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AS Pirae: 24. Jonathan TOROHIA [GK], 5. Raimoana BENNETT, 7. Raimana LI FUNG KUEE, 9. Naea BENNETT, 14. Augustin DALLERA, 18. Jimmy TEPA, 19. Marama VAHIRUA (c), 20. Jay WARREN, 21. Javier PAEZ, 25. Heimanu TAIARUI, 26. Huimana PARKER.
Substitutes: 1. Stevens HIRIGA [GK], 4. Ken WARREN, 6. Gael MESLIEN, 8. Salomon TEVEPAUHU, 10. Tearii LABASTE, 11. Teva ZAVERONI, 15. Teriinoho TIHONI, 17. Marc VAKI, 22. Tainui LEHARTEL,
Coach: Gerard KAUTAI (FRA)
Kiwi FC: 1. Masi TOETU [GK], 3. Linton DAUARA, 4. Andrew SETEFANO, 6.Albert BELL, 7. Jarell SALE, 9. Barry LEWIS (c), 10. Michael FIFI’I, 11. Mike SAOFAIGA, 13. Lionel TAYLOR, 16. Jamie MASON, 20. Jimmy HOASIHITA
Substitutes: 2. Lafi IOANE, 5. Tamoto FENIKA, 15. Rajendra SINGH, 17. Gary TAYLOR, 19. Yuta SAHARA, 22. Iutizak MOHAMMED, 23. Max HOEFLICH
Coach: Martin TAMASESE (SAM)
Match officials:
Referee: Bertrand BILLON (NCL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rakesh CHANDRA (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Paavo MUSTONEN (COK)
Fourth Official: Gerald OIAKA (SOL)
The final whisle sounds
90′ + 4′ SUBSTITUTION Bell makes room for Tamoto Fenika for Kiwi
90′ + 3′ Paez bangs it upfield, Bennett down in a challenge and Li Fung Kuee steps up
90′ + 2′ Long ball to Fifi’i to heavy and into touch
90′ GOAL!!! AS Pirae 8 Kiwi FC 0 Naea Bennett knocks another one home for Pirae
Three minutes of additional time
90′ Somehow pops out away from danger as Pirae try and add to their tally
89′ Around the box, like it’s a beach soccer pitch – shot from Dallera booted off the line by Lewis
88′ Li Fung Kuee delivers, Zaveroni on the volley but it’s up and over
86′ Li Fung Kuee is on, but decides to play across the face to an arriving N. Bennett, but Sale is in between them to clear
85′ Pirae can’t get a decent shot off and it pops out to Saofaiga, Paez screams across to clear to touch
84′ Good effort from Dallera is inches over the cross bar
83′ Labaste knocks down his opponent down
82′ Taylor through to Sahara but both he and Saofaiga are offside
81′ Torohia out of his box to control a long Kiwi effort
81′ Bennett tries to whip around Setefano who just manages to get a touch away
80′ Terrible clearance from Taylor but Labaste does just as badly with his attempt to pass to N. Bennett
78′ SUBSTITUTION Yuta Sahara replaces the injured Linton Dauara for Kiwi
78′ Li Fung Kuee tries to chip Toetu but it goes wide
77′ Sent long by Paez on a goal kick
76′ Dauara requiring treatment leaves the pitch
76′ Low shot from Li Fung Kuee smothered by a diving Toetu
75′ Quick thinking from Warren prevents Saofaiga getting a shot off as Torohia comes off his line
74′ Dallera from behind on Fifi’i
73′ GOAL!!! AS Pirae 7 Kiwi FC 0 Dallera with a chip over Toetu to finish a great string of passes
73′ Comes to Labaste on the edge of the box and he volleys high
72′ Send by Li Fung Kuee, Warren can’t score and it’s a corner
71′ Tepa brought down by Hoasihita outsied the box, similar position to earlier – Billon calls for a water break before it can be taken
70′ Foul on Fifi’i by Tepa
70′ Setefano brings it up through the back
69′ Bennett brings it down then sends in a volley under no pressure but slides it wide
68′ Saofaiga speeds through the Pirae backline and shoots but blasts over the cross bar
68′ Back underway and Setefano is still on the side line receiving treatment
67′ SUBSTITUTION Vahirua is replaced by Ken Warren, and the captain’s armband passes to N. Bennett
66′ Setefano has gone down in the Kiwi defence
65′ Pirae look their best when they’re passing amongst themselves. The benefits of having beach soccer internationals in the side.
64′ Labaste sends from the right, Toetu takes down
63′ Lewis sends into the box, easy take for the keeper
63′ Fifi’i goes down in an encounter with Tepa
62′ Decent long range shot from Fifi’i is on target, tipped over the top by Torohia
61′ Beautiful touch down from Vahirua, plays low to N. Bennett who puts just a little too much behind his cross
60′ Labaste with a looping cross which comes down behind N. Bennett
59′ Vahirua sends, N. Bennett arrives but Hoasihita heads clear
58′ Taylor in behind Vahirua and Pirae have another free kick 10m to the left of the 18-yard
57′ SUBSTITUTION Tearii Labaste comes on in place of Raimoana Bennett
57′ Vahirua with the send, it curls away from Toetu but Lewis is on the line to chest clear
56′ YELLOW CARD Barry Lewis is cautioned for a challenge in the box giving away a free kick on the top of the box
55′ Dallera races across to boot clear into the stand
54′ Li Fung Kuee through the centre to Zaveroni, he comes back to Vahirua and Fifi’i steals
52′ Fifi’i steps behind, can’t create a chance
51′ Paez brings Dauara down outside the box
49′ Mason behind the ball, lofts it in and it’s hit over off the head of Setefano
48′ YELLOW CARD Dallera is cautioned for AS Pirae
47′ Vahirua darts around Jimmy Hoasihita and is knocked down
46′ Taylor dives to get a head to Dauara’s cross
SUBSTITUTION AS Pirae make a half-time change bringing Teva Zaveroni on in place of Heimanu Taiarui
The second half gets underway
The first half comes to an end
45′ + 2′ GOAL!!! AS Pirae 6 Kiwi FC 0 Li Fung Kuee with another low slot home for his brace
45′ + 2′ R. Bennett with the cross but neither the touch from Li Fung Kuee or N. Bennett can find the back of the net
45′ + 1′ Fifi’i is caught by the offside trap
Two minutes addtional time
45′ Shot wide by Li Fung Kuee
44;’ Dauara has the legs to beat Vahirua and Paez, tries to poke it through the legs of Torohia but can’t quite manage denying Kiwi a goal
43′ Shot from Saogaiga hits the back of Augustin Dallera
43′ Mason tries to beat Li Fung Kuee but the striker wins possession and Prae are on attack
42′ Vahirua with a weighted lob to Tepa, who is again shut down by Sale
42′ Li Fung Kuee drops to interfere and Warren arrives to collect
41′ Vahirua with the cross from the right but no one arrives to meet it, Kiwi’s on the counter
40′ Fifi’i and Dauara run into each other as Mason tries to play them on goal
40′ Torohia smashes upfield but the Kiwi defence is in the way
39′ Challenge from Saofaiga sees possession pass to Pirae
38′ Lionel Taylor warned to cool his jets by referee Billon
37′ GOAL!!! AS Pirae 5 Kiwi FC 0 Li Fung Kuee calmly slots home to the right of Toetu for Pirae’s fifth
36′ YELLOW CARD Setefano brings down Li Fung Kuee in the box and a penalty ensues
36′ Lofted into the six-yard box by Warren but an arriving N. Bennett can’t beat Toetu
35′ Vahirua on to Tepa who can’t find a way past Sale
33′ Warren tries to send Li Fung Kuee on but it’s a heavy touch that runs long
33′ Cross from Vahirua on the counter-attack and Toetu leaps to capture
32′ Bell tries to find the feet of Fifi’i up front but R. Bennett gets in the way
32′ Fifi’i does amazingly well to beat his man up the line, he plays off, receives back and shoots but Taiarui gets his face in the way
31′ Wide to Li Fung Kuee and Sale gets an important foot to the deflect the cross
30′ Up to Lionel Taylor in the middle who’s fouled by Jimmy Tepa
30′ No substitution is made and Kiwi hav a free kick
29′ Toetu is again down receiving treatment and it’s not looking good for the Kiwi keeper
28′ Vahirua to N. Bennett who shoots just wide of the far post
27′ Fifi’i breaks, shoots with just the keeper in front and Torohia gets a finger tip to it, it falls for an arriving Linton Dauara who with an open goal in front sends it up the face of the goal
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26′ Paez clears out from the back, Vahirua with the chip headed back to the keeper by Setefano and Toetu struggles to bend and pick up
Back underway
The referee Bertrand Billon calls for a water break
25′ GOAL!!! AS Pirae 4 Kiwi FC 0 Vahirua cuts inside his man and drives low past Toetu for his second goal of the tournament
24′ Fifi’i with a shot for Kiwi but he’s well off-target
23′ Dangerous few seconds on the counter for Pirae as Torohia and Jay Warren have a moment of miscommunication but its cleared
22′GOAL!!! AS Pirae 3 Kiwi FC 0 N. Bennett with a hattrick as he slams home in front of goal
21′ Excellent passage of passing from Pirae as the move across the field and back again before the shot is fired in, Sale drops and heads clear
20′ Toetu throws long to Saofaiga who is closed down by Paez
20′ N. Bennett and Vahirua combine, the captain shoots on the volley and it’s touched just wide
19′ Toetu looks to be in a certain amount of pain still and requires Andrew Setefano to take the goal kick
18′ Free kick Pirae in their own corner sent on by Paez, R. Bennett gets low to head and wins a free kick for his efforts
17′ Lewis races off the post to smash a Li Fung Kuee corner clear
17′ Free kick launched long by Lewis, skims off the head of Fifi’i and on for keeper Jonathan Torohia to collect
16′ Huimana Parker beats to men on touch to play in to N. Bennett in the middle
13′ Pirae looking very much the dominant side and are unlucky they can’t chip Toetu as he comes off his line
13′ Sale whips off the foot of his counterpart Li Fung Kuee
12′ Jaime Mason with the steal and he sends long looking for Fifi’i but finds Javier Paez instead
11′ Vahirua’s send is to heavy and Toetu picks it up easy but Pirae remain on attack
10′ Toetu’s back on his feet and play resumes
9′ Toetu is down receiving treatment
9′ Raimoana Bennett has a go but his shot is blocked
8′ Bennett receives up front but Barry Lewis races across to boot clear
8′ Sent in by Michael Fifi’i but it rolls out for a goal kick
7′ Kiwi on the attack up the right but Mikey Saofaiga loses control
6′ GOAL!!! AS Pirae 2 Kiwi FC 0 N. Bennett again as he goes around Toetu and sends inside the far post
6′ Jarrell Sale sends a free kick long but can’t hit his own player
5′ GOAL!!! AS Pirae 1 Kiwi FC 0 Vahirua chips to Li Fung Kuee out left, he lobs Toetu and Naea Bennett is at the post to tap home for Pirae
4′ Foul on Heimanu Taiarui free kick from Li Fung Kuee again, off Toetu’s shin but no pressure from Pirae
3′ Barry Lewis tries to clear but hits Li Fung Kuee and the shot’s saved by Masi Toetu in goal for Kiwi
2′ Lofted in by Raimana Li Fung Kuee, a head and it’s back in play off the post, Kiwi scramble to clear
1′ YELLOW CARD Albert Bell goes straight in the book after bringing down Tahiti captain Marama Vahirua
The match kicks off
One minute of silence observed for the late FFS President Toetu Petana