The second game of Match Day Two between New Caledonia and New Zealand is about to get underway and Oceaniafootball.com will bring you live text updates.
The sun is shining bright here at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium and the temperature is around 25 degrees. In today’s earlier match Tahiti beat Vanuatu 4-1 moving the Tahitians to top of the table in this round-robin tournament.
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0′ Kick off!
6′ Yellow card: New Zealand’s 7 Josh MORRISON booked for dangerous tackle
12′ An appeal for a penalty by New Zealand is turned down
20′ New Zealand’s Thomas SPRAGG makes another good run down the left and earns a freekick
20′ Jack HOBSON-McVEIGH’s freekick is headed clear by New Caledonia but falls to Zane SOLE whose volley flies just over the bar from the edge of the area
27′ The teams are evenly matched with few clear chances
28′ New Caledonia’s Stéphane WAHAGA makes a nice solo run into the box and shoots from the right hand side but the ball curls just over the top left corner of the goal
32′ Zane SOLE’s shot from 30 yards curls away from the New Caledonia keeper but bounces back off the right-hand upright
35′ Good work by New Zealand’s Jack HOBSON-McVEIGH in the middle of the park sets up Jamie DORIS but his strike goes well over the bar
36′ Thomas SPRAGG’s close range shot is parried away by the New Caledonia keeper for a corner
37′ Jack HOBSON-McVEIGH’s corner sails just over the keeper but New Zealand’s tall timbers can’t get on the end of it
45 +3 New Zealand have two close chances in the final minutes of the half. Andrew MILNE gets on the end of a Jack HOBSON-McVEIGH cross but heads wide. And moments later Cameron LINDSAY’s low shot from inside the box is saved.
HALF TIME New Caledonia 0 New Zealand 0
46′ Second half kicks off
46′ Substitution: New Caledonia number 17 Stéphane WAHAGA replaced by 19 Moana VIDAL
50′ Good chance for New Zealand. Thomas SPRAGG’s shot inside the area is blocked
52′ Another great corner from Jack HOBSON-McVEIGH but again noone can get on the end of it
54′ Yellow card: New Caledonia number 9 Narcisse XOWIE
55′ Floating freekick from deep falls to New Zealand’s Jamie DORIS but he puts it over the bar from close range
57′ Substitution: Narcisse XOWIE replaced by number 11. Pascal KENON
58′ GOAL! New Caledonia 0 New Zealand 1 Jack HOBSON-McVEIGH finishes from the penalty spot after Thomas SPRAGG is brought down inside the box
60′ Substitution: New Zealand number 16 Jamie DORIS replaced by 19 Andrew BEVIN
68′ Yellow card: New Zealand’s Thomas SPRAGG receives a booking
70′ Substitution: New Caledonia’s number 7 Bryan THONON replaced by 14 Léopold MANDI
77′ Jack HOBSON-McVEIGH spots the goalkeeper off his line and shoots from inside the centre circle. The ball bounces down off the bar and New Zealand claim it goes over the line. But no goal awarded
78′ Substitution: New Zealand number 14 Thomas SPRAGG replaced by 13 Michael Built
84′ Substitution: New Zealand number 7 Josh MORRISON replaced by 2 Fergus NEIL
87′ GOAL! New Caledonia 0 New Zealand 2 New Caledonia goalkeeper Kim BELLINGER can’t hold onto Cameron LINDSAY’s 25 yard shot and the rebound falls to Andrew MILNE who puts it away from close range
FULL TIME: New Caledonia 0 New Zealand 2