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Western United: 1. Fabrizio PRATTICO (GK), 2. Tome FAISI, 6. Euan MURRAY, 7. Jack WETNEY, 9. Benjamin TOTORI, 12. Djibril SIBIDI, 13. James NAKA, 15. Lon GARABA, 17. Abraham MAEZAMA, 19. Jeffery BULE, 23. Joses NAWO
Substitutes: 3. George KAKAI, 4. George STEVENSON, 5. Freddie KINI, 8. Lenson BISILI, 10. Rashid KAMARA, 11. John AGBO, 14. Abraham INIGA, 16. Gagame FENI, 18. Navusu KITU (GK), 20. Phillip MANGO (GK), 21. Charlie OTAINAO, 22. Aleck WICKHAM
Coach: Commins MENAPI (SOL)
Amicale FC:20. Mauro BOERCHIO (GK), 2. Samuela KAUTOGA, 3. Nelson SALE,6. Rijat SHALA, 8. Micah LEA’ALAFA, 10. Fenedy MASAUVAKALO, 11. Miguel MAGNONI, 15. Osea VAKATALESAU, 19. Brian KALTACK, 21. Laitia TUILAU, 22. Carlo POLLI
Substitutes: 1. Marko MILIVOJEVIC (GK), 4. Marcomattia NASALI, 5. Francesco PERRONE, 7. Gaspar LEZCANO, 9. Dominique FRED, 12. Alphonse BONGNAIM, 14. Sailas NAMATAK, 16. Nicola PRINCIVALLI, 17. Chanel OBED, 18. Massimiliano LIONETTI, 23. Chikau MANSALE (GK), 24. Kensi TANGIS
Coach: Marco BANCHINI (ITA)
Match Officials
Referee: Salesh CHAND (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 1: Terry PIRI (COK)
Assistant Referee 2: Avinesh NARAYAN (FIJ)
Fourth Official: Ravitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
FT: Western United 0-1 Amicale
90’+4′ Amicale shot goes high over the cross bar
90’+2′ Western United cross hits John AGBO in front of goal but he chests it wide
90′ Four minutes of additional time
88′ Feni puts some pressure on Boerchio but he remains calm
87′ A Western United player has gone down with an injury and play pauses
85′ YELLOW CARD Euan MURRAY is cautioned for Western United
84′ SUB WES John AGBO replaces Joses NAWO
83′ Naka goes 1v1 with Milivokevic – he hits the keeper, gets a second chance but Boerchio has scrambled well to deny a second time
81′ Dominique Fred chases a threw ball all the way into touch as keeper Prattico comes wide to shield
77′ SUB AMI An uncomfortable looking Micah LEA’ALAFA is replaced by Dominique FRED
76′ Rashid Kamara with a shot, but it’s a non-threatening wide effort
75′ Feni blasts in a corner, it’s punched clear by Milivojevic into the back of Gaspar Felix but the referee awards a goal kick
71′ SUB WES Gagame FENI replaces Benji TOTORI for Western
69′ Milivojevic is injured in that passage of play, and Amicale’s Lea’alafa has gone down at the same time in the middle of the pitch
68′ CHANCE! Naka shoots, but Mauro BOERCHIO has come out to clear, he stumbles outside his box and Naka has another chance but the Amicale defence has raced back
67′ Western United in control at the back, looking for a way to advance but Amicale is keeping the pressure high
65′ SUB AMI Samuela KAUTOGA is replaced by Gaspar FELIX
63′ Totori with a chance at the other end but his touch is heavy and Mauro BOERCHIO shields
62′ Amicale with a free kick, it drops in towards the box but is soon booted out
61′ SUB WES Jack WETNEY is replaced by Rashid KAMARA
56′ A clash in the Western United box stops play as a player from both sides lies prone and in need of treatment
54′ SUB AMICALE VAKATELASAU is replaced by Massimiliano LIONETTI
51′ Solo effort from Lea’alafah but he finishes it with a shot directly at Prattico
50′ YELLOW CARD Amicale’s Osea VAKATALESAU is cautioned for a silly challenge in front of the fourth official
49′ GOAL!!! Western United 0-1 Amicale Miguel MAGNONI hands Amicale the lead shortly after the restart with a fine strike
Second half underway in Suva
45’+1′ Prattico launches the ball upfield and Totori with some fast feet to try and get around Kaltack who holds strong but concedes a corner
45′ One minute of additional time added
44′ Polli attempts to break up the left but again he’s closed down by Western’s solid defensive line
41′ Roberto Polli on attack but Western does well to shut him down via Jeffery Bule who takes a run of his own
41′ Prattico slides to collect with Lea’alafah bearing down
39′ Great cross from Totori, whips across the face of the goal but is just inches too high for Wetney
38′ Amicale settling into the match, it’s wide to Micah Lea’alafa but he runs into a swarm of players which denies him a chance to shoot
37′ Masauvakalo in the middle looking for options and decides to go back to Kaltack who launches the ball forward
34′ Vakatalesau holds on well, flicking back to Masauvakalo when he runs into a wall of four defenders
32′ Amicale threaten with two bombs into the box but Pratticp deals with them both well
31′ Another threatening run from Micah Lea’alafa but he can’t create a chance
29′ YELLOW CARD Benjamin Totori is cautioned for Western United
28′ A chance for Western United! But somehow Mauro Boerchio denies
27′ Naka advances into the box but he’s shut down
20′ Osea Vakatalesau slips on touch but still manages to keep the ball in, Amicale then concede a free kick
17′ Lea’alafa beats his defender and sends in a brilliant cross – headed over by his teammate at close range
14′ Long ball from Tome Faisi looking for Naka but it’s picked up by Kaltack
13′ Great save from Western keeper Prattico to deny compatriot Roberto Polli
12′ James Naka caught offside after chasing a great put-through by Benji Totori
11′ Not a great first touch from Wetney as Western come very close to scoring
7′ Roberto Polli dances towards Western’s goal, drives low but Fabrizio Prattico stoops to collect
6′ Amicale concede a free kick on the edge of Western’s box
5′ Amicale on the attack, Samuela Kautoga heads towards goal but its just put into touch for a goal kick
3′ Decent attack for Western started by Jack Wetney, but his advance is halted by Brian Kaltack of Amicale
1′ Micah LEA’ALAFAH with a shot inside the box but it’s blocked away be Western United
Match underway