2009 O-LEAGUE – PORT VILA SHARKS vs AUCKLAND CITY (LIVE UPDATES – FINAL SCORE 0-2)

Welcome to Municipal Stadium in Port Vila where Auckland City are set to take on Port Vila Sharks.

It is a stifling hot afternoon and the temperature has just reached 35 degrees celcius. Can Port Vila stage an upset infront of their home crowd?

Oceaniafootball.com will be bringing you live text updates from the match.

0′ – Play is underway here with a crowd of 300 slowly building inside Municipal Stadium

5′ – Scores are still locked at 0-0, it has been a slow start to the game with both sides looking effected by the extreme heat.

7′ – Jean Nako NAPRAPOL creates some room for himself outside the Auckland box and fires a firm shot at goalkeeper Ross Nicholson which he holds comfortably

8′ – GOAL – AUCKLAND 1 PORT VILA SHARKS 0 – Port Vila defender Fedy Vava scores an own goal

12′ – Richard Iwai fires another shot at goal for Port Vila but Nicholson again deals with it comfortably

20′ – Grant Young wriggles free outside the Port Vila box and hits a dipping shot on goal but John Garae makes a good save

23′ – Richard Iwai is looking the most likely for Port Vila as he fires another shot on goal, but straight at Nicholson

28′ – Jean Nako Naprapol fires a shot on goal, but is comfortable for Nicholson again.

32′ – Cannon shooter Ki-Hyung Lee fires a long range effort on goal for Auckland but Garae is equal to it.

34′ – Auckland have dominated the opening half hour with 60% possession.

45′ – The first half has drawn to a close with Auckland leading Port Vila 1-0. The home crowd is starting to really get behind their team now with over 2000 spectators inside the stadium

47′ – Play has resumed and Port Vila are straight on the attack with Sakama whistling a shot just wide of the Auckland goal.

53′ – Substitution for Auckland City – Liam Mulrooney is replaced by Salesh Kumar.

55′ – Substitution for Port Vila – Silas Namatak replaces Richard IWAI

62′ – Substitution for Port Vila – Hubert Nake replaces Jonah Turu

70′ – GOAL – AUCKLAND CITY 2 PORT VILA SHARKS 0 – Paul Urlovich extends Aucklands lead.

75′ – Substitution for Port Vila – Etienne MERMER replaces Jean Nako NAPRAPOL

80′ – Yellow Card For Samson Obed for Port Vila

81′ – Yellow Card for Xavi Roca for Auckland

83′ – Yellow Card for Chad Coombes for Auckland. Three yellow cards in the last three minutes – the end of this one is getting a little scrappy

84′ – Another one – Yellow Card for Paul Urlovic for Auckland

85′ – Substitution for Auckland Alick Maemae replaces Chad Coombes

90′ – Three minutes of time added on

FULL TIME – AUCKLAND CITY 2 – PORT VILA SHARKS 0

2009 O-LEAGUE GROUP A

Date: Saturday, 13 December 2008

Kick Off: 15H00 (Local time) 17H00 (NZL T)

Port Vila Sharks (0) 0

Auckland City (1) 2 (Fedy VAVA (OG) 8′; Paul URLOVIC 70′)

Auckland Squad: 1.Ross NICHOLSON [GK]; 3. Matt FRIEL; 5. Matt WILLIAMS; 6. Ki-Hyung LEE; 8. Chad COOMBES (11. Alick MAEMAE 85′); 9. Paul URLOVIC; 10. Grant YOUNG;  15. Ivan VICELICH; 20. Greg UHLMANN; 22. Xavi ROCA; 23. Liam MULROONEY (19. Salesh KUMAR 53′); 

Substitutes:2.Nelson SALE ;16. George SURI;

Coach: Paul POSA (NZL)

Yellow Cards: 22. Xavi ROCA 81′; 8. Chad COOMBES 83′; 9. Paul URLOVIC 84′;

Red Cards: None

Port Vila Sharks: 2.Samson OBED; 6. Fedy VAVA; 7. Moise POIDA; 9. Jean Nako NAPRAPOL (11. Etienne MERMER 75′); 10. Richard IWAI (14. Silas NAMATAK 55′); 13. Francois SAKAMA; 15. Roger JOE; ; 17. Geoffrey Lego GETE; 20. John GARAE [GK];  23. Fenedy MASAUVAKALO; 25. Jonah TURU (12. Hubert NAKE 62′);

Substitutes: 3. Jacques MAFIL NAWAN; 16. Alphonse QORIG;21. Michell KALTACK;22. Alfred MALAS [GK]; 26. Jeffry NIMANIAN;

Coach: Robert CALVO (VAN)

Yellow Cards: 2. Samson OBED 80′;

Red Cards: None

Referee: Jimmy WRIGHT [NCL]

Assistant Referee 1: Salesh CHAND [FIJ]

Assistant Referee 2: Ashwin KUMAR [FIJ]

Fourth Official: Grey VUKE [VAN]

Referees Assessor: Harry ATISSON [VAN]

OFC Coordinator: George IAPSON [VAN]

Group A Standings: