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Amicale FC: 20. Mauro BOERCHIO (GK), 3. Nelson SALE, 6. Rijat SHALA (c), 7. Gaspar LEZCANO, 8. Micah LEA’ALAFA, 9. Dominique FRED, 10. Fenedy MASAUVAKALO, 15. Osea VAKATALESAU, 16. Nicola PRINCIVALLI, 19. Brian KALTACK, 21. Laitia TUILAU
Substitutes: 1. Marko MILIVOJEVIC (GK), 2. Samuela KAUTOGA, 4. Marcomattia NASALI, 5. Francesco PERRONE, 11. Miguel MAGNONI, 12. Alphonse BONGNAIM, 14. Sailas NAMATAK, 17. Chanel OBED, 18. Massimiliano LIONETTI, 22. Roberto POLLI, 23. Chikau MANSALE (GK), 24. Kensi TANGIS
Coach: Marco BANCHINI (ITA)
Auckland City FC: 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, 19. David BROWNE, 23. Sam BURFOOT
Substitutes: 8. Anthony HOBBS, 11. Cam LINDSAY, 12. Adam MCGEORGE, 13. Ivan CARRIL, 14. Colin MURPHY, 16. Daewook KIM, 18. Danyon DRAKE (GK), 20. Oscar GARCIA, 21. Gustavo SOUTO, 22. Andrew MILNE,
Absent: 24. Jacob SPOONLEY (GK), 25. Michael DEN HEIJER
Coach: Ramon TRIBUTLIETX (ESP)
Match Officials
Referee: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Paul AHUPU (TAH)
Fourth Official: Ravitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
Full time
90’+5′ WILLIAMS hoofs a free kick up field and LEA’ALAFA goes up against KIM to bring it down
90’+4′ LEA’ALAFA lays back to TANGIS who drives low at the near post but it’s whipped wide
90’+3′ SUB AUCKLAND CITY BURFOOT is replaced by Daewook KIM
90’+2′ BURFOOT is down needing treatment looks like he’s copped something in the face
Four minutes additional time
89′ Amicale trying to find even the smallest gap here but Auckland City are doing incredibly well to keep it tight at the back
88′ Chip from MAGNONI after some great work from LEA’ALAFA and the shot is just slapped out for a corner by a diving WILLIAMS
87′ Tidy from BROWNE who cuts inside his man and releases just over the top corner
86′ Too loose from TANGIS and MASAUVAKALO can’t reach the pass
85′ WILLIAMS with a low capture to deny VAKATALESAU
84′ BOERCHIO has his goal well covered as an attempt comes in
84′ Dominique FRED is replaced by Kensi TANGIS
83′ WILLIAMS catches as VAKATALESAU whizzes past
82′ McGEORGE fouls VAKATALESAU but the pair shake hands as LEA’ALAFA lines up the free kick
80′ YELLOW CARD Laitia TUILAU is cautioned for a challenge that sends BROWNE into the hoardings
79′ SOUTO receives up front and holds up for reinforcements drawing the foul from Amicale
78′ SUB AUCKLAND CITY DE VRIES is replaced by Adam McGEORGE
78′ FRED pokes a low dive in towards the goal mouth, it just needs a touch in but MAGNONI arrives a second too late
77′ Corner for Amicale as FRED’s cross is headed out by City
76′ WILLIAMS with another tidy save under pressure
75′ Amicale moving up the left, shove BERLANGA with a little shove on VAKATALESAU and Amicale with a free kick
72′ YELLOW CARD Angel BERLANGA of Auckland City and Mauro BOERCHIO were both cautioned for their part in that melee
72′ Looks like it was substitute SOUTO who was injured in that challenge
70′ More of that rough-houring that we saw in the first half as an Auckland City player is down – and now BERLANGA and BOERCHIO have gotten into a shoving match
69′ SUB AUCKLAND CITY Walking away with hat trick is Portuguese striker as Joao MOREIRA is replaced by Gustavo SOUTO
67′ SUB AMICALE Nelson SALE is replaced by Samuela KAUTOGA
66′ Two Auckland City players are down, we could see some more cards here and they way VAKATALESAU is going about things he could be the one
64′ Bit of off the ball banter going on between MOREIRA and TUILAU
64′ GOAL!!! Amicale 0-3 Auckland City FC MOREIRA adds another after he finishes what Sam BURFOOT started
61′ MOREIRA with a decent cross, he’s kept it low for BROWNE to tap in but the youngster misses his chance
59′ Perseverance from VAKATALESAU, he turns the ball into the box and the strike is just tipped over by WILLIAMS
57′ FRED with an awful cross that goes up into the clouds
56′ GOAL!!! Amicale 0-2 Auckland City FC MOREIRA makes up for that shocker earlier with a fine solo effort
54′ Poor pass and SALE can only watch it out in front of him
53′ A chance for Amicale! But with MAGONI in the middle VAKATALESAU opts to go himself and is rewarded only with a corner
52′ Amicale looking to push forward, KALTACK plays to FELIX and indicates he has space
51′ DE VRIES sets up MOREIRA and somehow with time, space and an empty net in front of him, he puts it wide
51′ Brian KALTACK clears into the path of MOREIRA and he has to hussle to recoer
50′ Near miss from Amicale as the shot is pulled just outside the post
50′ BILEN wins off MASAUVAKALO as he looks to go through the middle
49′ DE VRIES racing up the wing, sends in a cross but it’s met by TUILAU
49′ FRED and LEA’ALAFA try something out the right but IWATA sturdy in defence
48′ Amicale counter but a touch too heavy from VAKATALESAU and BURFOOT wins back
47′ SUB AMICALE Nicola PRINCIVALLI is replaced by Miguel MAGNONI
46′ IWATA having to track back to pick up a deep pass from BROWNE
46′ Auckland City FC get the second half started
HALF-TIME: Amicale 0-1 Auckland City FC
45’+2′ IWATA stays down following a sliding tackle from FRED
45’+1′ Poor decision making from Fenedy MASAUVAKALO as he plays in to IWATA with two of his own teammates as options
Three minutes additional time
45′ Auckland City in possession in the centre, Sam BURFOOT opts for the pass back to Ivan VICELICH
44′ Taken quickly by Amicale but WILLIAMS is up for it
43′ BILEN, with a clear shoulder barge on LEA’ALAFA, concedes a free kick
42′ BROWNE looks to have his defender beat with a pacy run up the line but SALE has him covered
41′ LEA’ALAFA is the king of coming out of tight spaces while still in possession but the movement off the ball is just lacking a little for Amicale at the moment
40′ Great delivery and WILLIAMS looks beat but it’s back out off the underside of the crossbar to the vocal crowds dismay
39′ Foul on VAKATALESAU and Amicale are lining up in dangerous territory
38′ LEA’ALAFA combines well with FELIX but DE VRIES is able to get a foot in
37′ Seems calm has been restored as the two sides settle back onto their respective benches and Amicale are moving the ball forward
36′ Play resumes and it seems there is an incident in the tunnel as both substitute benches are off running
33′ RED CARD An incident off the pitch involving heads results in both Darren WHITE of Auckland City and Amicale captain Rijat SHALA being sent off
31′ DE VRIES tracks back to put out off FELIX
30′ DE VRIES and BROWNE have switched sides up front
29′ DE VRIES has the pace on SALE but the veteran defender still manages to win a goal kick for his side
27′ Ping pong in the box as Amicale try to put it away off the corner, Gaspar FELIX, FRED and VAKATALESAU all have a pop but it’s saved by Tamati WILLIAMS
26′ FRED sends in a cross over the crowd in front of the Auckland goal to a waiting LEA’ALAFA whose header is just over the cross bar
25′ IWATA and Dominique FRED both leap for the same header and look to have clashed heads but both continue
24′ MOREIRA turns inside and fires outside the post
22′ Corner curled in for Amicale and it’s just headed outside the post by TUILAU
21′ Micah LEA’ALAFA smashes in at the near post and fortunately for Auckland City Angel BERLANGA is there, putting it out for a corner
21′ YELLOW CARD Mario BILEN of Auckland City FC is cautioned
20′ Ryan DE VRIES is cauthgt from
behind – the stakes are high and so are tempers
18′ Good win from Laitia TUILAU off BROWNE and Amicale find a way out of their own half only to turn over
17′ That was VAKETALESAU’s second caution during the group stage and should Amicale progress to the semi-finals, he will have to sit the match out
16′ Goalscorer MOREIRA goes down and needs treatment
14′ YELLOW CARD Again IWATA is the target of a foul this time it’s striker Osea VAKATALESAU receiving the caution
13′ YELLOW CARD PRINCIVALLI is cautioned leading captain Rijat SHALA to express his dismay to the referee
13′ Takuya IWATA does well to hold onto the ball, he’s eventually knocked over by Nicola PRINCIVALLI
12′ Darren WHITE whips in a free kick from the left, BROWNE with the pressure but BOERCHIO captures neatly
11′ Played back to Tamati WILLIAMS who has to clear quickly under pressure from Osea VAKATALESAU
10′ Mario BILEN has a wee tussle near the side line with two Amicale players and earns the free kick
9′ Marco DORDEVIC with a crunching ball winner on former teammate Fenedy MASAUVAKALO
8′ BROWNE receives up front but it’s dealt with well
5′ SALE gets handsy with BROWNE and it’s picked up by Tahitian referee Norbert HAUATA who signals the foul
4′ Amicale race into Auckland City’s half but the seasoned side deal with the threat well
3′GOAL!!! Amicale FC 0-1 Auckland City FC The corner is lofted into the box, keeper Mauro BOERCHIO flaps at it but it’s past him to a waiting Joao MOREIRA who nails it in
2′ Auckland City in Amicale’s final third lining up a corner
1′ A brute shove from Nelson SALE on David BROWNE knocks the youngster down and Auckland City have a free kick
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