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AS Tefana: 1. Stevens HIRIGA (GK), 3. Taumihau TIATIA, 6. Tunoa TEVAEARAI, 8. Jess HOROI, 9. Tauhiti KECK, 10. Steevy CHONG HUE, 13. Stanley ATANI, 18. Tauraa MARMOUYET, 19. Heimano BOUREBARE, 20. Kenny NUI, 21. Vetea TCHEN (c)
Substitutes: 2. Stephane FAATIARAU, 4. Teheivarii LUDIVION, 5. Tauatua LUCAS, 7. Temarii TINORUA, 11. Sylvain GRAGLIA, 12. Alvin TEHAU, 14. Jonathan TEHAU, 15. Jean CHANG KOEI CHANG, 16. Manutea TAAE, 17. Lorenzo TEHAU, 29. Mikael ROCHE (GK), 30. Tetahio TERIINOHOPUAITERAI
Coach: Sébastien LABAYEN (TAH)
Tafea FC: 1. Seiloni IARUEL (GK), 5. Kevin SHEM, 7. Jonah TURU (c), 8. Bong KALO, 12. Edisson STEPHENS, 13. Gibson DAUDAU, 15. Ernie ROBERTS, 18. Ignas IAMAK, 19. Michell KALTAK,24. Jean KALTACK, 25. Bill NICHOLLS
Substitutes: 3. Fredy VAVA, 4. Jaycen BOTLENG, 6. Jais MALSARANI, 9. Alista KARLIP, 10. Zica MANUHI, 11. Robert TASSO, 16. Daniel NATOU, 17. Nicolson TARI, 20. Kaloran FIRIAM (GK), 21. Don MANSALE, 22. Sergio DANIEL (GK), 23. Alick ISMAEL,
Coach: Moise POIDA (VAN)
Match Officials:
Referee: Salesh CHAND (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 1: Ujwaal MUDLIAR (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Terry PIRI (COK)
Fourth Official: Nelson SOGO (SOL)
Full time
90’+3′ Over the top from Tefana but great tackle from Kevin SHEM to close down the advance from TEHAU
90’+2′ DAUDAU sends middle but a Tefana defender picks up the ball
90’+1′ Tefana defending well as Tafea seek to regain the advantage
Three minutes additional time
90′ DAUDAU’s strike from the right is tipped over by HIRIGA
89′ Shot from MANUHI rattles the underside of the cross bar and comes back into play but Tefana clear it out
89′ HIRIGA fumbles in the box, but Tafea can’t capitalise on the open goal
88′ GRAGLIA races up the right and it takes two tracking defenders to halt his ground covering run
87′ DAUDAU can’t bring the ball down cleanly and HIRIGA is able to get in the save
85′ GOAL!!! Tefana 1-1 Tafea TCHEN sends IARUEL diving left while he shoots to the keeper’s right for the equaliser
84′ SUB TAFEA Edisson STEPHENS is replaced by Zica MANUHI
84′ Angelo TCHEN is lining up the penalty
84′ YELLOW CARD IARUEL is cautioned after taking out Lorenzo TEHAU in a clear goalscoring opportunity
82′ SUB TEFANA MARMOUYET is replaced by Lorenzo TEHAU
79′ Tefana putting together some solid passing phases but struggling to get much further than the half-way mark
75′ A punt from Tafea but they aren’t on target
73′ BOUREBARE concedes a free kick deep in his own corner
71′ SUB TAFEA An injured Bong KALO is helped off the field and replaced by Robert TASSO
70′ Tafea have the numbers advantage but Tefana do well to end a two pronged attack from DAUDAU and Jean KALTACK
68′ NUI brings down the punt from IARUEL but it’s straight into touch
68′ STEPHENS is off the field for treatment as play resumes, but is soon back in the mix
66′ RED CARD A second caution is brandished at Steevy CHONG HUE and he receives his marching ornder following a challenge on STEPHENS
65′ The referee has to come over to the Tefana bench
65′ YELLOW CARD CHONG HUE is cautioned
64′ YELLOW CARD Edisson STEPHENS of Tafea is cautioned for an incident with CHONG HUE
63′ DAUDAU tries to get past Tunoa TEVAERAI but his fancy footwork doesn’t fool the Tahitian
61′ Ignas IAMAK looks to be on a roll, but Heimano BOUREBARE has come across to put out allowing his teammates time to track back
60′ The refereee Salesh CHAND of Fiji pauses play to speak to DAUDAU and MARMOUYET who have been at odds for most of the game
58′ GRAGLIA takes a chance off his left but pulls it outside the post
56′ DAUDAU shoots from wide, it’s punched out by HIRIGA but Bong KALO is waiting. He taps it over the defender, whips around and volleys but the shot goes over
55′SUB TAFEA Bill NICHOLLS is replaced by Don MANSALE
53′ Kenny NUI intercepts and races through the pack but eventually takes one touch too many
51′ TIATIA slips as he crosses which helps send the ball straight at IARUEL
50′ GRAGLIA’s pass back to MARMOUYET is poor but they’re able to recover the ball from Tafea’s throw in
48′ GRAGLIA in behind NICHOLLS and trys to send centre but he’s shut down and it’s a Tefana corner
47′ CHONG HUE weaves past two players and shoots but it skims over the top corner
46′ Tafea advance off the restart but DAUDAU knocks it out and Tefana have the ball
HALF-TIME: AS Tefana 0-1 Tafea FC
45’+2′ Crowd pleasing back flick over the defenders legs from Jean KALTACK
45’+1′ Nowhere to go but out for GRAGLIA with Michell KALTACK right on his back
Two minutes additional time
44′ YELLOW CARD DAUDAU is cautioned
44′ DAUDAU misses the ball and slides into Tauraa MAROMOUYET taking him out after he’s already released the ball
42′ GRAGLIA fouls Jonah TURU and IARUEL sends upfield for Tafea
42′ SUB TEFANA Jess HOROI is replaced by Sylvain GRAGLIA
39′ CHONG HUE beats past his defender and fires with just IARUEL to beat – and misses
36′ YELLOW CARD A shirt off celebration from Jean KALTACK earns him a yellow card
36′ GOAL!!! Tefana 0-1 Tafea NICHOLLS chips the last defender, KALTACK brings it down and bounces it over HIRIGA into the net
36′ DAUDAU tries to backheel up the line but it’s out
35′ Tafea have enjoyed the majority of possession in the last five minutes but are just struggling to get any threatening shots off
33′ Tafea move up the field swiftly, the ball comes left to Michell KALTACK who hits in at the near post but HIRIGA has it covered
30′ Mikael ROCHE is on his feet warming up as HIRIGA goes down injured in that play, but HIRIGA is soon back up and rearing to go
29′ DAUDAU’s effort is saved by HIRIGA but comes back into play off the cross bar, it comes out to Edisson STEPHENS who bobbles the follow up and the defender on the line is able to boot clear
29′ Tafea corner arrives in the box and HIRIGA punches clear
27′ Free kick Tefana, whipped in by KECK but the boys at the back post can’t get a clean connection
25′ MARMOUYET is back on the pitch after receiving treatment and Tefana look for a way up the field
23′ DAUDAU appears to have clipped Tauraa MARMOUYET as he came past and the Tefana defender requires treatment
22′ Shot fired in for Tefana but IARUEL is comfortable with his collection
21′ Corner comes in from one side and curls all the way out the other side for a Tafea throw in
19′ Well left by Jean KALTACK for NICHOLLS to run around his marker and meet, but the cross can’t connect with Tafea in the middle
18′ Gibson DAUDAU crosses past the keeper and NICHOLLS is at the far post but can’t quite push it into the goal
17′ Bill NICHOLLS tries to connect with Bong KALO but the pair can’t quite pull it off
16′ Michell KALTACK launches up the left but Tunoa TEVAERAI comes across to tidy
15′ Lofted into the box by Stanley ATANI and Seloni IARUEL punches to touch
14′ Free kick for Tefana, some discussion about placement takes place
12′ HIRIGA sends the goal kick long but Tafea do well to slow the attack
9′ A rather heavy sliding block from Angelo TCHEN on NICHOLLS drawing a Tafea free kick
8′ An unselfish lay off from Bill NICOLLS across to Jean KALTACK after drawing the keeper, he just has to slot in behind Stevens HIRIGA but he pulls it wide!
7′ Into the middle for Tafea but Jean KALTACK leaps and heads away from goal rather than towards it
6′ KECK takes the corner and drops it right in front of the target where it skims off the head of Taumihau TIATIA and wide
5′ The left foot effort is just curled outside the near post after taking a deflection
4′ Free kick ju
st off the corner of the Tafea box and Tauhiti KECK is lining it up
3′ Tefana attempt to chip it over the defence for Steevy CHONG HUE but there’s a solid line of defenders he can’t beat past
1′ AS Tefana kick things off in the late match against Tafea FC of Vanuatu
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