LAUTOKA – Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea prepare to face off in a battle of the football minnows at Churchill Park.
The STOP HIV Day initiative is championed by the Oceania Football Confederation, Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and UN AIDS programme and is the message of hope and education on Match Day 4 at the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament.
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0′- The anthemns are finished and the team captains have read out their messages for STOP HIV DAY and we’re only moments away from kick-off
1’- Papua New Guinea start the match very positively with David Muta playing a nice pass for Raymond Gunemba who fires the ball over the bar
3’- Cross from Fabian Bagi on the right goes straight to Jim Abraham who saves easily
4′- Shot flies over the bar from Fabian Bagi
6’- Eddie Brogan is fouled and Cook Islands win a free-kick but
7′- Tuka Tisam with a long range free-kick but no danger for Gabina in Papua New Guinea goal
9’- Tau Winnie has a shot but its straight at Jim Abraham and it’s a regulation save
10’-
11’- Mathias Apo and Mathew Yang are on the wrong page that time and a stray pass goes out for a
14’- Mathias Apo goes on a run plays Raymond Gunemba through whose shot whistles across the face of goal
15’- Great run by Tau Winnie and his cross is headed over by Gunemba for a goal-kick
16’- GOAL! David Muta breaches the Cook Islands offside trap, dummies Abraham, and slots home – 1-0 to
17′- John Michael Quijano goes on a run with ball but its out for a goal-kick
18′- Papua New Guinea quell another Cook Islands attack – no danger for George Cowie’s team
18’- Mii Jospeh makes a good covering tackle on Mathias Apo.
19’- GOAL! A cross from Bagi is slotted home by Tau Winnie from close range – 2-0 to
20′- Tuka Tisam floats a cross into the penalty area but saved by Gabina with aplomb
21′- Cook Islandsm repell another Papua New Guinea attack – this could be another long day for Cook Islands
22′- Tai Winnie shoots and misses – but only just
24′- Cross by Gunemba is headed clear by Mii Joseph
29′- GOAL! Raymond Gunemba is through on goal and fires a powerful left foot shot into the top left corner of the net – 3-0 to Papua New Guinea
31’- Bagi passes to Tau who lays off to Cyril Muta and his downward
header is shot towards goal but saved by Jim Abraham
34′- SUBSTITUTION 19. Tuka TISAM out, 6. Joseph LE MOUTON in – Cook Islands
34′ – YELLOW CARD 3. Mathew YANG – Papua New Guinea
35’- Thomas Le Mouton has a shot at Gure Gabina’s goal but his effort strikes the side-netting – encouraging sign for
36’- Raymond Gunemba and David Muta carve out another chance for
38′- Eddie Brogan makes a run forward and slips an imaginative pass in behind the Papua New Guinea defence but its out for a goal-kick
39′- Joesph Le Mouton’s header beats Gabina but its headed off the line by Cyril Muta!!! So close for Cook Islands – a wonderful effort!
40′- Grover Harmon beats his man and fires past Gabina…its heading for goal but Fabian Bagi scrambles back and clears off the line again! Incredible stuff from Papua New Guinea…heartbreak for Cook Islands!
41′- The corner is cleared as Cook Islands enjoy its best spell of play since the tournament kicked off
TIME ADDED ON: 1 minute
45+1′- Eddie Brogan makes a crunching tackle on Raymond Gunemba – Gunemba will need attention
HALFTIME: COK 0 PNG 3
46’- Paavo Mustonen spots Gabina off his line and shoots from 40 metres out but Gabina makes a scrambling save
46’- SUBSTITUTION 13. Mathias APO out, 11. William MOBBS in –
47’- Fabian Bagi is through on goal but Referee Norbert Huata gives offside for
48′- David Muta stabs the ball through Cook Islands midfield – William Mobbs crosses but it goes out for a goal-kick
49′- Samuel Kini shoots but its wide and Cook Islands survive again
50′- GOAL! Fabian Bagi crosses for Tau Winnie to stoop low to head into an empty net – Papua New Guinea lead 4-0!
54′- GOAL! avid Muta plays in Koriak Upaiga who hits his shot against the keeper but regathers the second ball and slots into the net – Papua New Guinea are doing it comfortably now at 5-0!
56’- John Michael Quijano’s pass finds Branden Turepu but he’s offside
58’- Joseph Le Mouton shows some deft footwork before clipping a pass in for Thomas Le Mouton but its overhit and the danger passes for
60’- Volleyed cross by Upaiga and it rockets across the face of
61’- Joesph Le Mouton’s cross is just out of reach of Ngatamaine Sila’s boot and Gabina saves – a real chance there for
63’- SUBSTITUTION 9. Tau WINNIE out 19. Niel HANS in –
64’- GOAL! William Mobbs smashes the ball home from close range to make it 6-0
65’- Tau Winnie follows-up a long range shot Jim Abrahams fumbles but Winnie – astonishingly – slots it wide of the target with the open goal gaping!
66- SUBSTITUTION 11. John Michael QUIJANO out 13. Roger MANUEL in –
67’- SUBSTITUTION: Samuel KINI out, 10. Jason WESLEY in –
68’- William Mobbs plays in Koriak Upaiga whose header is straight at Jim Abraham
69’- Great cross by William Mobbs but Niel Hans far post header balloons just wide of the
70’- Wild strike by Koriak Upaiga flies well wide
72’- Joseph Le Mouton concedes a free-kick after bundling over Upaiga
74’- Pass from Bagi sets up Raymond Gunemba who hits a sizzling shot centimeters over the bar
75’- GOAL! Niel Hans prepares to take a free-kick for
77’- This match is meandering through its final stages already as both teams realize that the 5th and 6th place has already been decided
80’-
81’- Adrian Shepherd wins a header
83’- Grover Harmon tackles Niel Hans
84’- Williams Mobbs cuts the ball back but the shot goes wide
85’- Two shots by Raymond Gunemba are both saved well by the
88’- Raymond Gunemba leads
TIME ADDED ON: 3 minutes
89′- Rodney Talau crosses but its cleared by Cook Islands
90′- Roger Manuel has put in a good shift for Cook Islands tonight in another difficult match for his team
90+1′- Thomas Le Mouton passes to Branden Turepu who launches a long ball into the penalty area – its a goal-kick
90+2′- Long range shot by Thomas Le Mouton is saved by Gabina.
FULLTIME: COK 0 PNG 6
OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament
Match No. 11
Lautoka
Cook Islands vs.
COK: 20. Jim ABRAHAM; 2. Mii JOSEPH; 3. Eddie BROGAN; 5. Adrian SHEPERD; 8. Grover HARMON; 9. Paavo MUSTONEN; 10. Tom LE MOUTON; 11. John Michael QUIJANO; 12. Branden TUREPU; 17. Ngatamaine SILA; 19. Tuka TISAM.
SUBS: 1. Remi WEARING [rgk]; 6. Joseph LE MOUTON; 7. Davey SILA; 13. Roger MANUEL; 16. Ngatungane TANGIMETUA.
Coach: Tim JERKS (AUS)
PNG: 3. Mathew YANG; 4. Cyril MUTA; 6. Samuel KINI; 7. Fabian BAGI; 9. Tau WINNIE’ 12. David MUTA; 13. Mathias
SUBS: 1. Anthony PIPI [rgk]; 2.
Coach: George COWIE (SCO)
Referee: Norbert HUATA (TAH)
Assistant Referee 1: Brent BEST (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Phillipe REVEL (TAH)
Fourth Official: Andrew MOLI (SOL)
"RONALDO SAYS PLAY SAFE. KAREMBEU SAYS PLAY SAFE. I SAY PLAY SAFE. WEAR A CONDOM!"
– ADRIAN SHEPHERD, COOK ISLANDS CAPTAIN
"REAL MEN DON’T HIT WOMEN. BE A LEADER. PROMOTE SPORT. PREVENT HIV"
– DAVID MUTA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA CAPTAIN.