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Kiwi FC: 1. Masi TOETU [GK], 3. Linton DAUARA, 4. Andrew SETEFANO, 7. Jarell SALE, 9. Barry LEWIS (c), 10. Michael FIFI’I, 11. Mike SAOFAIGA, 13. Lionel TAYLOR, 16. Jamie MASON, 19. Yuta SAHARA, 20. Jimmy HOASIHITA,
Substitutes: 2. Lafi IOANE, 5. Tamoto FENIKA, 6. Albert BELL, 15. Rajendra SINGH, 17. Gary TAYLOR, 22. Max HOEFLICH, 23. Iutizak MOHAMMED
Coach: Martin TAMASESE (SAM)
Waitakere United: 1. Danny ROBINSON [GK], 2. Aaron JONES, 5. Brian SHELLEY, 8. Tom BISS, 9. Sam FRENCH, 10. Benji TOTORI, 11. Joel STEVENS, 12. Sam MATHEWS, 16. Tristan PRATTLEY, 17. Jake BUTLER (c), 26. Harshae RANIGA.
Substitutes: 6. Adam McGEORGE, 14. Maksim MANKO, 19. Dylan STANSFIELD, 21. Paul TEMPLE, 22. James McPEAKE [GK],
Co-Coach: Brian SHELLEY (IRE)
Co-Coach: Paul TEMPLE (ENG)
Match officials:
Referee: Nawen HOPKEN (VAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen SENIGA (SOL)
Fourth Official: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)
The final whistle sounds
90′ + 3′ Gloves are back on and play resumes with a long throw from Jones, comes back to him, he crosses and it’s out by Lewis
90′ + 3′ Toetu is removing his gloves to tie his laces while he waits for treatment
90′ + 2′ Goal kick for Toetu falls for an easy take for Mathews
90′ + 1′ Waitakere clear out of their half on the counter, biss tries to get past Setefano who hussles well
Three minutes of additional time added
90′ One on one Biss and Toetu, the keeper dives in and collects of the foot of the Waitakere man before he can shoot
90′ Hoasihita cuts off an effort from Stevens but Waitakere remain in control
89′ Biss throws to Mathews who does well under pressure from Fifi’i
89′ The same two Kiwi players combine, McGeorge is across to clear and it deflects off Fifi’i to touch
88′ Saofaiga up the left, cuts it in to a sprinting Fifi’i who doesn’t have the legs to recuperate and shoot
87′ Still trying to build something here Waitakere
86′ McGeorge through the centre, plays off to Stevens who drives in low but is just outside the near post
86′ Robinson’s right out to the edge to collect before sending long
86′ Butler with the shot, again it’s too high
85′ Stansfield times it right and easily beats Mason, crosses the goal played in as Toetu comes out, open goal but the block is made on Stansfield effort
84′ Stevents gets his skates on and does well to beat his man, it’s ping-ponged across the top of the box before Maksim gets off a shot that’s over
83′ Corner sent too long by Fifi’i, goal kick for Robinson
83′ Challenge from Mathews on Taylor and Kiwi win a free in the circle
82′ SUBSTITUTION Lafi Ioane replaces Dauara
81′ It’s looking like and injured Dauara will be replaced
81′ Long ball looking for the head of Manko but Lewis gets int he way to clear
80′ Nice buildup from Waitakere, played all the way across the field and the shot’s blasted wide
79′ Hoasihita is back on but Linton Dauara is limping off to the sideline
78′ Stevens has his shot headed out by Setefano, it falls to Biss in front of goal who drives low at the target and into a diving Toetu
77′ Free kick in Waitakere’s favour is quickly played across the backline
76′ Setefano enters back into play as teammate Hoasihita goes down
76′ Stevens has it out wide, he cuts past Hoasihita and drives low but there’s a block to deny
75′ Cut back from the goal line to Butler who smashes it over the target
75′ Mason with a shove into the back of Stansfield in clear view of the referee
74′ Setefano is down this time and limps to touch for treatment
73′ Biss covers as the ball bounces to a waiting Robinson
72′ Biss with a chance, he cross shots in an effor to beat the approaching Toetu but it’s sounds for offside as his effort goes well wide
71′ Butler’s pass is intercepted by Lewis
70′ Free kick lofted in by Hoasihita over Robinson who can’t get a hand to it, fortunately it’s booted for a corner by a defender
69′ One-two between Biss and Mathews, dangerous shot from Biss is brought down by Toetu
67′ SUBSTITUTION Double substitution for Waitakere United as Totori is replaced by Maksim Manko and fellow goalscorer Sam French makes room for Dylan Stansfield
66′ Waitakere coming out from the back through Shelley who switches, it comes to Mathews who launches long to no one
65′ Totori moves to the sideline and looks like he’s going to be replaced
63′ Totori is down with Lewis of Kiwi stretching his leg while he waits for treatment
63′ Biss curls in a corss and Toetu steps up to catch
62′YELLOW CARD French receives a caution
61′ Taylor wins the ball in the middle but is immediately brought down by French
59′ Free kick for Kiwi blasted upfield by Setefano but Mason struggles to win the aerial challenge
58′SUBSTITUTION Sahara is replaced by Albert Bell for Kiwi FC
57′SUBSTITUTIONRaniga makes room for Adam McGeorge to enter the fray for Waitakere United
56′ The corner comes close but out for another corner, Lewis can’t keep it in at the far post
56′ Saofaiga beats his man and crosses off the goal line, but Prattley gets in the way
54′ Corner headed wide by Setefano is chased down by Stevens who sends in a shot, Toetu palms away but it’s very close to going in his own net
53′ Fifi’i goes one on one with keeper Robinson, who just gets his hands in ahead of the Kiwi player to deny a goal
50′ Kiwi free kick outside of the box
49′ Cross from Totori is booted clear by Lewis
48′ Sahara sends long looking for Sauara but Shelley is sturdy and gets himself out of trouble with ease
47′ Robinson scoops up the ball as Sahara bears down
46′ Kiwi in control and a heavy tackle on Sahara sees a free kick in the middle of the park for the Samoan club champions
The second half is underway
The first half comes to an end
45′ + 1′ Toetu collects the ball and throw slong looking for Sahara
There will be one minute of additional time
45′ French is on a decent run, plays back to Biss who switches
44′ Offside call on French as his headed attempt goes to touch
44′ An excellent passage of play from Kiwi as they look to build something but they can’t create a chance and Waitakere are on the counter
42′ Great ball through from Taylor looking for Dauara who is inches off getting a decent touch
42′ Corner curled in but Robinson gets aerial to collect
41′ A clash between Jones and Linton Dauara falls in Kiwi’s favour
40′ Foul on Toetu by Stevens
39′ Totori plays Prattley up the line with a tidy back flick, it’s cut back in to the Solomon Islander who curls in a shot
39′ We’re back underway and Waitakere is in possession
38′ Assistant Referee Stephen Senga is being changed out after picking up an injury so play pauses briefly
37′ Biss curls it over the wall but it’s anticipated by a waiting Toetu
36′ Totori looks dangerous and he’s brought down 5m outside the 18-yard by Hoasihita
35′ Prattley steps off and play gets back underway
34′ Prattley is down and requires treatment
33′ Lewis plays to Mike Saofaiga who’s standing on touch but he doesn’t control it and it’s a throw in for Waitakere
32′ GOAL!!! Kiwi FC 0 Waitakere United 2 Classic Totori as he cuts inside the defender and blasts low and hard into the back of the net
31′ Prattley’s dead ball effort goes over the top
30′ Stevens with a blinding run is only halted when Mason fouls him 10m outside the Kiwi 18-yard box
30′ Mason sends Hoasihita up the right flank but it’s just a touch too heavy
29′ Jones races back to collect, but under no pressure calmly plays to Robinson for the reset
29′ Butler chips to Totori who goes around
his man and plays off to Mathews who blasts just over the cross bar
27′ Setefano wins the ball, plays to Taylor, off to Mason who blasts into the back of Hoasihita’s feet
27′ Lewis watches the ball out with French on his back and it’s a Kiwi goal kick
26′ Totori on the break, it’s toed off his foot by Setefano but Waitkere keep possession and fire wide of the far post
25′ A rare miss in the middle from Aaron Jones and Hoasihita is on the chase but Danny Robinson sprints out and boots away
24′ An effort from Biss goes high
24′ Mason tries to control down to Yuta Sahara but the ball goes to touch
23′ Hoofed upfield by Waitakere, Lewis leaps high to head clear
22′ Hoasihita tries to go up the line but he’s shut down by Prattley
21′ Long switch ball brought down by Totori who takes a couple of touches before shooting, it sails just wide of the far post
20′ Totori is dancing past defenders in the box, he gets a pass off to Stevens who shoots but is denied by Toetu
19′GOAL!!! Kiwi FC 0 Waitakere United 1 Kiwi can’t deny them this time as Sam French finds the back of the net
19′ An effort from Waitakere sends the bench to their feet but somehow Kiwi clears off the line to deny the New Zealanders
18′ Harshae Raniga wins the ball and makes a run, his through ball rolls straight to Toetu
17′ Free kick for Kiwi just outside their own box
17′ Waitakere keeping the pressure on high in Kiwi’s half
15′ Classy turn from Brian Shelley who switches, there’s an effort on goal but it bounces to touch
14′ Setefano heads clear an cross and Sale drops to clear it out
13′ Sam Mathews brought Mason down earlier and has just gone in heavy on Lionel Taylor, he’s warned to calm things down by Hopken
12′ Waitakere pull it down and send it upfield forcing Kiwi keeper Masi Toetu off his line to capture on the edge of the box
12′ Jaime Mason of Kiwi is brought down in the centre of the park and it’s a free kick in their favour
11′ Stevens crosses from the right, Andrew Setefano blocks the effot
10′ Prattley to Totori who comes in from the left, but he’s shut down by Jimmy Hoasihita
9′ The ball falls on the foot of Jake Butler who shoots wide
9′ An injury to Barry Lewis sees him leaving the field for treatment clutching his left shoulder
7′ Prattley fires his clearance straight into the head of Fifi’i and Waitakere keep possession
7′ Play is back underway and it’s a throw in for Kiwi
5′ Hopken has gone to speak to his second assistant referee Stephen Senga and has now come back to the near side to discuss a matter with Norbert Hauata the fourth official
5′ Waitakere start again from the back
4′ Long lob from Tristan Prrattley looking for Joel Stevens up the front but he’s crowded off by Jarrell Sale
3′ Captain Jake Butler clashes with Kiwi’s Michael Fifi’i, the free kick is sent in by Tom Biss but something in the box sees referee Nawen Hopken whistle in favour of the defence
2′ Waitakere give away possession on attack, Andrew Setefano sends long for Kiwi
2′ Early effort from Kiwi but it’s skied well over the target
1′ Waitakere United on the early attack, ball falls to Benji Totori but is cleared out for a counter
The match kicks off