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Starting line-ups
Fiji: 1. Simione TAMANISAU [GK] (c), 2. Avinesh SUWAMY, 4. Samuela VULA, 5. Taniela WAQA, 6. Alvin SINGH, 7. Pita BOLAITOGA, 9. Osea VAKATALESAU, 10. Alvin AVINESH, 11. Roy KRISHNA, 12. Remueru TEKIATE, 16. Samuela KAUTOGA
Substitutes: 3. Paulo POSIANO, 13. Maciu DUNADAMU, 14. Ilaitia TUILAU, 15. Maciu DUNADAMU, 17. Apisai SMITH, 18. Archie WATKINS, 19. Peni LESUBULAMAILEPANONI, 21. Ilisoni TUINAWAIVUVU, 22. Misaele DRAUNIBAKA, 23. Beniaminio MATEINAQARA [GK]
Coach: Juan Carlos BUZZETTI
New Zealand: 1. Mark PASTON [GK], 3. Tony LOCHHEAD, 4. Ben SIGMUND, 5. Tommy SMITH (c), 7. Leo BERTOS, 8. Michael McGLINCHEY, 9. Shane SMELTZ, 10. Chris KILLEN, 11. Marco ROJAS, 15. Ivan VICELICH, 17. Kosta BARBAROUSES
Substitutes: 2. Tim MYERS, 6. Ian HOGG, 12. Glen MOSS [GK], 13. Jake GLEESON [GK], 14. Rory FALLON, 16. Jeremy BROCKIE, 18. Aaron CLAPHAM, 19. Michael BOXALL, 20. Chris WOOD, 21. Cameron HOWIESON, 22. Tim PAYNE, 23. Adam McGEORGE
Coach: Ricki HERBERT
Referee: Isidore ASSIENE-AMBASSA [NCL]
Assistant Referee 1: Michael JOSEPH [VAN]
Assistant Referee 2: Terry PIRI [COK]
4th Official: Bruce GEORGE [VAN]
The match kicks off
2′ New Zealand have the early possession and are stroking it around the back
3′ Shane Smeltz gets his head to a deep cross for New Zealand but the ball goes out and he is ruled offside anyway
5′ Roy Krishna breaks forward for Fiji and feeds Osea Vakatalesau but the striker’s effort is blocked by Ivan Vicelich
8′ Fiji have had a bit more of the ball in the last few minutes and have broken forward on a couple of occasions
8′ GOAL!!! Fiji 0 New Zealand 1: The All Whites go in front when goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau fails to hold a Leo Bertos free kick and Tommy Smith follows up to knock in the rebound
15′ Avinesh Suwamy lofts a free kick towards the New Zealand goal from a long way out that initially looks to have caught goalkeeper Mark Paston out but he gathers comfortably in the end
18′ New Zealand are still dominating proceedings and Fiji are stuggling to get out of their half
20′ The All Whites pass up a good chance to extend their lead when Tamanisau leaves his line to save at the feet of Smeltz and Marco Rojas fails to find the target with his follow-up effort
25′ Play is stopped for a drinks break
26′ The action restarts again with Fiji pressing forward
27′ Kosta Barbarouses makes room for a shot on the left but his effort is deflected out for a New Zealand corner
29′ Rojas finds Smeltz in the box but the striker is ruled offside
33′ Fiji nearly go level when Suwamy hits a long-range free kick well and Paston dives to spectacularly tip it wide
38′ Vicelich suffers a nasty landing when jumping for a header and play is held up while he receives treatment
40′ Vicelci comes back on and appears to have recovered
41′ Goalkeeper Paston has to leave his box to clear a long Fiji ball
42′ Alvin Avinesh tries to volley from the edge of the New Zealand area but the effort is blocked
44′ Smeltz just fails to get his head to a dangerous Tony Lochhead cross from the left
44′ Smeltz spurns a great chance to extend the lead when he blasts over the Fiji crossbar from inside the box
45′ Two minutes of injury time will be played
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
46′ Vakatalesau makes progress down the right for Fiji and crosses but his delivery finds the sidenetting
47′ YELLOW CARD: Alvin Singh is cautioned for Fiji
49′ Fiji have their best chance of the match when Krishna back heels a ball to Vakatalesau on the edge of the box but the big striker sees his effort tipped over by Paston
50′ Paston picks up an injury in a goalline scramble and play is held up while he receives treatment
54′ SUBSTITUTIONS: New Zealand make a double change, Paston being replaced by Jake Gleeson and Rojas being replaced by Chris Wood
60′ Krishna tries to turn Ben Sigmund on the New Zealand byline but can’t get the better of him
61′ SUBSTITUTION: Alvin Singh is replaced by Ilisoni Tuinawaivuvu for Fiji
65′ Pita Bolatoga gets on the end of a Suwamy corner for Fiji but is under pressure and can’t find the target with his effort
67′ Smeltz volleys a lofted Tommy Smith ball wide but is ruled offside anyway
68′ Substitute Wood breaks forward for New Zealand and evades a couple of challenges but eventually has his run halted
69′ Krishna side foots an effort just wide and it appears to have taken a deflection but a goal kick is given
70′ Play is stopped for a drinks break
71′ The action resumes with New Zealand pressing forward
73′ Barbarouses cuts onto his right and curls an effort towards the far post but Tamanisau saves
75′ Smeltz volleys over after a goalmouth scramble
76′ Krishna hits a low effort just past New Zealand’s far post from the edge of the area
78′ Suwamy tries his luck from distance but the ambitious effort bounces well wide of the New Zealand goal
82′ YELLOW CARD: Bertos is cautioned for New Zealand
83′ SUBSTITUTION: Barbarouses is replaced by Rory Fallon for New Zealand
84′ YELLOW CARD: Substitute Fallon is cautioned for New Zealand
85′ YELLOW CARDS: Vakatalesau and Vicelich are cautioned for Fiji and New Zealand respectively
87′ Fiji are piling the pressure on in these final moments as they look to force an equaliser
90′ Four minutes of injury time will be played
90′ Alvin Avinesh curls an effort from distance just wide of the New Zealand goal
The final whistle is blown

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