Earlier today, the Solomon Islands scored a last minute winner to beat Papua New Guinea 1-0 to claim second spot.
See below for the play-by-play action from North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.
Starting lines-ups:
New Zealand: 20. Jessica REDDAWAY (GK), 2. Rachel HEAD, 3. Tessa McPHERSON , 5. Brittany DUDLEY-SMITH, 6. Evie MILLYNN, 8. Kate LOYE (Captain), 9. Hannah CARLSEN, 10. Hannah WONG, 15. Kate CARLTON, 16. Ashleigh WARD, 17. Sivitha BOYCE
Coach: Dave EDMONDSON
Tonga: 1. Tangimausia MA’AFU (GK), 3. Tania SILAKIVAI, 5. Unaloto TAHITU’A, 6. Pauline TONGA, 7. Malia LOTO’ANIU, 8. Buccilea ONGOLEA (Captain), 9. Wendy FEKE, 10. Tolini KOFUTU’U, 14. Salote HAVEA, 16. Talilotu LELENGA, 18. Talia KOLOFALE
Coach: Marc D’AMICI [AUS]
The match kicks off.
2′ Hannah Wong (New Zealand) sees her shot go wide
4′ Tongan goalkeeper Tangimausia Ma’afu makes a save
6′ First corner of the game to New Zealand.
6′ Hannah Carlsen’s shot is cleared from the goal line
7′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 1-0 Tonga Striker Brittany Dudley-Smith breaks through the Tongan defense and slots the ball low into the corner from 15 yards
9′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 2-0 Tonga Brittany Dudley-Smith scores a quick-fire double, this time from a tight angle after a nice pass from Hannah Wong
10′ The Tongan goalkeeper makes a save
11′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 3-0 Tonga Ashleigh Ward scores New Zealand’s third after a nice back pass by Hannah Wong
13′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 4-0 Tonga Hannah Wong scores
14′ Kate Loye (New Zealand) hits the cross bar
17′ Brittany Dudley-Smith (New Zealand) sees her shot go over the goal
18′ Hannah Wong (New Zealand) sees her shot saved
19′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 5-0 Tonga Ashleigh Ward scores her second from close range
21′ Hannah Carlsen (New Zealand) sees her shot go over the top
22′ Evie Millyn (New Zealand) sees her shot sails over
23′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 6-0 Tonga Kate Loye’s powerful left-foot strike goes top corner
28′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 7-0 Tonga Right fullback Kate Carlton scores a screamer from 35 yards out
29′ Brittany Dudley-Smith (New Zealand) hits the post
34′ Kate Loye (New Zealand) sees her shot goes wide
35′ Hannah Wong (New Zealand) shoots from close range but Tongan goalkeeper Tangimausia Ma’afu makes a fine save
36′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 8-0 Tonga The ball drops to Hannah Wong inside the box and she smashes the ball through Tangimausia Ma’afu’s hands
41′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 9-0 Tonga Brittany Dudley-Smith completes her hat-trick heading in Rachel Head’s cross at the back post
42′ Brittany Dudley-Smith (New Zealand) connects with another cross but this time her header hits the crossbar and goes out for a goal kick
The referee brings the first half to an end. New Zealand 9-0 Tonga
The second half kicks off.
46′ Substitution Tonga: Lisi Papani on, Unaloto Tahitu’a off
49′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 10-0 Tonga Hannah Wong completes her hat-trick
50′ Substitution New Zealand: Grace Parkinson on, Brittany Dudley-Smith off
51′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 11-0 Tonga Ashleigh Ward completes her hat-trick finishing off one of the best moves of the match
58′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 12-0 Tonga Hannah Wong grabs her fourth goal sneaking the ball under the crossbar
62′ Substitution New Zealand: Stephanie Skilton on, Ashleigh Ward off
63′ Substitution Tonga: Melesisi Nonu on, Tania Silakivai off
65′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 13-0 Tonga Hannah Ward scores her fifth
67′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 14-0 Tonga Kate Loye scores from a free kick 35 yards out
70′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 15-0 Tonga Substitute Grace Parkinson scores from the penalty spot
72′ Yellow Card Talilotu Lelenga (Tonga) is cautioned for a handball inside the box
72′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 16-0 Tonga Hannah Carlsen converts the penalty
87′ Hannah Carlsen (New Zealand) hits a free kick over the crossbar
90+1′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 17-0 Tonga Hannah Wong scores her sixth goal
90+4′ GOAL !!! New Zealand 18-0 Tonga Stephanie Skilton scores
The final whistle sounds. FINAL SCORE: New Zealand 18-0 Tonga
New Zealand qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010
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