Welcome to Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium for the opening match of the OFC U-17 Championship New Zealand 2009 between New Caledonia and Tahiti.
The teams will have to contend with wet conditions this afternoon but the grass pitch is in good condition. Heavy rain has now stopped but dark clouds are lingering.
Catch the action right here as Oceaniafootball.com brings you live text updates throughout the match.
0′ Kickoff!
1′ GOAL! Tahiti 1 New Caledonia 0 Hiva Kamoise scores for Tahiti after just 43 seconds
11′ GOAL! Tahiti 1 New Caledonia 1 Goal by New Caledonia number 4 Louis Manakaen who made a near post run on the corner and volleyed home.
21′ New Caledonia’s Damien Wanapopo hits a powerful left-foot shot that hits the bar
28′ Substitution: New Caledonia’s Stall Wenessia is replaced by Bryon Thonon
33′ Yellow card: New Caledonia’s number 3 Patrick Quaze
37′ Yellow card: New Caledonia’s number 9 Narcisse Xowie receives a booking for sliding in late on the goalkeeper
41′ PENALTY GOAL! Tahiti 2 New Caledonia 1 Number 5 for Tahiti Kaurani Voirin finishes from the spot after a foul inside the box
45′ Halftime Tahiti 2 New Caledonia 1
47′ GOAL! Tahiti 2 New Caledonia 2 Stephane Wahaga scores for New Caledonia
56′ Yellow card Caution for New Caledonia’s Patrick Quaze
56′ Red card Patick Quaze sent off for second booking
58′ GOAL! Tahiti 3 New Caledonia 2 Tahiti’s number 5 Kaurani Voirin scores from a central freekick just outside the box. The ball takes a slight deflection on the way in
63′ Yellow card: Caution for New Caledonia’s Pascal Kenon
64′ Substitution: Tahiti’s Rangitea Benett replaced by Kara Faura
75′ Substitution: Tahiti’s Hiva Kamoise replaced by Rainui Tze Yu
82′ GOAL! Tahiti 4 New Caledonia 2 Tahiti’s number 6 Heitini Tupea heads home from a Kaurani Voirin freekick
86′ Subsitution: Tahiti’s Teaonui Tehau replaced by Henere Vernaudon
90′ GOAL! Tahiti 5 New Caledonia 2 Tahiti’s number 11 Heirarii Tavanae scores off another Kaurani Voirin freekick
FULL TIME: Tahiti 5 New Caledonia 2