1969 MATCHES

OCEANIA.
Author: Neil Morrison.

25/07/1969, Nouméa, Stade de Magenta, 2000
Friendly International
NEW CALEDONIA       0
NEW ZEALAND         0
New Caledonia:      Guerrera, Bearune, Tikoure, Decoire, Kecine, Nekotrotro, Delmas, Olua,
                    James, Charles, Poithily.
New Zealand:        Derek Phillips, Colin Latimour, Bill Hunter (Michael Jones),
                    Graham Griffiths, Tom McNab [c] (Jim Moyes), Grahame Bilby, Bill de Graaf,
                    Ray Mears, Earle Thomas, Matt Guildea, Malcolm Bland.
Referee:            André Nakagawa (New Caledonia).
Coaches:            New Caledonia:
                    New Zealand: Ljubiša Bročić (Yugoslavia).

27/07/1969, Nouméa, Stade de Magenta
Friendly International
NEW CALEDONIA       2 (Charles 81', Gnibekan 83')
NEW ZEALAND         0
New Caledonia:      Homou, Kombouare (Bearune 46'), Newedou (Tikoure 46'), Decoire, Kecine,
                    Fi (Cornet 46'), Delmas, Waka (Gnibekan 46'), Gnipate (Nekotrotro 46'),
                    Charles, Zeoula.
New Zealand:        Derek Phillips, Colin Latimour, Michael Jones, Graham Griffiths, Jim Moyes,
                    Grahame Bilby [c], Bill de Graaf, Ray Mears, Earle Thomas, Matt Guildea,
                    Malcolm Bland.
Referee:            Gosse (New Caledonia).
Coaches:            New Caledonia:
                    New Zealand: Ljubiša Bročić (Yugoslavia).
Note:               Cornet left the field due to injury in the second half and was not
                    replaced.

29/07/1969, Nouméa, Stade de Magenta
Friendly International
NEW CALEDONIA       3 (Zeoula, Charles 20', Delmas 52')
NEW ZEALAND         2 (Grahame Bilby, Bill de Graaf)
New Caledonia:      Guerrera, Bearune, Tikoure, Decoire, Kecine, Delmas, Nekotrotro,
                    Waka (Poithily), Charles, Olua (James), Zeoula.
New Zealand:        David Houghton, Colin Latimour (Michael Jones), Bill Hunter,
                    Graham Griffiths, Jim Moyes, Grahame Bilby [c], Bill de Graaf,
                    Steven Bruce, Earle Thomas, Matt Guildea, Ray Mears (John Legg).
Referee:            André Nakagawa (New Caledonia).
Coaches:            New Caledonia:
                    New Zealand: Ljubiša Bročić (Yugoslavia).

14/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
FIJI                5
SOLOMON ISLANDS     1
Referee:            M.J. van Beek (Papua New Guinea),

14/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
NEW HEBRIDES        3 (Maurice, OG, Depuis)
TAHITI              3 ()
Referee:            R. Wyse (Papua New Guinea).

14/08/1969, Port Moresby, Germania Club
South Pacific Games
PAPUA NEW GUINEA    1 (Kumalau 29')
NEW CALEDONIA       4 (Poithily 50', Zeoula 53' 80', Delmas 56')
Referee:            W. Schmitt (Papua New Guinea).

15/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
SOLOMON ISLANDS     1
NEW CALEDONIA       1
Referee:            P. Samal (Papua New Guinea).

15/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
FIJI                5
NEW HEBRIDES        2
Referee:            D. Anserson (Papua New Guinea).

15/08/1969, Port Moresby, Germania Club
South Pacific Games
PAPUA NEW GUINEA    1
TAHITI              3
Referee:            S.A. Hussain (Fiji).

16/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
NEW CALEDONIA       2
NEW HEBRIDES        0
Referee:            M. van Beek (Papua New Guinea).

16/08/1969, Port Moresby, Germania Club
South Pacific Games
PAPUA NEW GUINEA    4 (Martinecz 22', ?)
SOLOMON ISLANDS     0
Referee:            V. Dobinson (Australia).

16/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
TAHITI              2
FIJI                0
Referee:            W. Schmitt (Papua New Guinea).
Note:               The score has been reported elsewhere as 3-1 but this seems to be wrong.

18/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
NEW CALEDONIA       11
FIJI                0
Referee:            R. Wyse (Papua New Guinea).

18/08/1969, Port Moresby, Germania Club
South Pacific Games
PAPUA NEW GUINEA    2 (Kau 20', Mathew Raka 90')
NEW HEBRIDES        1 (? 41')
Referee:            V. Dobinson (Australia).

18/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
TAHITI              7
SOLOMON ISLANDS     0
Referee:            S.A. Hussain (Fiji).

20/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Germania Club
South Pacific Games
SOLOMON ISLANDS     7
NEW HEBRIDES        2
Note:               The score has been reported previously as a 7-1 win for New Hebrides but 
                    a Papua New Guinean newspaper reports a 7-2 win for the Solomon Islands.

20/08/1969, Port Moresby, Germania Club
South Pacific Games
PAPUA NEW GUINEA    1
FIJI                1
Referee:            V. Dobinson (Australia).
Note:               To reserve energy for the bronze medal match, Papua New Guinea fielded a 
                    weakened team including all three of its goalkeepers.

22/08/1969, Port Moresby, Main Stadium
South Pacific Games
PAPUA NEW GUINEA    2 (Wellington Jojoga x2)
FIJI                1 ()
Referee:            V. Dobinson (Australia).

22/08/1969, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Main Stadium
South Pacific Games
NEW CALEDONIA       2 (Charles Tamboueon 50', Fi 88')
TAHITI              1 (Cholita 32')
Referee:            R. Wyse (Papua New Guinea).