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Ba FC: 1. Epeli CODRO [GK], 3. Meli CODRO, 5. Ronil KUMAR, 6. Jone VESIKULA (c), 7. Maciu DUNADAMU, 9. Abbu ZAHID, 12. Remueru TEKIATE, 14. Peni FINAU, 15. Osea VAKATALESAU, 16. Ronald LAWRENCE, 18. Laisenia RAURA, 21. Samuela NABENIA
Substitutes : 2. Avinesh SUWAMY, 4. Marika MADIGI, 8. Aisea CODRO, 10. Mavileko NAKAMA, 11. Josefata NEIBULI, 13. Kini VILIAME, 20. Shameel RAO, 22. Jone SOROLO [GK], 28. Sitiveni CAVUILAGI,
Coach: Yogendra DUTT (FIJ)
Tafea FC: 1. Seloni IARUEL [GK], 2. Lucien HINGE, 5. Kevin SHEM, 6. Jais MALSARANI, 7. Jonah TURU (c), 8. Bong KALO, 12. Edisson STEPHENS, 13. Dalong DAMALIP, 14. Joseph NAMARIAU, 23. Joses NAWA, 26. Winjo WILLIAM
Substitutes: 3. Freddy VAVA, 10. Zica MANUHI, 16. Joseph NAMULI, 18. Ignas IAMAK, 20. Koloran FIRIAM [GK] 21. Don MANSALE, 28. Abraham ROQARA, 29. Jacques WANEMUT, 30. Didier KALIP
Coach: Moise POIDA (VAN)
Match officials :
Referee: Matt CONGER (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Didier HMUZO (NCL)
Assistant Referee 2: David CHARLES (PNG)
Fourth Official: Bertrand BILLON (NCL)
The final whistle sounds
90′ + 4′ Ba trying to move the ball quickly around Tafea’s box
90′ + 2′ Ba are hoping to take advantage of the situation to cement their place in the standings
90′ + 1′ A tough ask for Tafea who need to keep Ba out with just nine men left on the field
There will be four minutes additional time
90′ GOAL!!! Ba 4 Tafea 0 Substitute Mavileko Nakama fires home as soon as play restarts for Ba
89′ The call goes out for a stretcher and the players are indicating for a sub but Tafea have made their three changes
88′ A Tafea player is down in his box, William signals a shoulder injury to his bench
87′ Kalo recieves, takes two touches left and fires but his shot goes wide
87′ A corner is punched clear by Iaruel
86′ YELLOW CARD Mansale finds his name added to the book following an incident with the assistant referee
85′ Tafea are still trying to play their game but in the face of the Fijians it remains a difficult task
83′ GOAL!!! Ba 3 Tafea 0 Substitute Shameel Rao is lurking at the far post to tap in a free kick and give Ba further advantage
82′ RED CARD Kevin Shem, who had been outstanding in defence, recieves a second caution and his marching orders
82′ Winjo William with a foul on Codro gives Ba the ball deep in their own half
81′ SUBSTITUTION Dunadamu is replaced by Mavileko Nakama
80′ Kalo long to Nawo who brings it down but Finau smashes to touch
78′ Kalo nips in to whip the ball off the foot of Vakatalesau
78′ Corner is swung in and bounces out to Kalo who sends ina volley but it’s blocked at the six yard edge
77′ Kalo gets the better of his man in a shoulder-to-shoulder but when he comes to cross there’s a boot in the way
77′ Goal kick whacked upfield Tekiate
76′ Free kick quickly cleared and Tafea are on the offensive
75′ YELLOW CARD A hand ball leads to a caution for Tafea’s Shem
74′ SUBSTITUTION Dalong Damalip is replaced by Abraham Roqara
73′ Vakatalesau and Dunadamu play off each other but are shut down
73′ The rain is getting heavier here at Govind Park
72′ SUBSTITUTION Zahid makes room fro Shameel Rao for Ba
72′ Tafea giving their all to pull one back Damalip goes down outside the box but no foul called
71′ Damalip cries out in pain following a challenge but gets back into it
71′ Tekiate gets a foot in to clear ahead of Mansale
70′ Corner for Tafea drilled low by Nawo but stopped at the near post
69′ Damalip does brilliantly well to cut past his marker
68′ He stays down, play is stopped before he comes back no treatment required
67′ Some quick exchanges of possesssion before an advance by Zahid is stopped short
66′ Iaruel with a great save off his foot and the rebound flies wide
65′ YELLOW CARD Caution for Bong Kalo of Tafea
64′SUBSTITUTION Joseph Namuli replaces Edisson Stephens for Tafea
63′ Mansale beats one, lays of to Nawo who shoots but misses
61′ Vakatalesau blasts but Iaruel has the reach to grab it
60′ Ba on the attack as rain starts coming down here at Govind Park
58′ SUBSTITUTION Joses Namariau is replaced by Don Mansale
56′ SUBSTITUTION Ba bring Avinesh Suwamy on in place of Ronald Lawrence
56′ An inspired Ba make a blinding one-two run up the right before the shot comes in just inches high of the cross bar
55′ Great build-up sees a shot fired it but it needs Nawo to get a head on it
55′ Nawo brings it under control and looks to pass
54′ Another chance for Tafea as Damalip finds himself in control but he blasts wide
53′ Tafea effort brought under control by Codro
53′ Nawo attempts a cross but it’s intercepted,
51′ GOAL!!! Ba 2 Tafea 0 Dunadamu gets on the end of a long ball and extends Ba’s lead
50′ Iaruel out to capture
50′ Ba applying plenty of pressure now that they’ve taken the lead
49′ Nawo lofts in free kick and Codro races to punch clear
48′ GOAL!!! Ba 1 Tafea 0 Ba take the lead with a bumbling effort from Dunadamu that takes a deflection off a defender
47′ Free kick blasted upfield by Vesikula
46′ Finau wins it back and switches wide, the cross comes in from the left courtesy of Meli Codro and the resulting shot rolls wide of the far post
46′ Ba kick things off but Tafea have already won back the ball
The second half gets underway
The first half comes to an end
45′ + 3′ Conger verbally warns Turu after he brings down a Ba player
45′ + 2′ Vakatalesau looks to create but can’t connect with the duo advancing through the centre
45′ + 2′ Ba up the intensity on the offensive as they look to take an advantage into the break but hand the ball back to Tafea
45′ + 1′ Nawo comes across to tussle with Naioko on the left
There will be three minute of additional time
44′ Vakatalesau has to leap high to avoid smacking into a diving Iaruel
43′ YELLOW CARD Conger plays advantage but gives Shem a warning for an incident near touch
43′ YELLOW CARD The Ba frontman gets back to his feet and is shown yellow
42′ Crunching tackle leaves both Stephens and Munadamu writhing in pain
41′ Shem finds Nawo who takes a touch before firing off his left just over the cross bar
40′ Ba effort blocked, it comes out wide to Vesikula but he doesn’t keep it in
38′ YELLOW CARD Conger reaches into his pocket again this time warning Jone Vesikula
37′ Stephens leaps for a header it drops to Finau who has a go but can’t hit the target
36′ The resulting free kick doesn’t create any trouble
35′ YELLOW CARD Meli Codro is cautioned for Ba
34′ Damalip dives at a cross hoping to get a head to it but can’t quite make it
34′ Kalo arriving late this time and he’s given a talking to by Conger
33′ YELLOW CARD Peni Finau earns the first caution for a late tackle on Stephens
32′ Lucien Hinge heads across his goal to get the ball away
31′ Great forsight from Vakatalesau who plays off his back foot to a passing Dunadamu but he can’t control
29′ Damalip and Codro both leap high in the box and hit the deck
28′ Shem and Dunadamu go one on one forcing the towering striker to look back for support
27′ Finau gets a bit pushy with Kalo giving away a free kick
26′ Zahid chips Dunadamu on he smashes it with his left foot but it’s too high to trouble Iaruel
25′ Nawo comes deep to collect and Tafea counter
25′ Vakatalesau plays through to Dunadamu and Ba look to create something
24′ Vakatalesau nutmegs Turu much to the pleasure of the Ba supporters
24′ Corner for Ba and Jone Vesikula sends, Vakatalesau gets a head but its off the cr
oss bar and over
23′ Shem forced right across field to shut down an advance by Zahid
21′ Dangerous for Tafea with Dunadamu in the box but it’s cleared away by Shem
20′ Nawo with perfect ball finds Damalip free in front of the goal but the young striker sends it up the face of the goal on the volley
19′ A chance from the cross is sent across the field to touch
18′ A great ball forward from Turu falls perfectly onto the foot of Nawo who immediately advances
17′ Short goal kick to Kevin Shem puts the Tafea goal in danger, the effort goes into the side net
17′ Stephens again this time with a tackle on Abbu Zahid giving away a free kick
16′ Edisson Stephens scurries back to whip the ball off the foot of Dunadamu
14′ Nawo plays the free kick aross to Kalo who has his shot blocked
14′ The effort is headed clear by Laisenia Naioko
13′ It comes back in towards goal and this time Finau boots away for a corner
13′ Throw in for Tafea, Dalip with the cross but headed away by Peni Finau
12′ Long ball from Ba’s backline arrives at Vakatalesau’s feet, he crosses but it’s headed upfield and Tafea are on the counter
10′ Great footwork from Bong Kalo to skip past two defenders before laying off to Joses Nawo out right but the Solomon Islander is offside
10′ A low cross is sent in by Maciu Dunadamu but no-one arrives in the middle
9′ Damalip goes down in a challenge but slowly gets to his feet
9′ Referee Matt Conger can be heard telling the players to calm down on the edge of teh box
8′ Free kick Ba just inside Tafea’s half
8′ An effort across the face of the goal just needs a touch from Damalip but he can’t get to it in time
7′ Overnight rain has left Govind Park a little damp and both side’s are struggling with the slippery conditions
6′ Dalong Damalip switches across field and Tafea are having real trouble breaking down this defence
5′ Looking in the box the majority of these Ba players are all at least a head taller than their Tafea counterparts
5′ Osea Vakatalesau makes moves up the left but is shut down with a sliding tackle for a corner
4′ He sends towards the far post but Seloni Iaruel leaps up to grab
3′ Ba on attack, handball outside Tafea’s box and Ronil Kumar is lining up
2′ Corner lofted in, Tafea captain Jonah Turu gets a decent header off but it spirals wide of the upright
2′ Headed intercept from Ba defender Remueru Tekiate
1′ Ba get a few touches on but can’t hold possession
1′ Tafea get things underway earning a throw in up the left
The match kicks off
One minute of silence is observed in respect for the late FFS President Toetu Petana