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LIVE UPDATE: VANUATU vs. NEW ZEALAND (FINAL SCORE: 0-2)
Monday, 03 March 08, 08:28 PM
LAUTOKA - Its match of the day on a sultry evening in Lautoka as Vanuatu take on New Zealand in the OFC Mens Olympic Football Tournament. There is everything to play for as both sides vie for top spot in OFC's Road to Beijing.
Stu Jacobs has made one change to his line-up with Costa Barbarouses given a start ahead of Greg Draper. New Zealand will start as favourites for this match but will have to watch the mercurial skills of Tafea FC midfielder Francois Sakama.
LIVE TEXT UPDATES
0'- The anthemns have been played and the teams are huddled readying for 90 minutes exciting action
1’- The match is underway with the expected rain holding off
2’- First chance for
Nimanian strikes on goal and its out for a
3’-
4’- Difficult backpass from Boxall to Spoonley and the
6’- The pace of the match is intense – Boxall gives up possession to Sakama; Sakama to Fowler…
7’- Ellensohn and Gete challenge for the ball in the
8’- Rexley Tarivuti hacks the ball clear from a Fowler cross for
9’- Cole Peverley challenges and wins a loose ball from Francois Sakama but gives away a free kick
Steven Old has to lift the ball away from Joseph Namariau and it’s a corner to
10’- Sakama picks up the clearance and slips a nice ball in for Nimanian and its cleared!
11’-
12’-
13’- Corner to New Zealand with Dan Keat to take it – Old, Boxall and Fowler are in the six yard box as Charley Kalanasei flaps at the ball as its cleared to safety
14’- Barbarouses looks dangerous everytime he is in possession –
15’- GOAL! Costa Barbarouses lobs the ball past Kalanasei to make it 1-0 to
16’-
19’- Barbarouses shot takes a deflection and it’s a corner to
20’- Shuddering tackle by Cole Peverley on Tchamaco Mahe – hard but fair
21’-
21’- SUBSTITUTION 9. Craig Henderson out, 10. Jeremy Brockie in –
24’- YELLOW CARD 9. Roger Joe Vanuatu for a foul on Dan Keat
25’- Long ball forward runs through to Spoonley –
26’- Barbarouses pace is causing
27’- Aaron Scott concedes a corner Roger Joe delivers a poor ball and Steven Old clears the danger for
29’- Ellensohn wins a freekick for
30’- Boxall wins a header and Sakama is fouled –
31’- Sensation run from Sakama leaving Old and Boxall in his wake but his cross is missed by Namariau from six yards out
33’- SUBSTITUTION 12. Michel Kaltak in, 16. Tchamaco Mahe out -
34’- Ellensohn watches on as Kalanasei saves his shot from 12 yards out after leaving Bula Chillia in his wake
37’- RED CARD 7. Spencer Noal
38’- RED CARD 11. Dan Keat
40’- GOAL! Barbarouses leaves his marker in hiw wakes slots a great ball in for Brockie to lash home a wonderful right footed shot from the edge of the area – its 2-0 to
41’- Sakama runs at the
42’- Sakama makes a similar run but this time his shot is wider than the last
43’- Ellensohn on his own tries a difficult shot from an acute angle and makes Kalanasei pull off a good save at the near post
45’- We’re approaching the end of a highly eventful first 45 minutes at
2 minutes time added on
45+1’- Desperate long range shot from Michel Kaltak but its nowhere near the target
45+2’- Sakama lofts in an easy cross for Spoonley to catch
HALFTIME: VAN 0 NZL 2
46'- No substitutions for either team - Boxall fires a header past the Vanuatu post! So close! Had that gone in that could well have been the game at 3-0..!
48'- Good cross from Peverley but Barbarouses header is easily claimed by Kalanasei
49'- Rexley Tarivuti tries his luck from long range but Spoonley is untroubled
50'- Ellensohn goes down in the penalty area but no foul committed
52'- Free-kick Vanuatu from Sakama hits the New Zealand wall but smashes the rebound over the bar
55'- Old takes a free-kick and releases Scott down the right whose whipped cross falls to Barbarouses but the young Wellington Phoenix strikers shot trundles safely into the arms of Charley Kalanasei
60'- Long range shot from Sakama but again Spoonley saves with consumate ease
62 '- SUBSTITUTION 15. Cole Tinkler in, 7. Steven Old out - New Zealand
65'- Vanuatu are struggling to make their possession count with Barbarouses pace and skill a constant threat
67'- SUBSTITUTION 11. Jeffry Niminian out, 19. Tonny Chillia in - Vanuatu
68'- Vanuatu caught offside in a promising position
69'- Joseph Namariau fouls Shaun Van Rooyen
73'- Vanuatu are yelling for a penalty after the ball appears to strike a New Zealand player on the hand but referee Hauata is unmoved
74'- Vanuatu head wide from a corner - but only just
76'- Cole Tinkler plays a tidy pass into Cole Peverley and Vanuatu win back possession
78'- Daniel Ellensohn fires a shot over the crossbar
80'- Barbarouses follows suit by firing well over Spoonley's crossbar
81'- SUBSTITUTION 6. Sam Messam in, 18. Costa Barbarouses out - New Zealand
83'- Shot by Sakama is blocked by Cole Tinkler
85'- Sam Messam on the break for New Zealand and the big Hawkes Bay United striker takes a tumble - no foul given
86'- Messam is in on goal again but his shot is blocked
SUBSTITUTION 13. Francois Sakama out, 2. Andrew Chichirua out - Vanuatu
87'- Free-kick tipped over the bar by Spoonley
88'- Spoonley claims the corner and sets New Zealand off on an attack
90'- Time added on 3 minutes
90+1'- Vanuatu shot flies narrowly wide
90+2'- Vanuatu make one final attack on New Zealand's goal but to no avail with Messam dangerous on the counter-attack everytime he gets the ball
FULLTIME: VAN 0 NZL 2
OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament
Match no.6
Vanuatu vs. New Zealand
Churchill Park
Lautoka City Council Fiji
3 March 2008
VAN: 1. Charley KALANASEI; 3. Bula CHILLIA; 4, Rexley TARIVUTI; 7. Spencer NOAL; 9. Roger JOE; 10. Fenedy MASAVAKAULO; 11. Jeffry NIMANIAN; 13. Francois SAKAMA; 14. Joseph NAMARIAU; 16. Tchamaco MAHE; 17. Geoffrey Lego GETE.
SUBS: 2. Andrew CHICHIRUA; 5. Samuel KALAROS; 6. Wilson KAILO; 8. Brian MELAR; 12. Michel KALTACK; 15. Manu PETER; 18. Apete KARA; 19. Tonny CHILLIA; 20. Yannick MERKA [rgk].
Coach: Philemon JOHN (VAN)
Cautions:
Red Cards:
Goals:
NZL: 1. Jacob SPOONLEY; 2. Aaron SCOTT; 5. Michael BOXALL; 7. Steven OLD; 8. Cole PEVERLEY; 9. Craig HENDERSON; 11. Dan KEAT; 12. Hone FOWLER; 14. Shaun VAN ROOYEN; 17. Daniel ELLENSOHN; 18. Costa BARBAROUSES.
SUBS: 3. Phil EDGINTON; 4. Jason HAYNE; 6. Sam MESSAM; 10. Jeremy BROCKIE; 13. Joel MATHEWS; 15. Cole TINKLER; 16. Greg DRAPER; 20. Liam LITTLE [rgk]; 21. Roy BELL [rgk].
Coach: Stu JACOBS (NZL)
Cautions:
Red Cards:
Goals:
Referee: Norbert HAUATU (TAH)
Assistant Referee 1: Salesh CHAND (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Phillipe REVEL (TAH)
Fourth Official: Rakesh VARMAN (FIJ)
Posted by OFC · Comments (77)
Topics: OCEANIA New Zealand Vanuatu OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying 2008
Tags: OCEANIA New Zealand Vanuatu OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying 2008
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Go VAnuatu go
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go nz Go
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Vanuatu ,,beat them ( Kiwis) !!!
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speed up update admin..quite slow..
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allez Vanuatu
