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Amicale: 1. Chikau MANSALE [GK], 4. Davide TALONE, 6. Sivan SWAMY, 9. Esava NAQELECA, 10. Nikola VASILIC, 13. Francois SAKAMA, 17. Nelson SALE (c), 24. Kensi TANGIS, 29. Dominique FRED, 31. Marko DORDEVIC, 34. Colin MARSHALL
Substitutes: 8. Milan MATIC, 15. Alphonse BONGNAIM, 16. Daniel NATOU, 18. Robert TOM, 20. Michael RUTHERFORD [GK], 25. Laitia TUILAU, 26. Silas NAMATAK, 30. Jack WETNEY, 35. Richard ANISUA
Coach: Nathan HALL (AUS)
Auckland City FC: 1. Tamati WILLIAMS [GK], 3. Taku IWATA, 4. Mario BILEN, 6. John IRVING, 7. James PRITCHETT, 9. Darren WHITE, 10. Ryan de VRIES, 15. Ivan VICELICH (c), 16. Dae Wook KIM, 20. Emiliano TADE, 23. Sam BURFOOT
Substitutes: 17. Joao MOREIRA, 18. Louie CAUNTER [GK], 19. David BROWNE, 21. Mario ILICH, 22. Andrew MILNE, 25. Sean LOVEMORE, 26. Sean MORRIS,
Coach: Ramon TRIBULIETX (ESP)
Match officials:
Referee: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
Assistant Referee 2: David CHARLES (PNG)
Fourth Official: Gerald OIAKA (SOL)
The final whistle sounds
90′ + 4′ Amicale are doing their best to deny the defending champs who are throwing everything they have into the box
90′ + 3′ William is again in Amicale’s half, a chance for Fred to go long from the half mark but he isn’t accurate
90′ + 2′ Dordevic is injured. comes to touch
90′ + 2′ Mansale punches clear but appears to hit his own man in the process
90′ + 1′ Williams has come right out for the corner but Amicale can’t get a boot on upfield
90′ + 1′ Browne sends, Sale heads clear and Bilen’s effort is deflected out
Four minutes additional time
90′ Looped over to Vicelich, headed out to the top of the box but Fred clears
90′ Corner for Auckland City
89′ Milne forced back to Williams by Sakame, long to Moreira but Talone gets a touch
88′ Vicelich pushes high and receives in the middle, shots decent but Mansale takes
87′ Tade runs inside, stops, passes back wide to Browne but it’s too far in front and it’s out
87′ Kim to Burfoot, across to Bilen, out to Milne
86′ Sakame receives wide on the right, faster than Bilen he gets an odd touch which punts it up to drop nicely for Williams
85′ Talone slides the ball off de Vries foot for a corner, effort from Tade pounched clear
84′ Fred muscles Kim off the ball, plays up the line the cross is away to Sakame arriving on the far side who slams it at Williams
83′ Browne again up the left, Sale comes across to send into touch
83′ Browne cuts inside but Amicale’s defenders are in the way to clear
81′ SUBSTITUTION Marshall makes way for Robert Tom to come in
81′ Tade can’t believe it when Mansale spills and the offside flag is raised
80′ SUBSTITUTION Pritchett is replaced by Joao Moreira
79′ Milne to Tade, across the pitch to Pritchett, into the middle and Marshall with the clearance
78′ Marshall with the goal kick long to Dordevic, Vicelic gets it from behind
76′ Tade’s shot takes a deflection and Mansale takes. The Argentinian can’t contain his frustration
74′ A lot of defender to defender lobs being fired through the centre of the pitch
74′ YELLOW CARD Dordevic is cautioned
73′ Amicale with the shot from Sakama just over the target
72′ Hand ball from Visilic and Auckland are on the go
71′ YELLOW CARD Talone earns a caution and Hall is being told to return to his seat and calm down
71′ Amicale with the better chances here
70′ Burfoot fouls Sakama and its Marshall with the send – another chance on goal for Amicale but it’s cleared out of the area
69′ Amicale’s got a player down in the six-yard after that effort but Fred’s soon back on his feet and returning to the action
68′ Sakama’s effort comes off the inside of the cross bar and back in play – crowd can’t believe it and the follow can’t be sent home
67′ Dordevic in on Williams who receives a pass back but manages to clear
66′ SUBSTITUTION Andrew Milne replaces the injured Iwata for Auckland City
66′ Iwata is down following that effort and looks to be clutching his knee
65′ Iwata free again but the blocked effort bobbles to a waiting Mansale
65′ Pritchett plays to Browne who sends middle to Kim
63′ Browne shouting at the assistant referee for a shirt tug from Talone as the ball runs for an Amicale throw
63′ Iwata through, sliding save from Sale but it pops back out Iwata, plays off to Browne and the shot takes a deflection into the reach of Mansale who is on his knees
61′ Corner for Auckland sent long, Mario Bilen gets a head back in towards the goal mouth but it’s on the top
60′ Natou makes his presence known when he knocks Kim down from behind
59′ Send from Talone caught by Williams on the leap
59′ Talone with a long throw into the box, shot from Fred is on but Williams just gets his tips to send it around the post
58′ SUBSTITUTION Tangis makes room for Daniel Natou for Amicale
58′ Williams right out to touch to clear with Fred bearing down
57′ Swamy sees the run from Sakama but Iwata gets his head in first
56′ It’s going to be hard for Amicale to keep up this intense defending of their advantage
55′ SUBSTITUTION David Browne replaces Darren White for Auckland City
54′ Build up from Auckland can’t be faulted but the shot shies away from the target
53′ Irving coming across field
52′ Double team defending from Auckland each time Amicale get the ball on attack
52′ Sent wide by Tade
51′ YELLOW CARD Sale is cautioned
50′ de Vries to Tade, foul from Sale and Tade is lining up in a dangerous position for Amicale
49′ Dordevic is offside and Auckland have some breathing room
48′ The corner comes out to a lone Swamy who sends his shot way too high
48′ The intensity has increased already as Auckland are well aware of the consequences this scoreline could have for them
47′ Loose pass from Kim sends Kensi flying in on goal, his shot is punched clear by Williams
46′ Quick restart for Amicale as they fly an effort over the cross bar
The second half gets underway
The first half comes to an end
45′ + 1′ GOAL!!! Amicale FC 1 Auckland City 0 It bobbles around the box, Visilic hooks it over Williams from the goalline and Dominique Fred heads down into the back of the net
There will be two minutes additional time
45′ Long to Mansale and Amicae are deep in their own half looking for a way out
43′ Williams sends straight to an unmarked Sakama in the centre who breaks, close shave for Auckland as Vasilic’s header goes wide
42′ Auckland in their box with Williams out to Vicelich on the left
42′ Sale halts an advance from Burfoot on the edge of the box
39′ Two Amicale free kicks well read by Tade who races in to cause trouble both times
38′ Auckalnd City pass their way into the area, the shot comes but it’s well read by Mansale who dives and collects
37′ A shove from White in the back of Talone but it’s long for a goal kick anyway
36′ Kim wide to Iwata, sends in and a head from Amicale clears the danger
35′ Sale slices the defence but Tangis and Vasilic can’t connect
35′ Irving with a big switch to Vicelich
34′ Dangerous delivery from Marshall drops past Williams but bounces out
33′ Irving straight into teh boot of Sakama who boots long for Tangis, Burfoot across to touch
32′ Vicelich and Burfoot find a way past Swamy, Burfoot with a play between defenders but no blue shirts make any moves
29′ Mansale out of his box quick smart does well to boot clear off the foot of de Vries
28′ Swamy with a foul on Burfoot
28′ Offside call on Auckland and Amicale make an attack but they’re shut down
Back underway with a throw in for Auckland City
Pause for water break
26′ Kim to Tade, around his man and shoots but Mansale gets low to stop
25′ Sale to Marshall who hits back infield to Dordevic, lost on delivery from Amicale
24′ Marshall tries to combine with Nikola Vasilic but deems the delivery too slow and halts his run
23′ Swamy does well to hold onto the ball
22′ Delivery from Dordevic finds Sakama on the edge of the area, he sends across but Williams scoops it up
22′ Kim and Tade double team on Swamy in the centre conceding a free kick
21′ Vicelich delivers long to White on the left but he can’t find a way into the penalty area
19′ Ball flying around the middle taking deflections off everyone before finding its way back to Tamati Williams
19′ Classic Vicelich headed clearance as Amicale try to drop in behind the defence
18′ An error on touch from Sakama hands the ball to Auckland
17′ Both sides looking pretty good on the ball and the passing game is looking impressive
26′ Kim plays over to James Pritchett, back into Mario Bilen who tries to find a way into Amicale’s half
15′ Dangerous pass back from Dordevic with Mansale just able to clear before Tade can block
14′ Long send over the defence, both Mansale and Tade chase, the keeper gets there first
13′ Great steal and played in to Tangis who can’t get a decent pass off, Burfoot on the counter shut down by Marshall
13′ Davide Talone with a sprint up the left flank
12′ de Vries with the intercept, plays to Tade, gets it back takes a couple of touches but Dordevic and Nelson Sale come in to block
11′ Marshall throw to Marko Dordevic in the centre of the defence and receives it back
10′ Darren White tries to touch on to Emiliano Tade
9′ Great save from Amicale keeper Chickau Mansale
9′ Irving tries to go himself but the lay-off is bad
7′ Some great passing from Amicale up the field, but that Auckland City defence is as solid as ever
6′ Sam Burfoot receives from Irving and there’s plenty of pressure from Swamy
5′ Tangis is faster than Irving but comes the wrong side along the defender to get a touch and turn outside
5′ Kim takes another tumble, this time at the hands – or feet – of Francois Sakama
4′ Long from John Irving, over Colin Marshall’s head but Ryan de Vries can’t keep it in
3′ Crunching tackle from Shivan Swamy on Dae Wook Kim and referee Norbert Hauata gives a free kick in Auckland City’s favour
2′ Long ball looking for Kensi Tangis in the centre
1′ Ivan Vicelich with a rare off pass hands possession to the Vanuatu side early
The match kicks off