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Tafea FC: 1. Seloni IARUEL [GK], 2. Lucien HINGE, 3. Freddy VAVA, 4. Jaycen BOTLENG, 7. Jonah TURU (c), 8. Bong KALO,13. Dalong DAMALIP, 14. Joseph NAMARIAU, 23. Joses NAWA, 26. Winjo WILLIAM, 29. Jacques WANEMUT
Substitutes: 10. Zica MANUHI, 11. Robert TASSO, 12. Edisson STEPHENS, 17. Nicol TARI, 18. Ignas IAMAK, 20. Kaloran FIRIAM [GK], 21. Don MANSALE, 27. Nemani ROQARA, 30. Didier KALIP
Coach: Moise POIDA (VAN)
AS Magenta: 1. Jelen IXOEE [GK], 4. Loic WAKANUMUNE, 5. Ludovic WAKANUMUNE, 6. Cedrick SANSOT, 9. Bill NICHOLLS, 10. Pierre WAJOKA (c), 11. Bertrand KAI, 13. Jeremie DOKUNENGO, 15. Olivier DOKUNENGO, 17. Leopold MAKALU, 22. Benjamin BERNARD-HERVE
Substitutes: 2. Jean JEWINE, 3. Pierrot JELEWED, 7. Noel KAUDRE, 8. Paul POATINDA, 14. Kalaje GNIPATE, 18. Michel HMAE, 21. Jean-Patrick WAKANUMUNE, 24. Jonathan KAKOU, 30. Leon IXOEE [GK]
Coach: Alain MOIZAN (FRA)
Match officials:
Referee: Gerald OIAKA (SOL)
Assistant Referee 1: David CHARLES (PNG)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen SENIGA (SOL)
Fourth Official: Ravitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
90′ + 5’William out wide to Nawo with teh cross chested down by Mansale to Kalo who fires, palmed down by Ixoee
90′ + 4′ Ixoee misses the punch and he’s fortunate not to concede
90′ + 3′ Free kick for Tafea off the corner of Magenta’s box
90′ + 3′ Almost an own goal from Makalu there, but Ixoee does well to send away from danger
90′ + 2′ Kai can’t beat Iamak this time and the defender tries to clean out of defence
90′ + 1′ Tafea trying to nick something, but Nawo is called offside
There will be three minutes additional time
90′ Mansale on goal, just Ixoee to beat and he blocks the shot down
89′ Effort from Tafea bounces across the face of the goal and an arriving Manuhi just needs to toe to it but can’t
87′ SUBSTITUTION Pierre Wajoka makes room for Paul Poatinda to enter the field
86′ Kai wins past his man, but his shot is straight into a prone Iaruel
85′ Delivery from Makalu is stopped at the post by Iaruel
84′ Manuhi tries to play through Nawo but it’s too long for him to catch
83′ Offside called on Tafea and Kakou looks to send long, headed clear by William
82′ Magenta playing some of their best football of this competition today
81′ GOAL!!! Tafea FC 1 AS Magenta 3 Gnipate goes around his man and blasts his shot into the back of the net to extend Magenta’s lead
79′ Bernard-Herve tries to pull the shirt over Mansale’s head and is penalised
79′ Kai shoots and scores with a tidy finish but the flag is raised and it’s not counted
78′ Kai can’t get around Botleng on this occasion as the defender sends to touch
77′ YELLOW CARD O. Dokunengo is cautioned after a verbal stoush with Mansale
76′ Kai around two men, off to O. Dokunengo who is back on the field and it’s Tafea’s ball
75′ Sent in but a foul on Iaruel sees Tafea in possession
73′ O. Dokunengo brought down near his bench by Iamak and requires treatment
72′ Great shot from Mansale goes over
71′ William and Turu combine around Kai
70′ Iaruel sends upfield, but it’s quickly returned for Botleng to deal with
69′ Makalu with Nawo and Damalip to contains does well to slide the ball out to touch
68′ Hinge slips in front of his own goal but quickly recovers to clear away from Kai
67′ YELLOW CARD Botleng is cautioned
67′ Great delivery but too much pushing
65′ Long to Nawo but a lazy foot in from Ludovic Wakanamune brings him down for a free kick, Damalip steps behind
64′ SUBSTITUTION Bill Nicholls makes way for Kalaje Gnipate
63′ GOAL!!! Tafea FC 1 AS Magenta 2 Kalo steps up and slots past Ixoee
62; Quick turnover by Tafea and Damalip is on goal but comes down in a challenge from Ixoee and the penalty is given
62′ Makalu with an intercept and Magenta counter
61′ Wajoka chips to Kai who can’t hold his man off
60′ Kai sends long but Bernard-Herve can’t get a touch towards goal
59YELLOW CARD Pierre Wajoka is cautioned
59′ Dalong Damalip has come to the sideline with an injury
58′ SUBSTITUTION Wanemut is replaced by Ignas Iamak
56′ Turn from Sansot, but his stabilising foot is caught by Jonah Turu
55′ Wanemut sends up and over
55′ YELLOW CARD Ludovic Wakanamune is cautioned and Tafea havve a free kick
54; SUBSTITUTION J. Dokunengo makes room for Jonathan Kakou
52’J. Dokunengo with a massive clearance upfield
52′ Nawo drives low but Ixoee is on the ground to block
50′ Ixoee blocks an effort from Tafea
49′ Kai just edges Botleng in a foot race to the ball but can’t keep it in
48′ Cleared out by Tafea
48′ Corner for Magenta
47′ Kai is through, cuts it back to Nicholls in the box but Iaruel comes off his line to clear
46′ Tafea playing through the back line, send long for Nawo but closed down by Makalu
SUBSTITUTION Tafea bring Don Mansale on in place of Namariau at half-time
The second half gets underway
The first half comes to an end
There will be two minutes of additional time
45′ GOAL!!! Tafea FC 0 AS Magenta 2 Kai goes around Iaruel to calmly slot home his second goal of the group stage
44′ Botleng does well to twice block Nicholls on attack and wins a goal kick
43′ Wajoka up the right, back to Bernard-Herve who loses the ball
42′ Great delivery from Wanemut and Manuhi heads goalwards but Ixoee saves
42′ Wanemut throws short to Kalo and receives back before turning inside
41′ YELLOW CARD A tiny in comparison Kalo brings down Sansot and is cautioned
40′ Ixoee off his line as Nawo has the ball on his foot, he comes back around but can’t chip on target
39′ Offside call on Kai, Tafea restart quickly
39′ Corner deliver comes to the head of an arriving J. Dokunengo who heads wide of the post
38′ Kai passes to O. Dokunengo in the middle who touches off to Wajoka forcing Iaruel into a diving save
36′ Wanemut tries to find a way through but noone runs on and its through to Ixoee
35′ Tafea looking for a way through but can’t find it
34′ J. Dokunengo heads to touch
33′ The ball comes out of the box and arrives for Makalu who sends wide
32′ SUBSTITUTION Tafea take Freddy Vava off and replace him with Zica Manuhi
31′ GOAL!!! Tafea FC 0 AS Magenta 1 Great run into the box from Kai, sends his man over, keeper dives, he lays off to Nicholls who finds the back of an open net
30′ Nawo to Botleng who sends on to Namariau but Ludovic Wakanamune gets a head in to touch it out of the Tafea man’s path
29′ Save from Seloni Iaruel
29′ Bernard-Herve’s cross can’t hit Nicholls in the centre
28′ Looping shot in from the right falls on the wrong side of the post for Makalu
27′ Kalo brought down in a tumble with three Magenta players
27′ The brothers Dokunengo line up in the wall with Nawo sending straight into Jeremie on the left
26′ Nawo can’t get around J. Dokunengo but the lnesman signals foul
Back underway with a throw in
Referee Gerald Oiaka signals for a water break
25′ Namariau through, off to Damalip but he’s stopeed short by Makalu
24′ Sansot knocks down both Wanemut and Kalo on his way through
23′ Kai shoots across the face but Nicholls is a little slow at the far post
23′ Magenta offside and Hinge restarts
22′ O. Dokunengo wide to Bernard-Herve who sends long for Nicholls
21′ Rebounded shot comes back out to J. Dokunengo who sends wide with his effort
20′ YELLOW CARD Caution for Botleng following his challenge on O. Dokunengo in the centre of the pitch
19′ Dalong Damalip is shut down by Makalu who makes a break with the Tafea speedster on his tail
19′ Joses Nawo blasts into the wa
ll
18′ Loic Wakanamune brings down Kalo five metres off the top of the Magenta arc
17′ Kalo comes in behind Bernard-Herve but the call goes in favour of Tafea for a throw in
16′ Winjo Williams with a go up the left is shut down by Makalu
14′ Pierre Wajoka sends it way too long for his teammates
13′ Namariau is offside and its over to O. Dokunengo who sends upfield
13′ A shot from Joseph Namariau but Ixoee claims
12′ Kai touches on to Leopold Makalu but the first touch is too heavy
12′ Bernard-Herve comes right across to deliver, the effor is an easy clearance for Wanemut
11′ Wanemut with a push on Kai gives Magenta a free kick on touch
10′ O. Dokunengo finds the head of Sansot and it goes just over the cross bar
10′ Brought down for O. Dokunengo in the middle, a couple of good touches laid off to Kai who is brought down for a free kick
9′ Nicholls cuts in around his man and shoots off his left but skies it over
8′ Benjamin Bernard-Herve up the line, but cleared out for a Tafea counter
8′ J. Dokunengo plays back to keeper Jelen Ixoee
7′ Switch at the back from Tafea and Wanemut is advancing
6′ Great passage from Magenta to bring it up the left but Jaycen Botleng shuts down
5′ Long from J. Dokunengo can’t hit Bill Nicholls
5′ Bertrand Kai over the top of Jacques Wanemut
4′ Bong Kalo can’t keep it in under pressure from J. Dokunengo
3′ Cedrick Sansot heads down to Ludovic Wakanamune at the back
3′ Olivier Dokunengo brings down a throw in from his brother Jeremie, crosses but Lucien Hinge is in the middle to tidy
2′ Magenta but can’t manage to bring it down
1′ Early shot from Magenta sent over the target
The match kicks off