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Starting line-ups:
Waitakere United: 1. Danny ROBINSON [GK], 2. Aaron SCOTT, 4. Tim MYERS, 5. Brian SHELLEY, 7. Jeremy CHRISTIE, 8. Chad COOMBES, 10. Allan PEARCE, 12. Roy KRISHNA, 17. Jake BUTLER (c), 18. Sam MATHEWS, 20. Ryan DE VRIES
Substitutes: 6. Matt CUNNEEN, 9. Milos NIKOLIC, 16. Tristan PRATTLEY, 26. Billy COLTON, 27. Chris PALMER, 28. Alex CARR [GK], 30. Rory TURNER
Coach: Paul MARSHALL [NZL]
Auckland City: 12. Tamati WILLIAMS, 7. James PRITCHETT, 8. Chris BALE, 9. Manel EXPOSITO, 10. Gustavo SOUTO, 11. Daniel KOPRIVCIC, 14. Adam DICKINSON, 15. Ivan VICELICH (c), 16. Albert RIERA, 19. Mario BILEN, 22. Andrew MILNE
Substitutes: Jacob SPOONLEY [GK], 2. Simon ARMS, 5. Darren WHITE, 13. Alex FENERIDIS, 17. Pedro GARCIA, 20. Emiliano TADE, 21. David BROWNE
Coach: Ramon TRIBULIETX [ESP]
Match officials:
Referee: Peter O’LEARY [NZL]
Assistant referee 1: Jan-Hendrik HINTZ [NZL]
Assistant referee 2: Mark RULE [NZL]
4th official: Nick WALDRON [NZL]
The match kicks off
1′ Gustavo Souto is played in down the right for Auckland City and hits a low shot straight at goalkeeper Danny Robinson
4′ GOAL!!! Waitakere United 0 Auckland City 1: Adam Dickinson puts Auckland in front with a low strike from close range
13′ Jake Butler gets his head to a Chad Coombes corner for Waitakere but can’t direct his effort towards goal
14′ Souto runs onto a great ball from Chris Bale for Auckland but Tim Myers come across the block his shot
16′ Ryan De Vries finds space for a shot on the left hand edge of the Auckland area but the effort is gathered comfortably by goalkeeper Tamati Williams
19′ Auckland have a free kick in a promising position on the left but Allan Pearce heads away Manel Exposito’s delivery
21′ The match has settled into an even pattern with both sides seeing plenty of the ball
23′ Dickinson has a great chance to score his second and extend Auckland’s lead but blasts his shot straight into Robinson’s boot from close range
28′ Waitakere are trying hard to get back into the game but are struggling to create any clear cut chances
31′ James Pritchett cuts out a Pearce cross for Auckland
33′ Auckland again spurn a chance to go further in front when Robinson palms away Dickinson’s drive and Souto blasts the follow up over the bar
35′ Coombes bends a free kick well over the Auckland bar from just outside the area
37′ Yet another good opportunity is passed up by Auckland as Robinson makes a good save when going one-on-one with Exposito before Bale heads straight at Robinson
39′ Williams leaves his line to claim a Jeremy Christie through ball for Auckland
43′ Coombes chests a Butler pass down in the Auckland box and shoots on the turn but slices his effort wide
44′ Roy Krishna heads a Pearce cross on to De Vries who prods wide of the Auckland goal
45′ One minute of injury time will be played
45′ Krishna drives a shot just over the Auckland bar from the edge of the area
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
47′ The Auckland defence clears a Coombes free kick
48′ Krishna tries to get on the end of a De Vries cross for Waitakere but is under pressure and can’t make a clean connection
50′ SUBSTITUTION: Sam Mathews is replaced by Chris Palmer for Waitakere
50′ GOAL!!! Waitakere United 0 Auckland City 2: Souto puts Auckland two goals up when he shoots on the turn from close range and beats Robinson
53′ Substitute Palmer volleys a De Vries cross wide of the Auckland goal
54′ GOAL!!! Waitakere Uinted 1 Auckland City 2: Krishna gets Waitakere back into the game when he holds off a couple of challenges in the box and dinks the ball past Williams
59′ Coombes hits a powerful shot at Williams but the Auckland goalkeeper holds on
60′ Dickinson bends a shot wide from the edge of the area after Waitakere fail to clear a corner
60′ Waitakere nearly draw level through Krishna but his effort is deflected out
62′ GOAL!!! Waitakere United 1 Auckland City 3: Dickinson restores Auckland’s two-goal cushion from the spot after Robinson brings down Exposito in the box
64′ YELLOW CARD: Pearce is cautioned for Waitakere
67′ Souto rounds Robinson is a one-on-one but can only find the side netting from an acute angle
69′ YELLOW CARD: Ivan Vicelich is cautioned for Auckland
69′ SUBSTITUTION: Captain Butler is replaced by Tristan Prattley for Waitakere
70′ Brian Shelley shoots wide for Waitakere after pouncing on a loose ball
73′ YELLOW CARD: Daniel Koprivcic is cautioned for Auckland
75′ SUBSTITUTION: Koprivcic is replaced by Alex Feneridis for Auckland
78′ Souto nearly makes the game safe for Auckland but his effort from just inside the box smacks into the cross bar
81′ SUBSTITUTION: Exposito is replaced by Darren White for Auckland City
83′ Krishna drags a shot wide of the Auckland goal from outside the area
84′ SUBSTITUTION: Pearce is replaced by Billy Colton for Waitakere
86′ Auckland defender Andrew Milne picks up an injury and play is held up while he receives treatment
88′ SUBSTITUTION: The injured Milne is replaced by Simon Arms for Auckland
90′ Four minutes of injury time will be played
90′ + 3′ Dickinson fires wide for Auckland
90′ + 4′ YELLOW CARD: Dickinson is cautioned for Auckland
The final whistle is blown

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