2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Vanuatu
City	Port Vila
Dates	17–30 September
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Runners-up	Vanuatu "B"
Third place	Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	24 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nigel Dabinyaba (3 goals)
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The 2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 17–30 September 2022. Vanuatu hosted the competition with all matches being played at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila. The tournament was a resurrection of the Melanesia Cup which has not been held since the year 2000.^[1] It was a FIFA Tier-1 tournament.^[2]

Format

The six competing teams are divided into two groups. A total of 10 matches will be played on five matchdays.^[2]

Matches

Group A

Group A consists of Papua New Guinea, host Vanuatu, and Vanuatu's development side.^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Vanuatu B	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
3	Vanuatu	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

17 September 2022

Vanuatu "B"	1–2	Papua New Guinea
Tasip (pen.)	Report	Joe 13' Gunemba

Korman Stadium, Port Vila

21 September 2022

Vanuatu	2–2	Vanuatu "B"
Kalo 8' Goddin 51'	Report	Dolsen 4' Ravo 90+4'

Korman Stadium, Port Vila

24 September 2022

Vanuatu	0–1	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Kepo 77'

Korman Stadium, Port Vila

Group B

Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands have been drawn into Group B.^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Solomon Islands	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Fiji	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
3	New Caledonia	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

17 September 2022

Fiji	1–0	New Caledonia
Matanisiga 90+1'	Report

Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville

21 September 2022

Solomon Islands	1–0	New Caledonia
Hou 47'	Report

Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville

24 September 2022

Fiji	2–2	Solomon Islands
Krishna 64' Tekiate 66'	Report	Lea'i 31' Lea'alafa 54'

Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

27 September

Papua New Guinea	1–0	Fiji
Dabinyaba 23' (pen.)	Report

Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville

27 September

Solomon Islands	1–1	Vanuatu "B"
Lea'i 37'	Report	Aru 70'
Penalties
	3–5

Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville

Third place match

30 September

Solomon Islands	0–1	Fiji
	Report	Wasasala 90'

Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville

Final

30 September

Papua New Guinea	3–3	Vanuatu "B"
Dabinyaba 38', 64' Gunemba 116'	Report	Tasip 8' Moses 28' Ravo 92'
Penalties
	4–1

Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.

3 goals

• Nigel Dabinyaba

2 goals

• Raymond Gunemba
• Raphael Lea'i
• (Dev.) Jordy Tasip
• (Dev.) Reginold Ravo

1 goal

• Roy Krishna
• Gabriele Matanisiga
• Remueru Tekiate
• Christopher Wasasala
• Daniel Joe
• Atti Kepo
• Alvin Hou
• Micah Lea'alafa
• Tenene Goddin
• Bong Kalo
• (Dev.) Claude Aru
• (Dev.) Siaban Dolsen
• (Dev.) Joe Moses

References

1. Abel, Jason. "COM approves Vanuatu bid in hosting Prime Ministers Cup tournament". Vanuatu Daily Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. "Pacific news and sport in brief for August 8". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
3. Romena, Romeka. "Fiji in Pool B for MSG PM Cup". Fiji Live. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.