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Match Summary New Zealand – Tahiti, click here
Starting line-ups:
New Zealand: 12. Glen MOSS [GK}, 3. Tony LOCHHEAD, 4. Ben SIGMUND, 5. Tommy SMITH, 6. Ryan NELSEN (c), 8. Michael McGLINCHEY, 10. Chris KILLEN, 11, Marco ROJAS, 15. Ivan VICELICH, 15. Jeremy BROCKIE, 16. Kosta BARBAROUSES
Coach: Ricki HERBERT [NZL]
Tahiti: 22. Mikael ROCHE [GK], 2. Alvin TEHAU, 3. Tauraa MARMOUYET, 4. Teheivarii LUDIVION, 6. Lorenzo TEHAU, 7. Pierre KUGOGNE, 10. Nicholas VALLAR (c), 11. Stanley ATANI, 13. Steevy CHONG HUE, 17. Jonathan TEHAU, 20. Yannick VERO
Coach: Eddy ETAETA [TAH]
Match officials:
Referee: Gerald OIAKA [SOL]
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI [TON]
Assistant Referee 2: Jackson NAMO [SOL]
4th Official: Isidore ASSIENE-AMBASSA [NCL]
The match kicks-off
1′ A poor clearance from Glen Moss allows Lorenzo Tehau to take a shot
2′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 1 Tahiti 0: Michael McGlinchey scores with a powerful drive from the edge of the penalty area
6′ A Marco Rojas cross from the left finds Chris Killen who is caught offside
9′ Nicolas Vallar sends a soft pass back to his keeper Mikael Roche who, under pressure from Killen, is forced to come outside his box to clear
11′ Lorenzo Tehau takes a shot but misses the target
16′ Ben Sigmund passes to Jeremy Brockie on the right flank who crosses the ball to Rojas who can’t connect
17′ Killen’s low shot is an easy take for Roche
19′ Ivan Vicelich’s cross is cleared by Tahiti but it falls to the feet of McGlinchey who sends his shot just wide of the right post
21′ Corner from McGlinchey arrives in the box, there is a scramble and the ball falls to Ryan Nelsen whose shot is saved by Roche
23′ Rojas lines up Killen for a one-on-one with the keeper, Killen goes down and the ball rolls out
24′ YELLOW CARD: Vallar is cautioned for Tahiti
27′ Lorenzo Tehau takes a free-kick for Tahiti which is cleared by Lochhead
30′ Rojas is caught offside for New Zealand
33′ A run up the left from McGlinchey but his shot deflects off Teheivarii Ludivion for a corner
35′ Shot from McGlinchey is taken in the air by Roche
40′ Lorenzo Tehau gives away a free kick just inside the Tahitian half
42’The ball is sent in from the left by Rojas but it’s cleared for a corner taken by McGlinchey
43′ Kosta Barbarouses takes a shot but it goes wide of the left post
45′ One minute of additional time will be played
45’+ 1′ Killen’s cross is cleared to Vicelich on the edge of the box but his shot is deflected over the goal
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
48′ Free kick for the All Whites just outside of the Tahitian penalty area taken by Brockie is caught by Roche who step out for a corner
49′ Roche punches the ball out to Barbarouses on the edge of the area but he puts his effort wide
50′ A challenge from Barbarouses on Tauraa Marmouyet leads to a free kick for Tahiti
53′ Cross from McGlinchey finds Tommy Smith’s head, it’s cleared to Rojas who shoots but it’s cleared again by Tahiti’s defence
55′ Shots are flying in at the Tahiti goal when Killen clashes heads with Pierre Kugogne causing both players to go down
54′ YELLOW CARD: Killen is cautioned for New Zealand
58′ Stevey Chong Hue takes a free kick for Tahiti which is driven low and into Glen Moss’ hands
60′ Barbarouses sends the ball across the Tahiti goal but Vallar clears it for a corner
61′ Lorenzo Tehau drills a shot wide of the post
65′ Killen drives a shot at the Tahitian goal forcing Roche to dive for the clearance
65′ SUBSTITUTION: Vicelich is replaced by Dan Keat for New Zealand and Lorenzo Tehau is replaced by Teaanui Tehau for Tahiti
68′ New Zealand counter attacks but Killen’s shot is saved by Roche
68′ SUBSTITUTION: Rojas makes way for Shane Smeltz for New Zealand
69′ SUBSTITUTION: Axel Williams replaces Alvin Tehau for Tahiti
78′ Sigmund makes a break down the right but his shot doesn’t challenge keeper Roche
82′ Killen puts Barbarouses through but his shot is blocked
83′ Killen goes down in a challenge with Marmouyet, Lochhead’s free kick is easily taken by Roche
84′YELLOW CARD: Sigmund is cautioned for New Zealand
85′ SUBSTITUTION: Nelsen is replaced by Leo Bertos for New Zealand
89′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 2 Tahiti 0: Bertos sends a cross from the right across the goal to Barbarouses who shoots, Roche fumbles the ball and it falls to Killen who slots it in behind Roche
90′ Four minutes of additional time will be played
90’+ 3′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 3 Tahiti 0: Roche punches a cross clear but it falls to McGlinchey who sends a powerful shot into the top right hand corner for the All Whites
The final whistle is blown

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