FRANCE – Martinique were too good for determined New Caledonia at the 2008 Coupe de L’Outre-Mer edging the South Pacific Games gold medallists 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out to claim a place in the final against either La Reunion or French-Guiana. The result gave Martinique a 100% record from its three group matches. The tournament format does not allow for matches to end in a draw and a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.
French-Polynesia’s third consecutive 1-0 defeat consigns it to seventh and last place in the seven team tournament, a far cry from the territories previous best performances that included two cup wins and five runners-up places. Guadeloupe was made to work hard for its victory but was rewarded on 74 minutes when Ludovic Gotin broke the stalemate.
French-Guiana and La Reunion meet in Group 2 action tonight to determine which of those teams will face Martinique in the final.
New Caledonia plays Mayotte in the match for 5th place on October 3 at Stade Marville.
2008 COUPE DE L’OUTRE-MER
Group 1
New Caledonia vs. Martinique 1-1*
*Martinique won 4-3 on penalties
French-Polynesia vs. Guadeloupe 0-1
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PL |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
GD |
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1. |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
+2 |
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2. |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
+4 |
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3. |
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
-3 |
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4. |
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-3 |