' Logan Rogerson 63', 70', 87' Connor Probert 84'	Report	Frank Mariner 90'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Ichikawa Polovili (Tonga)

New Caledonia v Cook Islands

15 January 2015
19:00 UTC+12

New Caledonia	8–1	Cook Islands
Etienne Poanoui 4', 55' Jimmy Guseal 5' Henri Boucheron 29', 90+2' 50' (o.g.) Joris Kenon 57' Maxime Betoulle 76'	Report	Rouruina Mariri 10'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

New Caledonia v Fiji

17 January 2015
14:00 UTC+12

New Caledonia	5–1	Fiji
Joris Kenon 29' Nelson Kai 42' Joseph Hnagone 44' Marino Akapo 66' 82' (o.g.)	Report	Simeli Batiratu 12'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Papua New Guinea v New Zealand

17 January 2015
16:30 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	0–3	New Zealand
	Report	Jack Anderson 32' Benjamin Mata 65' Ben Kiore 80' (pen.)

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Cook Islands v Samoa

17 January 2015
19:00 UTC+12

Cook Islands	1–5	Samoa
Samuel Koiatu 29'	Report	Mose Sofala 8' 24' (o.g.) David Wensley 55', 61' Frank Mariner 68'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand v New Caledonia

19 January 2015
14:00 UTC+12

New Zealand	5–4	New Caledonia
Logan Rogerson 12', 18', 60' Connor Probert 20' Luke Johnson 57'	Report	Joseph Hnagone 11' Henri Boucheron 45+1', 50' Joris Kenon 78' (pen.)

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Fiji v Cook Islands

19 January 2015
16:30 UTC+12

Fiji	5–0	Cook Islands
Simeli Batiratu 24', 59', 77' Muni Reddy 37' France Catarogo 90'	Report

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Samoa v Papua New Guinea

19 January 2015
19:00 UTC+12

Samoa	0–5	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Oswald Bade 59', 89' Brendon Kambula 63' Stahl Gubag 87' Freddy Tupani 90'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Ichikawa Polowi (Tonga)

New Zealand v Cook Islands

21 January 2015
14:00 UTC+12

New Zealand	6–0	Cook Islands
Oliver Ceci 4' Jamie Woodlock 45+2', 56', 66', 72' Sean Skeens 82'	Report

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Fiji v Samoa

21 January 2015
16:30 UTC+12

Fiji	4–1	Samoa
Fazeem Khan 29', 33', 50' Bronson Lotu-I'iga 48' (o.g.)	Report	Samualu Malo 35'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Papua New Guinea v New Caledonia

21 January 2015
19:00 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	1–2	New Caledonia
Oswald Bade 76'	Report	Marino Akapo 51' (pen.) Joris Kenon 56'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Group B

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tahiti	4	4	0	29	0	+29	12	Advance to knock-out stage
2	Vanuatu	4	3	1	24	3	+21	9	Advance to knock-out stage
3	Solomon Islands	4	2	2	24	6	+18	6
4	Tonga	4	1	3	3	32	−29	3
5	American Samoa (H)	4	0	4	0	39	−39	0

Source: OFC
(H) Host.

American Samoa v Vanuatu

13 January 2015
13:00 UTC−11

American Samoa	0–13	Vanuatu
	Report	Sylvain Worworbu 8', 62', 71', 83' Nicky Obed 22' Simeon Joshua 38' Abednigo Sau 51', 53', 67' Frederick Massing 53' (pen.) Max Unuga 73' (pen.), 75' Ronaldo Wilkins 90+1'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Solomon Islands v Tonga

13 January 2015
15:30 UTC−11

Solomon Islands	10–1	Tonga
Junior Hou 19', 58' Larry Zama 20', 53', 78', 85' Richard Raramo 31', 60' Kaliz Atu 75' Hendrick Jirah 89'	Report	Soakai Vea 14'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Vanuatu v Tonga

15 January 2015
13:00 UTC−11

Vanuatu	9–0	Tonga
Sylvain Worworbu 1', 31', 65' Abednigo Sau 50', 64', 67' Frederick Massing 52' William Edison 62' Ronaldo Wilkins 82'	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

American Samoa v Tahiti

15 January 2015
15:30 UTC−11

American Samoa	0–11	Tahiti
	Report	Michel Maihi 4', 17', 29', 38', 43' Keali Wong 40' Marc Siejidr 45+1' Heirauarii Salem 51', 72' Rainui Nordman 58', 79'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Hillary Any (Papua New Guinea)

Tonga v Tahiti

17 January 2015
13:00 UTC−11

Tonga	0–13	Tahiti
	Report	Rainui Nordman 10', 75' Honoarii Kohumoetini 13', 58' Marc Siejidr 24' Michel Maihi 38', 41', 48', 54', 57' Joachim Tenuanua 63' 70' (o.g.) Mauri Heitaa 77'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Vanuatu v Solomon Islands

17 January 2015
15:30 UTC−11

Vanuatu	2–1	Solomon Islands
Sylvain Worworbu 6' Ronaldo Wilkins 62' (pen.)	Report	Larry Zama 43'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Tahiti v Solomon Islands

19 January 2015
13:00 UTC−11

Tahiti	3–0	Solomon Islands
Marc Siejidr 35' Michel Maihi 45+4' (pen.) 59' (o.g.)	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Tonga v American Samoa

19 January 2015
15:30 UTC−11

Tonga	2–0	American Samoa
Aisea Muli 75' Soakai Vea 90+8'	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)

Solomon Islands v American Samoa

21 January 2015
13:00 UTC−11

Solomon Islands	13–0	American Samoa
Larry Zama 9', 27', 39', 45+6', 52', 68', 88', 90' Philip Maeta 42', 70' Junior Hou 72' Benjimin Toata 76' Hendrick Jirah 81'	Report

Kanana Fou Theological Seminary, Pago Pago
Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)

Tahiti v Vanuatu

21 January 2015
15:30 UTC−11

Tahiti	2–0	Vanuatu
Heirauarii Salem 40' 73' (o.g.)	Report

Kanana Fou Theological Seminary, Pago Pago
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Note: The last round of matches were moved from Pago Park Soccer Stadium to Kanana Fou Theological Seminary due to wet weather and deteriorating pitch conditions.^[5]

Knock-out stage

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

24 January 2015

New Zealand	5
		26 January 2015
Vanuatu	1
		New Zealand (pen.)	1 (5)
24 January 2015
		Tahiti	1 (4)
Tahiti	3

New Caledonia	2
		Third Place

		26 January 2015

		Vanuatu	6

		New Caledonia	0

Semi-finals

New Zealand v Vanuatu

24 January 2015
13:00 UTC−11

New Zealand	5−1	Vanuatu
James McGarry 4' Logan Rogerson 21', 56' Connor Probert 83' (pen.) Sam Wilson 90+3'	Report	Luke Johnson 67' (o.g.)

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Tahiti v New Caledonia

24 January 2015
15:30 UTC−11

Tahiti	3−2	New Caledonia
Michel Maihi 37' Heirauarii Salem 50', 81'	Report	Joseph Hnagone 18' Joris Kenon 56'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Third place match

Vanuatu v New Caledonia

26 January 2015
13:00 UTC−11

Vanuatu	6–0	New Caledonia
Sylvain Worworbu 3', 53', 90+1' Sam Tiaou 45+1' (o.g.) Ronaldo Wilkins 55' Xavier Jimmy 84'	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Final

No extra time was played. New Zealand won the fifth title in a row and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, while Tahiti lost for the final for the fourth time in five years.

New Zealand v Tahiti

26 January 2015
15:30 UTC−11

New Zealand	1–1	Tahiti
Logan Rogerson 60'	Report	Honoarii Kohumoetini 81'
	Penalties
Louie Mills William Jones Oliver Ceci Benjamin Mata Connor Probert	5–4	Michel Maihi Rayan Petitgas Marc Siejidr Heirauarii Salem Honoarii Kohumoetini

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Awards

The Golden Ball Award is awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award is awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.^[6]

Award	Recipient
Golden Ball	Keegan Tregoweth
Golden Glove	Vaiarii Halligan
Golden Boot	Larry Zama (13 goals)
Fair Play Award	American Samoa

Goalscorers

13 goals

Larry Zama

12 goals

Michel Maihi

11 goals

Logan Rogerson
Sylvain Worworbu

6 goals

Abednigo Sau

5 goals

Henri Boucheron
Joris Kenon
Jamie Woodlock
Heirauarii Salem

4 goals

Simeli Batiratu
Connor Probert
Rainui Nordman
Ronaldo Wilkins

3 goals

Fazeem Khan
Joseph Hnagone
Jack Anderson
James McGarry
Oswald Bade
Junior Hou
Honoarii Kohumoetini
Marc Siejidr

2 goals

Marino Akapo
Nelson Kai
Etienne Poanoui
Ben Kiore
Benjamin Mata
Brendon Kambula
Freddy Tupani
Samualu Malo
Frank Mariner
David Wensley
Hendrick Jirah
Philip Maeta
Richard Raramo
Soakai Vea
Frederick Massing
Max Unuga

1 goal

Samuel Koiatu
Rouruina Mariri
France Catarogo
Muni Reddy
Maxime Betoulle
Jimmy Guseal
Jean-Marc Kaudre
Oliver Ceci
Luke Johnson
Sean Skeens
Sam Wilson
Stahl Gubag
Martin Tokwakwasi
Mose Sofala
Kaliz Atu
Benjimin Toata
Mauri Heitaa
Joachim Tenuanua
Keali Wong
Aisea Muli
William Edison
Xavier Jimmy
Simeon Joshua
Nicky Obed

Own goals

(2: 1 against and 1 against )
(2: Bronson Lotu-I'iga against and 1 against )
(1 against )
(Sam Tiaou against )
(Luke Johnson against )
(1 against )
(1 against )
(1 against )

References

1 2 3 "Path to World Cup glory laid out for U-17s". OFC. 18 November 2014.
↑ "American Samoa to host OFC U-17 Championship". Football Federation American Samoa. June 11, 2014.
↑ "Full set on the starting blocks for Oceania's Chile charge". FIFA. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
↑ "Draw for the OFC U-17 Championship" (PDF). OFC.
↑ "Venue switch in Pago Pago". OFC. January 22, 2015.
↑ "New Zealand book their ticket to Chile". OFC. January 27, 2015.

External links

OFC U-17 Men's Championship 2015, oceaniafootball.com

OFC U-17 Championship

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