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Team Wellington: 1. Michael O’KEEFFE (GK),3. Aaron SCOTT, 5. Bill ROBERTSON, 6. Sean LOVEMORE, 7. Henry FA’ARODO, 8. Cole PEVERLEY (c), 10. Luis CORRALES, 12. Ian HOGG, 13. Alex FENERIDIS, 17. Jake BUTLER, 19. Chris BALE
Substitutes: 2. Tom JACKSON, 9. Jarrod SMITH, 11. Michael GWYTHER, 15. Tim MYERS, 16. Justin GULLEY, 18. Mickael PARTODIKROMO, 20. Adam COWAN, 22. Dan CLARKE (GK), 23. Alex CARR (GK)
Absent: 4. Tyler DOYLE-LISSETTE, 14. Cory CHETTLEBURGH, 21. Tamupiwa DIMAIRO,
Coach: Matt CALCOTT (NZL)
AS Tefana: 1. Stevens HIRIGA (GK), 3. Taumihau TIATIA, 4. Teheivarii LUDIVION, 7. Temarii TINORUA, 10. Steevy CHONG HUE, 11. Sylvain GRAGLIA, 12. Alvin TEHAU (c), 14. Jonathan TEHAU, 15. Jean CHANG KOEI CHANG, 16. Manutea TAAE, 19. Heimano BOUREBARE,
Substitutes: 5. Tauatua LUCAS, 6. Tunoa TEVAEARAI, 8. Jess HIROI, 13. Stanley ATANI, 17. Lorenzo TEHAU, 18. Tauraa MARMOUYET, 20. Kenny NUI, 21. Vetea TCHEN, 30. Tetahio TERIINOHOPUAITERAI
Absent: 29. Mikael ROCHE (GK), 2. Stephane FAATIARAU, 9. Tauhiti KECK
Coach: Sébastien LABAYEN (TAH)
Match Officials
Referee: Nelson SOGO (SOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rakesh CHANDRA (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Ujwaal MUDLIAR (FIJ)
Fourth Official: Ravitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
90’+5′ FULL TIME: Team Wellington 2-1 Tefana
90’+4′ Foul 20 yards off the Team Wellington box and we’ve got most of the teams in the box
90’+3′ Offside flag raised on Team Wellington – then same thing at the other end
90’+1′ SUB TEAM WELLINGTON Henry FA’ARODO makes room for Michael GWYTHER
90’+1′ Over a diving O’KEEFFE and it’s just tipped wide!
90′ Five minutes additional time
89′ Loose pass from SMITH hands the ball to Tefana who pop it wide to GRAGLIA but HOGG covers well to win a goalkick
87′ SUB TEFANA Manutea TAAE is replaced by Angelo TCHEN
87′ SUB TEAM WELLINGTON Luis CORRALES is replaced by Tom JACKSON
86′ Tefana passing along the back line, TEATEA decides to go long but it’s over Jonathan TEHAU to O’KEEFFE
85′ CORRALES is back on and on the chase but the flag is raised
85′ Well read by HOGG for an intercept but Tefana cut across to break up the attack
84′ Tefana playing it out from the back, GRAGLIA has recovered well and sets off at a pace
82′ Sub made as play pauses for CORRALES to receive treatment
82′ SUB TEFANA Heimano BOUREBARE is replaced by Tauatua LUCAS
81′ YELLOW CARD Silly foul from FA’ARODO earns him a caution
80′ We’re back underway and FENERIDIS puts it out under pressure
78′ A Tefana player is injured on the field and requires treatment so play pauses
77′ Free kick specialist Alex FENERIDIS with the send but it’s off-target
76′ YELLOW CARD Jean Claude CHANG KOEI CHANG is cautioned after he takes down FA’ARODO
75′ Decent overhead kick from CHONG HUE is picked up at the near post by O’KEEFFE
73′ YELLOW CARD Taumihau TIATIA is cautioned
73′ Free kick for Tefana after a challenge on SMITH
72′ FA’ARODO shoots, but he sends wide
71′ Almost a nine man wall for Team Wellington and the shot goes up and over both that and the goal
71′ Free kick awarded to Tefana about three metres off the top of the arch
69′ CORRALES is unmarked at the far post, he brings the ball down but Manutea TAAE gets a touch
69′ FA’ARODO is working GRAGLIA hard up the left flank
67′ GOAL!!! Team Wellington 2-1 Tefana SMITH takes advantage of some mis-communication to poke the ball past HIRIGA
66′ SMITH fouls in the middle of the park and Tefana have possession, they soon lose it
65′ FA’ARODO tries to use some fancy footwork to beat GRAGLIA but plays off the pitch
64′ BUTLER plays wide to HOGG, the ball runs out
63′ Getting pretty physical out there – GRAGLIA has come back on but he doesn’t look comfortable as he tries to run it off
61′ YELLOW CARD Ian HOGG is cautioned for a rough tackle from behind that leaves GRAGLIA clutching his ankle and writhing on the ground
59′ YELLOW CARD Luis CORRALES is cautioned for a challenge that leaves Manutea TAAE limping off the field
58′SUB TEFANA Temarii TINORUA is replaced by Stanley ATANI
58′ BOUREBARE with a solo effort just shoots over
56′ SUB TEAM WELLINGTON Sean LOVEMORE is replaced by Jarrod SMITH
55′ GRAGLIA manages to keep it in under pressure from Ian HOGG, Heimano BOUREBARE opts to switch it but is too heavy with his effort
54′ BUTLER tussles with TIATIA, concedes a foul
53′ Passing between FA’ARODO, FENDERID and PEVERLEY is on point, but Taumihau TIATIA manages to get a foot in to end the run
52′ CHONG HUE is bearing down on goal and SCOTT slides in clearing for a corner
51′ Clash in the centre and a player from both sides is down, they both slowly get to their feet and resume
50′ Cole PEVERELEY takes a punt from just outside the box, HIRIGA is ready and waiting as it drops into his hands
49′ Two balls thrown in by either team but it’s Team Wellington’s throw
48′ Free kick for Tefana sent towards the goal but it’s too high, too long and runs out for a goal kick
47′ HIRIGA off his line – CORRALES shoots! But it’s back into play off the cross bar
46′ Back underway in the second half – a diving clearance from Bill ROBERTSON to clear before CHONG HUE arrives
HALF-TIME: Team Wellington 1-1 Tefana
45’+1′ Team Wellington win a free kick just inside Tefana’s half – Cole PEVERLEY sends but doesn’t trouble the keeper
45′ One minute additional time
45′ Pressure from LOVEMORE but he’s solo on the last line of defence and Tefana have the numbers to move the ball
44′ GOAL!!! Team Wellington 1-1 Tefana Tefana’s free kick is lofted long into the box, O’KEEFFE comes out to punch, connects and it loops over his head and into the back of the net
43′ Another heavy knock for TINORUA who really is in the wars tonight – free kick Tefana
42′ Swift counter attack from CORRALES, hits it across the park but it’s headed away
41′ GRAGLIA again, he sends a cross that runs out the other side
40′ Nice touch around BUTLER from GRAGLIA but CORRALES has raced in to clean up
38′ Team Wellington appear buoyed by that opener
36′ GOAL!!! Team Wellington 1-0 AS Tefana Luis CORRALES slots past HIRIGA and scores with the first on-target shot of the match
35′ Sylvain GRAGLIA struggles to hold onto the ball under pressure but the Tefana defence rallies
33′ Alvin TEHAU breaks up the middle, lays off to CHONG HUE but again – the opportunity is lost
32′ FA’ARODO again out left, beats inside his marker and delivers a cross to the far post but CORRALES doesn’t quite have the pace to meet it
31′ Team Wellington turnover possesion but Tefana are in a tight spot in their own final third looking for a way out
29′ Tefana currently leading possession stakes with 57% to Team Wellington’s 43% – no on target shots from either side so far
29′ Temarii TINORUA has gone down again clutching his neck but gets up and jogs to the sideline
27′ FA’ARODO cuts inside his marker, lays off for a racing Jake BUTLER but the pass isn’t accurate enough
26′ Curled into the penalty area by Jonathan TEHAU and bobbles around before being cleared
25′ Long switch pass finds Alvin TEHAU out wide, Aaron SCOTT races over and clears for a corner
24′ Well read by Chris BALE who goes for a run through the centre before being dispossessed by the Tefana defence
23′ FA’ARODO in the middle, he looks wide and eventually Luis CORRALES receives and makes an advance up the right – his cross hits the side net
20′ Tefana again holding strong, but Henry FA’ARODO wins back for Team Wellington
19′ The injured Temarii TINORUA comes back onto the field
18′ Great ball
through for Tefana, it comes to CHONG HUE who takes two touches and fires into the side net
17′ A Tefana player has gone down just in front of the fourth official, it’s off the field so play continues
17′ Sean LOVEMORE’s first touch isn’t so great and the ball goes out
16′ Chance at the other end! It goes wide but the whistle has already gone to pull play back
15′ Lofted into the box and both CHONG HUE and O’KEEFFE are aerial and it’s the keeper who comes out best on this occasion
14′ Free kick for Team Wellington just inside their own half, but it’s cleared out as fast as it comes in
13′ The pass from Alvin TEHAU is just a little too far in front ahead for his brother Jonathan to reach
12′ Jonathan TEHAU delivers a free kick to the far post – read well by O’KEEFFE who leaps high to claim
11′ Long range delivery into the box, just headed over Steevy CHONG HUE
9′ Tefana looking good on the ball as they move up the pitch, they fall short at the final pass
8′ Wellington playing across the back, turnover from Tefana but they can’t create a decent chance
6′ Team Wellington keeper Michael O’KEEFFE comes 10 yards out of his box to boot clear
5′ Great passage of one touch aerial passes from Team Wellington as they advance up the right side
4′ Throw headed into touch by Jean Claude CHANG KOEI CHANG
3′ Team Wellington attempt a through ball but it runs right through to keeper Stevens HIRIGA
2′ Luis CORRALES charges in on Alvin TEHAU and Tefana have a free kick
1′ Tefana with a goal kick they’re looking to move quickly up the field
KICK-OFF