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New Caledonia: 1. Honorine POUIDJA (GK), 2. Christelle NIGOTE, 3. Brenda KENON, 4. Marie-Deborah WANAKAIJA, 5. Marielle HAOCAS, 6. Aurelie LALIE, 7. Myranda RABAH, 9. Christelle WAHNAWE, 10. Celine XOLAWAWA (C), 19. Isabelle HACE, 21. Glenda JAINE,
Substitutes: 8. Josiane AYAWA, 11. Helene WAENGENE, 12. Noe VALEFAKAAGA, 13. Lyndsay NYIPIE, 14. Louise HUMUNI, 15. Sidney GATHA, 16. Julia PAUL, 17. Kim MAGUIRE, 18. Joyce WAUNIE, 20. Jessica RIES, 22. Bernadette EURIBEARI, 23. Karine XOZAME (GK)

Coach: Kamali FITIALEATA (NCL)

Papua New Guinea: 1. Fidelma WATPORE (GK), 2. Aida GEROTA, 6. Yvonne GABONG, 9. Marie KAIPU, 10. Sandra BIRUM, 11. Georgina KAIKAS, 12. Meagen GUNEMBA, 13. Ramona PADIO, 15. Dorcas SESEVO, 16. Lucy MAINO, 121. Deslyn SINIU
Substitutes: 3. Jenisa ULENGIT, 5. Carolyn OBI, 7. Nicolla NIAMAN, 8. Fatima RAMA, 14. Kesai KOTOME, 7. Grace STEVEN, 18. Lace KUNEI (GK), 19. Joelyn AIMI, 20. Belinda GIADA, 22. Barbara MUTU
Injured: 4. Judith GUNEMBA,
Coach: Gary PHILIPS (AUS)
Match Officials
Referee: George TIME (SOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Nadia BROWNING (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria TAMALELAGI (SAM)
Fourth Official: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)
FULL TIME : New Caledonia 0-1 Papua New Guinea
90’+3′ New Caledonia doing their best but can’t break down
90’+2′ WATPORE claims a loose ball, it’s sent long where GUNEMBA commits a foul
Three minutes additional time
90′ SUB PNG Fatima RAMA replaces the injured KAIKAS
89′ KAIPAS is down injured but looks like Philips anticipated and has already prepared the sub
88′ PNG have been unrelenting and aren’t letting New Caledonia get anywhere close to shooting
86′ SUB NCL Isabelle HACE is replaced by Sidney GATHA
85′ GABONG wins in the middle and moves with speed
83′ YELLOW CARD Lucy MAINO goes in the book for a foul on RABAH
82′ WAHNAWE shoots from distance but WATPORE icks up
80′ Long throw from PNG is booted away from goal and Celine XOLAWAWA wins it but it’s taken right back and PNG attack
78′ SUB NCL Christelle NIGOTE is replaced by Noe VALEFAKAAGA
76′ HAOCAS can’t do much more than put the ball into touch as GUNEMBA bears down
75′ KAIPU shoots but it’s caught by POUIDJA who sends upfield
74′ WAHNAWE gets past SINIU but she keeps chasing and manages to get a toe into touch
72′ Play restarts and WAHAWE is looking for a way through but she’s double teamed off the ball
70′ RABAH recieves out wide, there’s a foul from WAHNAWE on WATPORE as they both go up for the challenge and the keeper goes down for treatment
67′ KENON looks like she got knocked out in that challenge but it could have just been winded as she’s now back walking slowly around the pitch
65′ KAIPU beats around NIGOTE and has her cross put out for a corner
64′ POUIDJA comes out to slide tackle the ball cleanly away from her goal
63′ WATPORE fumbles but NCL can’t put it away before BIRUM clears, a long range shot comes in from HACE but it’s just over the top
62′ The stretcher is called for MAINO but she’s up and running and we’re about to see NCL take that corner
60′ RABAH shoots but it’s wide off MAINO for a corner
58′ Swift counter attack from PNG after New Caledonia struggle to hit the target
56′ JAINE plays back to her keeper to clear under pressure from GUNEMBA
56′ HAOCAS gets treatment but comes back on
53′ RABAH is fouled by MAINO as she comes up the right
52′ MAINO does well under pressure from XOLAWAWA
50′ Lucy MAINO wins the ball with an intercept but RABAH takes it
49′ PNG with a corner but POUIDJA saves
48′ Isabelle HACE can’t bring down a powerful pass from RABAH
46′ Foul from Celine XOLAWAWA on GABONG and it’s PNG’s ball on the half
46′ Papua New Guinea restart play and earn a throw straight away
HALF TIME: New Caledonia 0-1 Papua New Guinea
One minute additional time
45′ KENON with the cross, BIRUM clears and plays GUNEMBA on
43′ Great hussle from PADIO to upset the NCL defence, an unfortunate hand ball ends her run
42′ Pressure from KAIPU but Christelle NIGOTE clears
41′ Great defending from HAOCAS who launches long for RABAH but GEROTA is on her back
40′ Long throw is bounced around before Dorcas SESEVO clears
39′ She aims for the near post, but it’s covered by WATPORE and out for a corner
39′ WAHNAWE looks set to deliver
37′ Several exchanges in the middle before PNG concede a foul
36′ SINUI brings down a shot and it’s cleared out
35′ GUNEMBA breaks past the last line of defence but HAOCAS is swift to come across and cover
34′ Quick counter until JAINE slides in to halt GUNEMBA
33′ KENON breaks up the right but the threat is hampered
31′ A PNG player has gone down hard – it’s Marie KAIPU
30′ KAIKAS comes back from an offside position
29′ Another steal from PNG and KAIKAS is away up the line
27′ WAHNAWE’s shot takes a deflection
25′ A shot from Sandra BIRUM goes outside the post
25′ Glenda JAINE has to race back to clear
24′ New Caledonia’s first touches are off so far and it’s allowing PNG to press and win easily – another shot from PNG goes just wide
23′ New Caledonia have a free kick and PNG have brought numbers back to defend
21′ GOAL!!! New Caledonia 0-1 Papua New Guinea POUIDJA can’t hold onto the ball allowing Marie KAIPU to slot home
20′ After a sustained period of pressure in the PNG half, the hosts have turned over and try to advance
17′ A shot from NCL comes off the underside of the cross bar
16′ A shot from PNG but POUIDJA claims
15′ Ramona PADIO works hard to win the ball back, KAIKAS is going in on goal but HAOCAS comes around to boot out
14′ Aida GEROTA sends long to GUNEMBA whose first touch is heavy allowing Honorine POUIDJA to claim
12′ Swift counter attack and Brenda KENON’s shot is saved by WATPORE
11′ The corner comes out to Meagen GUNEMBA who shoots but she’s off target
10′ KAIKAS with a cross but it’s cleared in the middle – it comes back in and is sent out for a corner
8′ WAHNAWE shoots, it’s fumbled by Fidelma WATPORE but Deslyn SINUI covers as she scrambles to smother
7′ A foul from KAIKAS but Marielle HAOCAS’ free kick is poor and PNG start a counter attack
6′ New Caledonia struggling to find their rythym as Aurelie LALIE’s pass goes out
4′ Georgina KAIKAS wins the ball and races up the right but Brenda KENON comes across to slide the ball off her foot
3′ Yvonne GABONG a little strong from behind on WAHNAWE and it’s a New Caledonia kick on the half
3′ Christelle WAHNAWE races across as a PNG corner comes out but it’s into touch
2′ PNG put the ball into the stand
1′ New Caledonia get things underway at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Papua New Guinea