Played in Apia, Western SamoaPool A20- 8 Western Samoa 3-1 American Samoa [opening match] Wallis & Futuna 3-0 Tonga22- 8 Wallis & Futuna 0-3 American Samoa Western Samoa 3-3 Tonga24- 8 Tonga 3-2 American Samoa Western Samoa 1-2 Wallis & Futuna 1.WALLIS AND FUTUNA 3 2 0 1 5- 4 4 2.WESTERN SAMOA 3 1 1 1 7- 6 3 3.Tonga 3 1 1 1 6- 8 3 4.American Samoa 3 1 0 2 6- 6 2Pool B Tahiti 14-0 Niue [first ever 'international' Niue] Papua N Guinea 19-0 Niue Papua N Guinea 1-2 Tahiti 1.TAHITI 2 2 0 0 16- 1 4 2.PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2 1 0 1 20- 2 2 3.Niue 2 0 0 2 0-33 0 -.Northern Marianas withdrew before start of competitionPool C Fiji 10-0 Solomon Islands New Caledonia 6-2 Vanuatu Fiji 6-0 Vanuatu New Caledonia 1-0 Solomon Islands Fiji 5-1 New Caledonia [!] Solomon Islands bt Vanuatu[!] the groups runners-up (so the losers of the Fiji vs New Caledonia match) were assured to play Wallis and Futuna in the quarterfinals, supposedly the easiest possible draw; apparently both teams were considering throwing the match but Fiji decided to play for keeping their unbeaten record; as the losing quarterfinalists with the best overall goal record would also qualify for the semifinal, Fiji's big win over New Caledonia virtually assured them of a place in the semifinals irrespective of their result in the quarterfinals 1.FIJI 3 3 0 0 21- 1 6 2.NEW CALEDONIA 3 2 0 1 8- 7 4 3.Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 0-11 2 [*] 4.Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 2-12 0 [*][*] missing goals of one matchQuarterfinals Western Samoa 0-2 Tahiti Papua N Guinea 0-2 Fiji Wallis & Futuna 0-4 New CaledoniaNB: Papua New Guinea qualified as losing quarterfinalists with the best goal record overall Semifinals Papua N Guinea 1-6 Tahiti Fiji 3-2 New CaledoniaThird Place Match New Caledonia 2-1 Papua New GuineaFinal15- 9 Tahiti 1-0 FijiNB: after the winning goal was scored in the last minute, a fight broke out between players; a Fijian player was arrested for striking a police officer, and the referee was injured and had to be carried off the field.
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