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Auckland City: 1. Tamati WILLIAMS (GK), 2. Marko DORDEVICH, 3. Takuya IWATA, 4. Mario BILEN, 5. Angel BERLANGA, 9. Darren WHITE, 10. Ryan DE VRIES, 15. Ivan VICELICH (c), 17. Joao MORIERA, 21. Oscar GARCIA, 23. Sam BURFOOT
Substitutes: 8. Anthony HOBBS, 11. Cameron LINDSAY, 12. Adam MCGEORGE, 13. Ivan CARRIL, 14. Colin MURPHY, 16. Daewook KIM, 18. Danyon DRAKE (GK), 19. David BROWNE, 20. Gustavo SOUTO, 22. Andrew MILNE, 24. Jacob SPOONLEY (GK)25. Michael DEN HEIJER
Coach: Ramon TRIBULIETX (ESP)
Western United: 1. Fabrizio PRATTICO (GK), 2. Tome FAISI, 6. Euan MURRAY, 9. Benjamin TOTORI (c), 10. Rashid KAMARA, 12. Djibril SIBIDI, 13. James NAKA, 15. Lon GARABA, 16. Gagame FENI, 17. Abraham MAEZAMA, 19. Jeffery BULE
Substitutes: 3. George KAKAI, 4. George STEVENSON, 5. Freddie KINI, 7. Jack WETNEY, 8. Lenson BISILI, 11. John AGBO, 14. Abraham INIGA, 18. Navusu KITU (GK), 20. Phillip MANGO (GK), 21. Charlie OTAINAO, 22. Aleck WICKHAM, 23. Joses NAWO
Coach: Commins MENAPI (SOL)
Match Officials
Referee: Ravitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 1: Avinesh NARAYAN (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Rakesh CHANDRA (FIJ)
Fourth Official: Salesh CHAND (FIJ)
90’+3′ Auckland City counting down the clock now
90’+3′ Just over the head of an arriving AGBO to a waiting WILLIAMS
90’+2′ BILEN pulls KAMARA down by the shoulder and it’s a free kick for Western with KAMARA taking the honours
90’+1′ Cross from MURRAY is headed goalward by NAWO but WILLIAMS claims
Three minutes additional time
90′ Western United advance in what might be their last chance to put at least one on the board
87′ GOAL!!! Auckland City FC 3-0 Western United Darren WHITE arrives in the middle to smash in SOUTO’s cross
87′ Auckland City play back to WILLIAMS whos sends long for SOUTO
85′ Ball over the defence, AGBO is running on but WILLIAMS captures
84′ Western in the Auckland City final third but no luck as it goes out for a goal kick
82′ Auckland City with a free kick – WHITE delivers but Western are already on the counter attack
80′ Timely intercept from IWATA to interrupt the pass to Rashid KAMARA
79′ SUB AUCKLAND CITY Adam McGEORGE replaces Joao MOREIRA
78′ The free kick is delivered over the cross bar
78′ SUB WESTERN UNITED John AGBO replaces Tome FAISI
77′ DORDEVIC comes over the back of NAKA and it’s a free kick for Western
76′ NAKA out wide, he one-twos with WETNEY, takes two touches and shoots at the chest of WILLIAMS
74′ WETNEY manages to poke the ball between two defenders but WILLIAMS dives on it
73′ GOAL!!! Auckland City FC 2-0 Western United Gustavo SOUTO smashes in a rebound off the framework as Western United struggle to recover from the initial shot
71′ Western almost split the defence via Euan MURRAY but there’s an Auckland foot in the way
70′ SUB WESTERN UNITED Benji TOTORI is replaced by Joses NAWO
68′ GOAL!!! Auckland City FC 1-0 Western United VICELICH’s delivery is picked up by Darren WHITE who slots in under PRATTICO
67′ VICELICH sends long over the back line
66′ YELLOW CARD Djibril SIBIDI of Western United is cautioned
65′ YELLOW CARD Auckland City’s Joao MOREIRA is cautioned for simulation on the edge of Western’s penalty area
64′ SUB AUCKLAND CITY DE VRIES is replaced by Dae Wook KIM
63′ Over the top for WHITE to run onto but it’s too long and hits DE VRIES who is still receiving treatment behind the goalline
62′ Play is back underway, IWATA is bringing the ball wide and accidently takes it over the sideline
60′ DE VRIES is injured and the signal for a sub is being made
58′ Cross from IWATA, headed down by DE VRIES but the effort goes wide
58′ Free kick for Western as GARABA requires treatment
57′ IWATA gets a ball in the gut and needs treatment
55′ Long ball finds NAKA up front, DORDEVIC tries to win back but tips the ball into touch
54′ SUB WESTERN UNITED Gagame FENI is replaced by Jack WETNEY
54′ FENI with another chance as he’s solo out wide but the cross curls outside the post
52′ Gagame FENI shoots around IWATA but it’s wide
50′ BURFOOT heads on for WHITE but it goes into touch
49′ SOUTO is waiting for the ball to drop over his head to run on but his timing was off and the flag goes up
47′ Shot from DE VRIES goes wide of the upright
46′ Western United kick us off in the second half
HALF-TIME: Auckland City FC 0-0 Western United
45’+3′ Great string of passes takes Western from the half into the Auckland City box before FENI loses the ball on the goalline
45’+2′ WHITE across to the far side to take the corner – it comes into the box and the referee Ravitesh BEHARI calls a foul on Auckland City
45’+1′ FENI gets a touch to BURFOOT’s back pass but he can’t get control and IWATA has the ball
Three minutes additional time
45′ Long from WILLIAMS ball pops to DE VRIES who is injured in the challenge
44′ Western look to counter quickly as the ball pops out, it’s sent long trying to slice through the Auckland backline but IWATA is in the way
43′ Sam BURFOOT turns inside and lays back to MOREIRA who drives low and hard but pulls just slightly wide
42′ Ball pops wide to TOTORI, he cuts inside his marker and blasts low but WILLIAMS is waiting to block at his near post
40′ SOUTO is muscled off the ball by GARABA and the ball rolls for a goal kick
39′ Ryan DE VRIES plays it in for MOREIRA who heads it over the cross bar
38′ Another corner gets us back underway – some ping-ponging around the box before it’s cleared
37′ Ball is coming into the Western area, PRATTICO comes out as WHITE and a defender also arrive. The ball goes out and PRATTICO is down requiring treatment
37′ SUB AUCKLAND CITY The injured Oscar GARCIA is replaced by Gustavo SOUTO
36′ Corner is headed down by MOREIRA but PRATTICO saves
35′ Looks like GARCIA might be done
34′ GARCIA has gone down injured
34′ WHITE puts through for GARCIA, SIBIDI gets a foot in and it’s an Auckland City corner
33′ PRATTICO makes a sliding save with IWATA bearing down on his box
32′ Great vision from TOTORI to send over DORDEVIC to FENI up the right – just can’t quite find orange in the box with his cross
30′ The field conditions are making it hard for players like James NAKA and Benji TOTORI to play the tight ball game they’re accustomed to
29′ Chip over the defence and Totori is shoulder to shoulder with Angel BERLANGA, WILLIAMS has enough time to come out and clear
29′ SIBIDI slips and play goes on around him
28′ An over the target effort from Auckland City
25′ GARCIA cuts the ball back from the right-hand by-line, PRATTICO drops at his near post to save
24′ Mario BILEN is caught by the offside trap
22′ An attempt from Auckland City but PRATTICO does well
22′ Clumsy challenge from TOTORI on WHITE
21′ Another chance for Western! They race in on goal but again it’s WILLIAMS who denies
19′ Delection almost goes into the back of the Auckland City net but WILLIAMS recovers well
18′ Free kick Western – WILLIAMS leaps forward and slaps it out the other side
17′ The crowd amps up as NAKA plays a great ball to his captain TOTORI, the striker winds up for the shot but DORDEVIC just pokes the ball away
16′ GARCIA with a chance on goal, he elects to pass across the defenders to MOREIRA who misses the ball
15′ James NAKA slips as he tries to connect with the pass from Lon GARABA but it rolls to DORDEVIC
15′ IWATA coming in again from the left, but he can’t quite make a lethal combination with Oscar GARCIA
13′ The challenge from Gagame FENI on IWATA sees Auckland City earn a free kick
12′ The flag is raised as MOREIRA goes 1v1 with PRATTICO< br/>11′ WILLIAMS comes just outside his area to play a pass wide to DORDEVIC
11′ Intercepted by Auckland City but Western recover well
8′ Joao MOREIRA is prone, but the call is made in Western’s favour and the Portugeuse striker returns to his feet
7′ Numbers up front for Western, it comes to Totori several metres off the top of the box and he elects to shoot but hits it straight at Mario BILEN
6′ The corner is cleared upfield for a lone James NAKA to chase but Marko DORDEVIC sees the threat and subdues it
5′ Takuya IWATA races free up the left, there’s four defenders in the middle and it’s Djibril SIBIDI who puts it out for a corner
4′ The surface is very slippery after some heavy rain around 2pm this afternoon and the ball is running pretty fast
3′ Auckland City in their opponents half, goal kick for keeper Fabrizio PRATTICO
2′ Another advance for Western United, this time it’s captain Benji TOTORI making his way up the left, but Darren WHITE puts it out
1′ Western United make an early foray into Auckland City’s final third and keeper Tamati WILLIAMS makes a diving save
Underway!