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Match Summary Tahiti – New Zealand, click here
Starting line-ups:
Tahiti: 23. Xavier SAMIN [GK], 2. Alvin TEHAU, 3. Tauraa MARMOUYET, 6. Lorenzo TEHAU, 7. Pierre KUGOGNE, 8. Angelo TCHEN, 10. Nicolas VALLAR (c), 11. Stanley ATANI, 13. Steevy CHONG HUE, 17. Jonathan TEHAU, 20. Yannick VERO
Coach: Eddy ETAETA [TAH]
New Zealand: 12. Glen MOSS [GK], 3. Tony LOCHHEAD, 4. Ben SIGMUND, 5. Tommy SMITH (c), 7. Leo BERTOS, 8. Michael McGLINCHEY, 9. Shane SMELTZ, 10. Chris KILLEN, 15. Ivan VICELICH, 18. Tim PAYNE, 20. Chris WOOD
Coach: Ricki HERBERT [NZL]
Match officials
Referee: Bruce GEORGE [VAN]
Assistant Referee 1: Ravinesh KUMAR [FIJ]
Assistant Referee 2: Noel BERRY [SOL]
4th Official: John SAOHU [SOL]
The match kicks off
3′ Free kick for New Zealand, Leo Bertos takes it but the Tahiti defence clears the ball away
5′ Lorenzo Tehau passes to Yannick Vero but his cross is too wide
6′ Long ball from Tony Lochhead to Chris Wood but his header misses the target
8′ Free kick to New Zealand, Bertos takes it and finds Ben Sigmund but his header strikes a Tahitian defender who clears
10′ Free kick for Tahiti, the New Zealand defence clears the ball
15′ A shot-come-cross from Leo Bertos hits the crossbar
17′ New Zealand win their first corner but nothing comes of it
18′ Bertos shoots but misses the target
20′ Free kick for Tahiti, Vero takes it but the New Zealand defence clears the ball
24′ GOAL!!! Tahiti 0 New Zealand 1: Shane Smeltz pounces on a mistake by Tahiti goalkeeper Xavier Samin to open the scoring
26′ Play is held up as Stanley Atani recieves treatment for an injury but restarts with Tahiti down to 10 men
27′ Free kick for Tahiti, Lorenzo Tehau takes it and finds the gloves of New Zealand goalkeeper Glen Moss
27′ Atani comes back onto the field
29′ Chris Killen gets into a goalscoring position but is called offside
32′ A Smeltz header just misses the target
37′ Free kick for Tahiti, Angelo Tchen takes it but the New Zealand defence clears the ball
41′ Free kick for Tahiti, Lorenzo Tehau takes it and finds Tchen but his header misses the target
43′ YELLOW CARD: Tim Payne is cautioned for New Zealand
45′ One minute of additional time will be played
45′ + 1′ Corner for New Zealand, Bertos takes it and finds Ivan Vicelich who misses the target
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
49′ Chris Wood has a chance but his shot is deflected by a defender
51′ Killen crosses to Smeltz but Tchen clears the ball away
53′ YELLOW CARD: Tony Lochhead is cautioned for New Zealand
54′ An Alvin Tehau cross is cleared by Bertos
56′ Free kick for Tahiti, Lorenzo Tehau takes it but Bertos clears the ball away
58′ Tauraa Marmouyet’s cross is gathered by Glen Moss
61′ A shot from Chris Wood misses the target
61′ SUBSTITUTIONS: Wood is replaced by Jeremy Brockie for New Zealand and Marmouyet is replaced by Vincent Simon for Tahiti
67′ Free kick for New Zealand, Bertos clears the ball away
68′ A Jeremy Brockie volley misses the target
72′ Steevy Chong Hue’s cross is cleared away by Tommy Smith
73′ SUBSTITUTIONS: Payne is replaced by Kosta Barbarouses for New Zealand and Stanley Atani is replaced by Efrain Araneda for Tahiti
76′ Free kick for New Zealand, Barbarouses takes it but the Tahiti defense clears the ball
81′ SUBSTITUTION: Lorenzo Tehau is replaced by Axel Williams for Tahiti
82′ GOAL!!! Tahiti 0 New Zealand 2: Ben Sigmund heads home a Lochhead corner to extend New Zealand’s advantage
85′ A close-range effort from Williams is cleared by Smith on the line
89′ SUBSTITUTION: Smeltz is replaced by Dan Keat for New Zealand
90′ Three minutes of additional time will be played
The final whistle is blown

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