2009 O-LEAGUE: WAITAKERE vs. AUCKLAND CITY – Live text updates

It’s a beautiful day here in Auckland – bue skies, light winds and 22 degrees. The stage is set for some enthralling football at Waitakere’s Douglas Field as these two rivals battle it out to see who will meet Koloale FC in the 2009 O-League Final. Defending champions Waitakere United must win today to advance while Auckland City only need a draw to finish top of Group A.

Start lists are as follows:

Waitakere United: 22. Daniel ROBINSON [GK], 3. Aaron SCOTT, 4. Tim MYERS, 5. Danny HAY, 8. Paul SEAMAN, 10. Allan PEARCE, 11. Neil SYKES, 12. Roy KRISHNA, 13. Daniel KOPRIVCIC, 15. Christopher BALE, 16. Neil EMBLEN

Substitutes: 1. Richard GILLESPIE [GK], 6. Hone FOWLER, 9. Benjamin TOTORI, 18. Zane SOLE, 21. Kayne VINCENT, 27. Jake MATHEWS, 29. John CHISHOLM

Auckland City FC: 12. Jacob SPOONLEY [GK], 3.Matt FRIEL, 5. Matt WILLIAMS, 6. Ki-Hyung LEE, 7. James PRITCHETT, 8. Chad COOMBES, 9. Paul URLOVIC, 10. Grant YOUNG, 13. Alex FENERIDIS, 15. Ivan VICELICH, 20. Greg UHLMANN,

Substitutes: 4. Sam CAMPBELL, 14. Keryn JORDAN, 21. Riki VAN STEEDEN, 23. Liam MULROONEY, 24. Milos NIKOLIC, 25. Adam MCGEORGE, 29. John FLETCHER [GK]

0′ Teams are on the field and ready for kickoff

2′ Grant Young caught offside making a run through for Auckland

3′ Tim Myers takes a shot for Waitakere after some good work by Roy Krishna in the box. Deflected out for a goal kick

5′ Grant Young makes a run into the box before Waitakere clear it away

6′ Myers puts a speculative cross in and Paul Seaman gets on the end of it but heads over the Auckland City goal 

8′ Foul by Krishna on James Pritchett. Free kick to Auckland City inside their own half

10′ Another foul by Waitakere in the middle of the park. Both teams taking a physical approach early

12′ Yellow Card: Waitakere’s Tim Myers is cautioned for dissent

13′ Waitakere’s Danny Hay and Auckland City’s Greg Uhlmann face off in the middle of the park. Referee Kevin Stolten Kamp talks to both

15′ Allan Pearce puts in a great cross from the right hand side but Auckland City get the ball away

18′ Yellow Card: Paul Seaman cautioned for a late challenge on Auckland City’s Ivan Vicelich who had headed the ball clear inside the box

19′ Substitution: Auckland City’s 25. Adam George comes on for injured 8. Chad Coombes

20′ Yellow Card: Neil Sykes cautioned for a dangerous tackle  

22′ Red Card: Auckland City’s Greg Uhlmann shown straight red for kicking Roy Krishna after a tackle

22′ Yellow Card: Danny Hay cautioned for getting involved after the Uhlmann/Krishna tackle

23′ Yellow Card: Roy Krishna

24′ Red Card: Waitakere’s Neil Emblem sent off after sighting from assistant referee

27′ Goal mouth scramble in Auckland City’s box

31′ Great strike from Grant Young just outside the box but the shot goes just over the bar and onto the top netting

34′ Good work by Allan Pearce on the edge of the box. Sends it in for Paul Seaman who shoots it over the bar

37′ Freekick for Waitakere near their own box

38′ Seaman sends a ball into the box from right hand side of the field but noone is there to get on the end of it

40′ Auckland’s Matt Friel makes a good run into the box but wastes the opportunity with a weak left foot cross

41′ Roy Krishna puts in a good cross from the right but Waitakere’s Seaman called offside 

42′ Waitakere’s Danny Hay makes a run into the box and just gets his head onto an Allan Pearce cross but Auckland clear

44′ Christopher Bale shoots from outside the box but straight at Auckland’s keeper

45 +1′ Grant Young makes strong run into Waitakere’s box but is tackled

45 +2′ Yellow Card: Waitakere’s 13. Daniel Koprivcic on the edge of his own box. Auckland city take the free kick but it’s too long for anyone to get on the end of it

45 +7′ Freekick for Waitakere on the halfway. Auckland City head clear on the edge of the box 

45 +5′ Grant Young finds some space and plays a ball through for Paul Urlovic who is called offside 

HALF-TIME Waitakere 0, Auckland City 0

46′ Play gets underway

49′ Waitakere’s Tim Myers puts in a cross from deep but the ball sails over Seaman’s head inside the box

50′ Seaman has a shot from 40 yards out, centre of the field, but it goes straight to the keeper. No power in the shot

51′ Freekick for Auckland City 50 yards out. Ki-Hyung Lee goes for goal but its high and well wide 

53′ Great chance for Waitakere. Allan Pearce sends in a looping cross that goes over the keeper and Krishna hits it from a tight angle a few yards out but it hits the upright

54′ Down the other end, Urlovic has a left foot shot from outside the box but it’s straight to the keeper

56′ Another good chance for Waitakere. Good build up play but Chris Bale’s shot inside the box is deflected

58′ Substitution: Auckland’s 14. Keryn Jordan replaces 9. Paul Urlovic

58′ Substitution: Waitakere’s 9. Benjamin Totori on for 13. Daniel Koprivcic

60′ Free kick for Waitakere. Cross comes into the box but Auckland goalkeeper Jacop Spoonley punches it clear

61′ Auckland on the attack. Adam McGeorge drives in a cross from the right but Lee’s touch lets him down inside the box. Waitakere clear the ball away

65′ Lee’s dipping shot from 40 yards out is saved by Waitakere’s Robinson

68′ GOAL! Auckland City take freekick quickly. 49 metres out on a slight angle. Matt Friel sees Robinson is off his line and loops the ball over him into top right hand corner of the goal. Perfect arc into the net.

Waitakere now have to score twice to progress to the final.

72′ Auckland go close again, Lee shoots it over the top from just outside the box

73′ Substitution: Waitakere’s 21. Kayne Vincent on for 8. Paul Seaman

75′ GOAL! Keryn Jordan with a cool finish after Auckland City had a breakaway three on two. Lee played it to Vicilich who laid it off for Jordan. The striker cut back onto his left foot on the ride hand side of the field and fooled the defender. Slotted home from 8 yards. Auckland 2 Waitakere 0

77′ Yellow card: Waitakere’s Christopher Bale cautioned

79′ GOAL! Adam McGeorge makes it 3 for Auckland. Keryn Jordan played the
ball into him and McGeorge slots it between Robinson’s legs from just outside the six yard box on a slight angle.

80′ Spoonley makes a great save for Auckland City

82′ Substitution: Waitakere’s 18. Zane Sole on for 10. Allan Pearce

83′ GOAL! Waitakere get one back through Roy Krishna after his weaving run into the box. Spoonley came out but Krishna went around him and slotted the ball into the open net from the right handside about six yards out. Auckland 3 Waitakere 1

87′ Free kick for Waitakere just outside the box. Spoonley makes a great save, but puts it out for a corner

88′ Danny Hay gets on the end of the corner but Auckland City eventually clear

89′ Another freekick for Waitakere just outside the box. Neil Sykes’s shot goes into the wall

90′ Substitution: Auckland’s 4. Sam Campbell on for 10. Grant Young

90 +1′ Yellow Card: Caution for Benjamin Totori

90 +2′ Freekick for Waitakere right hand side 40 yards out on the angle. Neil Sykes puts in and Danny Hay get a header on goal. Spoonley makes an excellent save

90 +3′ Corner for Auckland City but Waitakere clear away

90 +4′ Roy Krishna takes a freekick for Waitakere just outside the box centre of the pitch. Powerful strike but it sails just over the bar