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2017 Pacific Mini Games

Tournament details
Host country	Vanuatu
Dates	2–15 December
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Vanuatu (1st title)
Runners-up	Fiji
Third place	Solomon Islands
Fourth place	Tuvalu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	73 (4.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Saula Waqa (7 goals)

The 2017 Men's Football at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games is the 1st edition of the international football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players who are playing in the Pacific Region.

Venues

Participating teams

Six teams participated in the tournament.

•  Fiji
•  New Caledonia
•  Solomon Islands
•  Tonga
•  Tuvalu
•  Vanuatu (hosts)

Squads

Officials

A total of 6 Referees and 10 Assistants were selected for the tournament.

Referee	Assistants
Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)	Mahit Chilia (Vanuatu)
Salesh Chand (Fiji)	Jeremy Garae (Vanuatu)
Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)	Noah Kusunan (Papua New Guinea)
Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)	Douglas Mete (Solomon Islands)
George Time (Solomon Islands)	Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands)
David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)	Avinesh Narayan (Fiji)
	Johnny Niabo (Solomon Islands)
	Stephen Seniga (Solomon Islands)
	Hilmon Sese (Vanuatu)
	Jeffery Solodia (Solomon Islands)

Group stage

The group stage fixtures were announced on 25 November 2017, with the games scheduled as a round-robin tournament.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Vanuatu	5	4	1	0	21	4	+17	13
Fiji	5	3	2	0	17	2	+15	11
Solomon Islands	5	3	1	1	17	3	+14	10
Tuvalu	5	2	0	3	6	28	−22	6
New Caledonia	5	1	0	4	7	11	−4	3
Tonga	5	0	0	5	5	25	−20	0

Fiji	8–0	Tuvalu
Wasasala 2', 16', 65', 67' Waqa 24', 48', 56' Matarerega 41'	Report

Tonga	0–8	Solomon Islands
	Report	Donga 4' Totori 15', 19' Mara 71', 88' Feni 77', 87' Tanito 82'

New Caledonia	1–2	Vanuatu
Wélépane 51'	Report	Saniel 33' Soromon 90+2'

Tuvalu	2–1	New Caledonia
Ionatana 15' Petoa 69'	Report	Wélépane 76'

Solomon Islands	0–0	Fiji
	Report

Vanuatu	5–0	Tonga
Ruben 12' Soromon 38', 67' T. Kaltack 73', 90'	Report

Tonga	2–4	New Caledonia
Feao 35' Uele 66'	Report	Gope-Iwate 1', 90' Luepak 47' Waitreu 57'

Vanuatu	1–1	Fiji
Soromon 72'	Report	Wasasala 30'

Solomon Islands	6–0	Tuvalu
Fa'arodo 5' Mara 14', 81' Bule 44' Feni 65' Totori 90'	Report

Fiji	4–0	Tonga
Waqa 7', 84' Qasevakatini 14' (pen.) Radrigai 17'	Report

Tuvalu	0–10	Vanuatu
	Report	Tangis 8', 31', 57', 90+1' Molivakarua 60' Soromon 68', 80' T. Kaltack 76', 78', 90'

New Caledonia	0–1	Solomon Islands
	Report	Kaua 21'

Tuvalu	4–3	Tonga
Uaelesi 46' Fahina 49' (o.g.) Petoa 90' Lotonu 90'	Report	Polovili 19' Tokotaha 29', 49'

Fiji	4–1	New Caledonia
Waqa 44', 46' Tuivuna 90' Matarerega 90'	Report	Wélépane 81'

Solomon Islands	2–3	Vanuatu
Totori 27' Fa'arodo 45'	Report	Tangis 25' Molivakarua 41' Kalo 67'

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.

Goalscorers

7 goals

• Saula Waqa

6 goals

• Azariah Soromon

5 goals

• Christopher Wasasala
• Kensi Tangis
• Tony Kaltack

4 goals

• Adrian Mara
• Benjamin Totori

3 goals

• Gagame Feni
• Shene Wélépane

2 goals

• Rusiate Matarerega
• Gaétan Gope-Iwate
• Henry Fa'arodo
• Petueli Tokotaha
• Alopua Petoa
• Elkington Molivakarua

1 goals

• Napolioni Qasevakatini
• Dave Radrigai
• Antonio Tuivuna
• Romarick Luepak
• Jean-Baptiste Waitreu
• Jeffery Bule
• Jerry Donga
• Atkin Kaua
• Tutizama Tanito
• Unaloto Feao
• Hemaloto Polovili
• Kilifi Uele
• Taufaiva Ionatana
• Paulo Lotonu
• Matti Uaelesi
• Bong Kalo
• Jacky Ruben
• Alex Saniel

References

1. "Pathway to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 revealed". 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

• Football at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games