Tefana have qualified for the OFC Champions League semi-finals after drawing 2-2 with Marist in their final Group D encounter.
AS Tefana: 1. Stevens HIRIGA (GK), 3. Taumihau TIATIA, 4. Tehevarii LUDIVON, 5. Viritua TIAIHO, 6. Tunoa TEVAERAI, 7. Temarii TINORUA, 11. Sylvain GRAGLIA, 12. Alvin TEHAU (C), 13. Stanley ATANI, 14. Jonathan TEHAU, 16. Manutea TAAE
Substitutes: 2. Farearii TUTEINA, 8. Jess HOROI, 9. Tehina TEMORERE, 10. Tautua LUCAS, 15. Jean Claude CHANG KOEI CHANG, 18. Kaena ONUU, 22. Nicolas VALLAR, 23. Moana PITO (GK), 25. Toriki GUYOT, 29. Mikael ROCHE (GK), 30. Lorenzo TEHAU
Suspended: 19. Heimano BOUREBARE
Coach: Sébastien LABAYEN (TAH)
Marist FC: 1. Phillip MANGO (GK), 2. James EGETA, 3. Michael BOSO, 4. Andre MOROSINI, 5. Jeffery BULE (C), 6. Koriak UPAIGA, 7. Atkin KAUA, 8. Timothy BAKALE, 9. Guilherme GUEDES, 11. Abraham INIGA, 17. Djair VEIGA
Substitutes: 10. Rueben DOUGLAS, 12. Zantas KABINI (GK), 13. Robert LAUA, 14. Martin SALEIMANU, 18. Matthias IANI, 20. Joel PAKA, 23. Thomas TALOGA
Coach: Juliano SCHMELING (BRA)
FULL TIME | Tefana 2-2 Marist
90’+4′ MANGO is picking the ball out of his net but the flag has already been raised
90’+4′ SUB TEF | Sylvain GRAGLIA makes room for Jess HOROI
90’+1′ Marist are really searching here but these are some tired legs
90′ A minimum of four minutes additional time
90′ GOAL!!! TEF 2-2 MAR | Guilherme GUEDES sends HIRIGA the wrong way as he slots in from the spot
89′ PENALTY! GUEDES goes down in the box after an excellent run and it’s a chance for Marist to equalise
88′ Teheivarii LUDIVON with a timely tackle
87′ UPAIGA claims possession and it’s BULE who sets up the shot but his left-foot effort is weak making it an easy claim for HIRIGA
86′ GUEDES breaks up the left but is flagged for offside
85′ SUB MAR | Atkin KAUA makes room for Matthias IANI
84′ GUEDES surrounded on four sides by Tefana players making it near impossible for him to come away with teh ball
83′ SUB MAR | Timothy BAKALE is replaced by Thomas TALOGA
83′ YELLOW CARD | Lorenzo TEHAU is cautioned
82′ Foul from Marist while on attack and it’s a free kick for Tefana
80′ Perfect cross from ATANI across the goal mouth but LUCAS isn’t quick enough to get a touch
78′ Excellent hustle from VEIGA who tries to pick out BAKALE but there’s an intercept
77′ Stunning save from MANGO who denies a powerful close range shot to send Marist on attack
76′ LUCAS has a chance on goal after a turnover comes to him along up front but he fires at MANGO
75′ SUB TEF | Temarii TINORUA makes room for Tauatua LUCAS
74′ MANGO makes a daring run out of his box to put pressure on the shot-taker and does enough to deny a goal
73′ TINORUA fires low and hard but MANGO dips to claim
72′ BAKALE does well to see UPAIGA make his run out of the corner of his eye, he lays off for the defender who fires in at goal but HIRIGA claims
71′ TEVAEARAI takes a shot from distance but MANGO has it in sight and claims
70′ Lorenzo TEHAU with a powerful advance
69′ Tight, tight defending from Viritua TIAIHO
68′ A shot from Marist tests the defence but not enough for an equaliser
66′ SUB TEF | Taumihau TIATIA is replaced by Lorenzo TEHAU
65′ RED CARD | A second yellow for James EGETA for halting a promising attack sees him take an early shower
63′ VEIGA delivers a corner but he’s gone too big and it’s a swift counter attack from Tefana
63′ EGETA is taken out in front of the Marist bench by Tunoa TEVAEARAI who concedes a free kick
62′ Long ball for GRAGLIA to give chase but UPAIGA arrives first on this occasion
61′ GUEDES brings it up and crosses, HIRIGA fumbles but its headed back for him to claim
60′ Excellent shot from KAUA who forces HIRIGA to push wide of his front post
59′ Great ball from BAKALE but GUEDES is muscled off the ball by TIAIHO
58′ Michael BOSO pauses to look for options but sees nothing as TENORUA arrives so puts out to wait for reinforcements to arrive
57′ TINORUA races up the left but James EGETA matches him for speed and whips off with the ball as he attempts to turn
54′ Long range effort from TINORUA is just outside the post
51′ BULE again loses possession in the middle but he words hard to win back
50′ Koriak UPAIGA claims a stray cross and sends his side on attack but poor pass from BULE sees Tefana reclaim
48′ HIRIGA claims just as GUEDES leaps to claim the same ball
47′ Tefana with plenty of time on the ball as they play their way upfield, it’s GRAGLIA and the shot comes back off the post
46′ Underway for the second half of this exciting final match in Group D
HALF-TIME SUB MAR | Abraham INIGA is replaced by Robert LAUA
45’+1′ Another stunning effort from GRAGLIA whose shot clips the cross bar as it goes over
45′ A minimum of two minutes additional time
44′ GOAL!!! TEF 2-1 MAR | A melee in the box and Guilherme GUEDES gets his fourth goal of the tournament
43′ YELLOW CARD | Viritua TIAIHO is cautioned for a foul on GUEDES
42′ GUEDES is taken out in a sliding challenge from J. TEHAU and the two are now having word off the ball
41′ TIAIHO cuts between BAKALE and the ball, playing back to HIRIGA to clear
39′ GOAL!!! TEF 2-0 MAR | The shot from Tefana comes ricocheting off the boot of Michael BOSO and out of MANGO’s reach
38′ YELLOW CARD | Djair VEIGA is cautioned after an obvious foul in front of the fourth
37′ Switched to GRAGLIA out left but he swings and misses for a Marist throw
36′ Foul from Tunoa TEVAEARAI on Timothy BAKALE in the centre
35′ The free kick is sent wide of the far post
34′ YELLOW CARD | Michael BOSO is cautioned for a challenge 10 yards off his area
33′ EGETA sees INIGA out wide and crosses, it’s over to KAUA whose shot is blocked
32′ GRAGLIA powers a shot in at the target but hits side-net with his effort
31′ Tefana try and pass it out of their area and they’re under pressure as BULE comes in to win
30′ GRAGLIA with an exceptional backheel to put Tunoa TEVAEARAI through however UPAIGA has read it well and touches away
29′ EGETA wins the ball and despite Temarii TINORUA going down the referee signals play on
28′ YELLOW CARD | James EGETA cautioned this time
27′ EGETA miscues his leap and the ball flies over his head for
26′ YELLOW CARD | The referee Matt CONGER dishes out a caution for Tefana’s Teheivarii LUDIVON
25′ A free kick for Marist after Guilherme GUEDES is taken down on the edge of the area
24′ Marist take things up the opposite end alooking for an equaliser
23′ GOAL!!! TEF 1-0 MAR | Jonathan TEHAU puts Tefana ahead with a shot MANGO can’t control
22′ Excellent defending from BOSO who tracks ATANI back getting a touch to put the ball out for a corner
20′ Exceptionally taken free kick by Viritua TIAIHO whose free kick comes rebounding back off the top corner
19′ YELLOW CARD | Abraham INIGA is cautioned for a shoulder bump on the edge of the Marist area
18′ BAKALE hoofs the ball forward to clear but there’s no-one up there to collect it for Marist
17′ A corner is whipped in by GRAGLIA and MANGO leaps above the goal mouth fray to punch clear
16′ Stanley ATANI is trapped in a pocket of two defenders but manages to win a corner
15′ BULE with possession in the middle but his pass is poor, handing the ball straight to Tefana
15′ Nope, it’s VEIGA who takes smashing it directly into the wall
14′ Free kick 10m off the top of the box with Jeffery BULE looking to take
13′ UPAIGA gets in a decent cross, it skims the head of VEIGA and depite his efforts Atkin KAUA can’t get a shot in from the opposite side
12′ There’s a scramble in the Marist box before BOSO gets a foot in to clear
11′ Marist’s chance is thwarted and Tefana take advantage to counter attack
10′ Michael BOSO miscalculates the height of Jonathan TEHAU in the middle who heads his clearance back
9′ GRAGLIA has the speed up the right, he passes to Stanley ATANI who sends in the cross but EGETA claims
7′ Koriak UPAIGA chases down Sylvian GRAGLIA, who has broken up the right, and earns a throw for Marist
6′ Jonathan TEHAU controlling things through the middle for Tefana but on this occasion is taken out by Timothy BAKALE
5′ James EGETA intercepts a pass from Temarii TINORUA and sends Marist on a counter
4′ No clear shot comes from Marist to test Stevens HIRIGA despite having numbers in the final third
3′ A foul from Viritua TIAIHO at the other end sees Marist with a chance to create something from just outside the area
2′ Alvin TEHAU makes a move through the middle but the challenge from Djair VEIGA is deemed a foul for a free kick in Tefana’s favour
1′ An early effort from Tefana is palmed away by Phillip MANGO
1′ Underway at Stade Pater for our final Group D match
Match Officials
Referee: Matthew CONGER (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marc SINYEUE (NCL)
Fourth Official: Joel HOPKEN (VAN)