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Papua New Guinea 0 - 9 New Zealand


The Young Football Ferns have qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after beating Papua New Guinea 9-0 in the final game of the OFC U-17 Women's Championship at Centre Park in Auckland.


Photo: OFC via Phototek

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See below for all the play-by-play action.

Starting line-ups:

Papua New Guinea: 23. Biangka GUBAG (GK) 2. Lavina HOLA, 3. Carolyn OBI, 4. Bridget KADU, 5. Maggie WEVA, 8. Talitha IRAKAU, 11. Alexier STEPHEN, 13. Wendy AGIBE, 17. Rumona MORRIS (c), 18. Georgina KAIKAS, 19. Ramana LORENZ
Coach: Frederica APEH [PNG]

New Zealand: 16. Ronisa LIPI (GK), 2. Meikayla MOORE, 3. Laura MERRIN, 4. Catherine BOTT (c), 5. Emily JENSEN, 6. Hannah CARLSEN, 7. Jasmine PEREIRA, 9. Martine PUKETAPU, 10. Briar PALMER, 12. Daisy CLEVERLEY, 13. Megan LEE
Coach: Paul TEMPLE [ENG]

Match officials:

Referee: Finau VULIVULI (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 1: Philippe REVEL (TAH)
Assistant Referee 2: Folio MOEAKI (TGA)
4th Official: Robinson BANGA (VAN)

The match kicks off.

1' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 1 New Zealand: The hosts get off to a perfect start as Megan Lee finishes Jasmine Pereira's cross from close range

3' Marty Puketapu hits the left-hand upright with her floating cross from the right

5' Papua New Guinea goalkeeper Biangka Gubag saves Hannah Carlsen's long range effort with her foot

6' Gubag is called into action again saving Jasmine Pereira's header

7' Papua New Guinea have an opportunity down the other end with Georgina Kaikas breaking free but her shot from distance flies over the crossbar

9' Young Ferns defender Emily Jensen does well down the right and finds Megan Lee in the box but her glancing header goes wide

10' New Zealand have their first corner of the game but Papua New Guinea manage to clear the ball

11' Megan Lee gets to the byline and cuts it back for Briar Palmer who shoots straight at the keeper

14' Palmer drills in a left-foot shot from just outside the box but Gubag makes a good save

17' Hannah Carlsen shoots wide from the edge of the area

18' New Zealand have the ball in the back of the net but Megan Lee is ruled to have fouled the goalkeeper

20' Meikayla Moore curls in a teasing corner for New Zealand but the ball sails through for a goalkick

20' Megan Lee's shot is parried away for a corner

21' New Zealand take a short one with Hannah Carlsen eventually shooting on the edge of the box and the ball is deflected out for another corner

22' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 2 New Zealand: A superb corner from Meikayla Moore headed down by Marty Puketapu at the back post and smashed in by Daisy Cleverley

26' SUBSTITUTION: Papua New Guinea make their first change with Yvong Gabong replacing Lavina Hola

28' Megan Lee's cross from the left just misses Marty Puketapu at the near post

32' Briar Palmer floats in a wide freekick but Papua New Guinea head the ball clear

33' New Zealand striker Marty Puketapu heads Laura Merrin's freekick wide and is injured in the process

36' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 3 New Zealand: Hannah Carlsen presses high from the goalkick to win the ball and finish her one-on-one opportunity

37' Briar Palmer does well to beat two inside the box but then skies her shot

39' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 4 New Zealand: Hannah Carlsen sets up Daisy Cleverley on the edge of the area and the 14-year-old drills her shot bottom corner

39' SUBSTITUTION: New Zealand's Marty Puketapu has not recovered from her injury and is replaced by Emma Rolston

40' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 5 New Zealand: Nice pressure again by Carlsen to win the ball inside the box and make it five for the Young Ferns

43' Substitute Emma Rolston hits the crossbar with her shot

44' A Briar Palmer corner is headed back in by Emily Jensen but Papua New Guinea eventually clear the danger

45' There will be four minutes of additional time

45 +3' Megan Lee stays down after a strong challenge as half time approaches

The first half comes to an end.

The second half kicks off.

46' Briar Palmer hits the crossbar

46' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 6 New Zealand: Catherine Bott flicks Laura Merrin's cross through to Jasmine Pereira who volleys home at the back post

51' Megan Lee's drive is blocked by a defender

53' New Zealand's Emma Rolston is caught offside

54' May Mogi of Papua New Guinea is offside down the other end

56' Jasmine Pereira beats her marker down the right and puts a good ball across only for Briar Palmer to head the ball wide

57' Megan Lee hits her first-time shot wide

60' SUBSTITUTION: Jolene Muir replaces Meikayla Moore for New Zealand

62' New Zealand goalkeeper Ronisa Lipi easily saves Carolyn Obi's deep freekick

63' Briar Palmer's dangerous corner is missed by her teammates

65' Emma Rolston lays the ball into the path of Jolene Muir who tries to chip the keeper but gets too much on it

66' There is a break in play as Papua New Guinea's Carolyn Obi is treated for an injury

69' Emma Rolston sees her shot saved

70' Carolyn Obi makes her way back into the game after receiving treatment

74' Hannah Carlsen has a good opportunity to complete her hat-trick but shoots high from just outside the box

75' YELLOW CARD: Papua New Guinea's Talitha Irakau receives a yellow after a tackle on Emma Rolston

77' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 7 New Zealand: Emma Rolston heads in Briar Palmer's cross

78' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 8 New Zealand: Hannah Carlsen completes her hat-trick with her low shot taking a slight deflection

79' SUBSTITUTION: New Zealand make their final change with Jess Innes replacing Daisy Cleverley

81' Jasmine Pereira breaks through but shoots straight at the keeper

82' SUBSTITUTION: Wendy Agibe is replaced by Delvinna Yakuc for Papua New Guinea

84' YELLOW CARD: Yvonne Gabong is cautioned

85' Papua New Guinea goalkeeper Biangka Gubag makes an incredible save to deny Jolene Muir from close range

88' SUBSTITUTION: Fiona Vulia replaces Maggie Weva for Papua New Guinea

89'RED CARD: Talitha Irakau is replaced receives her second yellow card and is sent off

90' There will be three minutes of injury time

90 +2' Jasmine Pereira heads Jolene Muir's cross just wide

90 +2' YELLOW CARD: Papua New Guinea receive another yellow card this time for Alexier Stephen

90 +3' GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 0 - 9 New Zealand: Jasmine Pereira flicks in New Zealand's ninth goal

The final whistle is blown.



Updated On Friday, April 13, 2012
  
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