Tonga vs. Papua New Guinea: Download Match Summary Here
See below for the play-by-play action.
Starting line-ups:
Tonga: 1. Lupe LIKILIKI (GK) (c), 2. Sofia FILO, 3. Buccilea ONGOLEA, 4. Eseta VI, 5. Laite SI’I MANU, 6. Mele SOAKAI, 7. Sala VEAMATAHAU, 8. Salome VA’ENUKU, 9. Kiana MU’AMOHOLEVA, 10. Piuingi FEKE, 11. Koni VUNGAMOEAHI
Coach: Lui MUAVESI (TGA)
Papua New Guinea: 20. Linda BUNAGA (GK), 2. Aida GEROTA, 3. Kathrina SALAIAU, 4. Linah HONEAKII, 8. Esther KENATSI, 10. Barbra MUTA, 13. Daisy WINAS, 14. Sandra BIRUM, 15. Deslyne SINIU (c), 17. Rumona MORRIS, 18. Zeen LIMBAI
Coach: Steven MUNE (PNG)
Match officials:
Referee: Averii JACQUES (TAH)
Assistant referee 1: Philippe REVEL (TAH)
Asistant referee 2: Glen LOCHRIE (NZL)
4th official: Tupou PATIA (COK)
The match kicks off
1′ Papua New Guinea go on the attack immediately through Zeen Limbai down the right but she runs the ball out of play
3′ Tonga goalkeeper and captain Lupe Likiliki has to leave her line twice in quick succession to clear through balls
5′ Piungi Feke swivels on the right-hand side for Tonga and crosses but can’t find a team mate
5′ Likiliki has an uncomfortable moment when she comes out to smother at the feet off Sandra Birum but fails to gather. The ball eventually heads out for a goal kick
9′ Kiana Mu’amoholeva has a great chance to open the scoring through Tonga but she goes one on one with goalkeeper Linda Bunaga but can’t take advantage and is crowded out by the scrambling Papua New Guinea defence
11′ Mu’amoholeva is looking dangerous and runs onto a through ball inside the box but Bunaga challenges her and the ball goes out
14′ Likiliki again has to leave her line to sweep up
17′ A deep corner from Feke reaches Tonga defender Laite Si’i Manu but she doesn’t make a strong connects with her volley and the follow up is bundled out for another corner
18′ The resulting corner results in a bit of a goalmouth scramble but Bunaga eventually punches clear
21′ Plenty of fans have brought along their vuvazelas today and there is a good atmosphere at the Loto-Tonga Centre
22′ Likiliki palms away a sweetly-struck long-range free kick from Kathrina Salaiau
28′ Rumona Morris tries her luck from wide on the left but the ball sails well over the Tongan bar
32′ GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 1 – 0 Tonga: Zeen Limbai opens the scoring for Papua New Guinea when she bends a corner over Likiliki, who can only get a hand to it, and into the net
39′ Tonga try to respond when Feke jinks down the right and crosses but her centre is cut out
40′ Bunaga comes out to nip the ball off the feet off of Mu’amoholeva
41′ Limbai almosts repeats her feat of scoring direct from a corner but the ball lands on the roof of the net this time
42′ Tonga have their best chance to go level when Bunaga is stranded by a cross and the ball breaks to Mu’amoholeva but she can’t get a shot away
45′ Limbai gets goalside of Tonga defender Sofia Filo but doesn’t hit her effort well enough to find the target
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
47′ Morris cuts onto her left foot and shoots for Papua New Guinea but fails to make a clean connection
48′ GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 2 – 0 Tonga: Captain Deslyne Siniu leads by example to put her side two up, driving the ball past a stranded Liiliki from just inside the area
53′ Feke has a gret chance to get Tonga back into the game when she bursts forward and goes round Bunaga but can only find the side netting with her attempted finish
55′ YELLOW CARD: Morris is cautioned for a heavy challenge on Eseta Vi, who has to leave the field to receive treatment
55′ SUBSTITUTION: Barbra Muta is replaced by Esther Muta for Papua New Guinea
57′ SUBSTITUTION: Vi is uanble to continue and is replaced by Wendy Feke
60′ Piuingi Feke shows great skill near the Papua New Guinea byline on the left and shoots but it is from a tough angle and goes across the face of goal
65′ Wendy Feke nearly gets in on goal but Bunaga comes out to narrow the angle and the substitute runs the ball out for a corner
70′ Morris gets on the end of a Daisy Winas through ball for Papua New Guinea but is called back for offside
72′ Wendy Feke makes progress down the left and feeds her namesake Piuingi but the striker’s shot on the turn is blocked
72′ SUBSTITUTION: Limbai is replaced by Georgina Kaikas for Papua New Guinea
80′ Papua New Guinea almost add to their lead when both Siniu and Morris have chances in the same attack but can’t capitalise
82′ SUBSTIUTION: Si’i Manu is replaced by Ofa La’akulu for Tonga
84′ Esther Kenatsi suffers an injury for Papua New Guinea and play is held up while she receives treatment
87′ Kenatsi is well enough to continue and re-enters the action
88′ Time is now nearly all out for Tonga and they will have to do something special to salvage something from the game
90′ Three minutes of injury time will be played
90′ + 1′ SUBSTITUTION: Mu’amoholeva is replaced by Vea Funaki for Tonga
The final whistle is blown

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