See below for all the play-by-play action.
Starting line-ups:
Solomon Islands: 1. Anthony TALO (GK), 7. James EGETA, 8. Jeffery BULE, 9. Micah LEA’ALAFA, 10. Samuel OSIFELO
Substitutes: 3. Elliot RAGOMO (c), 4. George STEVENSON, 5. Lenso BISILI, 6. Atana FA’ARODO, 11. Coleman MAKAU, 20. David LAFAI (GK)
Coach: Dickson KADAU (SOL)
New Caledonia: 1. Ronan EUZEN (GK), 3. Thierry WAIMA, 4. Loic CAUNES, 5. Yvan POUROUORO (c), 10. Eric SAIHULIWA
Substitutes: 2. Malik PAULET, 6. Jess POARAIROUA, 7. David FOORD, 8. Mainon KAOUWI, 9. Landry PARAWI, 11. Andre HAMA, 20. Ronald GAYON (GK)
Co-coaches: William BRET (NCL) and Steeve LAIGLE (NCL)
Match officials:
Referee: Chris SINCLAIR (NZL)
First referee: Francois CUCCURULLO (NZL)
Second referee: Campbell KIRK-WAUGH (NZL)
Timekeeper: Darius TURNER (AUS)
The match kicks off
19′ 47″ Solomon Islands press forward straight away but Micah Lea’alafa’s shot goes across the face of the New Caledonia goal
19′ 00″ Solomon Islands have had all of the early ball
18′ 23″ Samuel Osifelo cuts onto his left and shoots for Solomon Islands but can’t find the target
17′ 20″ New Caledonia form an attack for the first time but David Foord sees his shot blocked
16′ 50″ YELLOW CARD: Foord is cautioned for New Caledonia
16′ 30″ Elliot Ragomo fires a free kick into the New Caledonia wall
15′ 17″ YELLOW CARD: Anthony Talo is cautioned for Solomon Islands
15′ 15″ New Caledonia captain Yvan Pourouoro hits a free kick into the Solomon Islands wall
15′ 00″ Coleman Makau shoots over the bar for Solomon Islands
14′ 00″ Pourouoro shoots for New Caledonia after a break by Thierry Waima but Talo saves
13′ 22″ New Caledonia goalkeeper Ronan Euzen makes two saves in quick succession from Lea’alafa
12′ 20″ Landry Parawi breaks forward for New Caledonia but hits his shot straight at Talo who beats it away
11′ 42″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 1 New Caledonia 0: Solomon Islands take the lead through Osifelo
10′ 21″ Loic Caunes tries his luck from wide on the right for New Caledonia but his ambitious strike hits the woodwork
10′ 17″ Talo saves another powerful Caunes strike
09′ 13″ Ragomo shoots across the face of the New Caledonia goal
08′ 41″ A sliding Ragomo tries to poke the ball past the advancing Euzen but the New Caledonia goalkeeper keeps it out
08′ 24″ A time out is called by New Caledonia
07′ 37″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 2 New Caledonia 0: Solomon Islands extend their lead when Makau turns his marker on the left and places the ball past Euzen
07′ 22″ Caunes smashes a low free kick towards the Solomon goal but Talo gathers at the second attempt
06′ 57″ Osifelo hits the New Caledonia post with a lofted effor from the left
06′ 34″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 2 New Caledonia 1: New Caledonia get back into the game when Waima finds the net from close range
05′ 00″ Shots from Lea’alafa and Egeta are both blocked by the New Caledonia defence in quick succession
04′ 49″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 3 New Caledonia 1: The Kurukuru’s two-goal cushion is restored by Jeffery Bule
03′ 51″ YELLOW CARD: Egeta is cautioned for Solomon Islands
02′ 30″ Euzen saves a low shot from Lenson Bisili
01′ 35″ Malik Paulet keeps out a Bisili shot right on the New Caledonia line
01′ 11″ Solomon Islands 4 New Caledonia 1: Captain Ragomo puts his side further in front
01′ 02″ Solomon Islands 4 New Caledonia 2: New Caledonia hit back quickly when captain Pourouoro joins Ragomo in leading by example
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
18′ 32″ Makau scoops a shot over the New Caledonia cross bar
18′ 14″ Euzen does well to keep out a low Ragomo shot with his foot
18′ 12″ Ragomo blazes a shot towards goal but misses the target
17′ 11″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 5 New Caledonia 2: Lea’alafa puts the Solomons into a commanding position with his side’s fifth
15′ 08″ Pourouoro plays a free kick to Parawi who misses the target with his shot
15′ 06″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 5 New Caledonia 3: Eric Saihuliwa puts his side back into the game with a timely goal
13′ 58″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 6 New Caledonia 3: The Kurukuru are back in control again though after Osifelo strikes home his second
12′ 54″ Parawi smacks a powerful shot towards the Solomon goal from an acute angle but Talo saves at his near post
11′ 56″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 6 New Caledonia 4: New Caledonia are refusing to give up and get themselves back into the contest yet again when Pourouoro charges down the right and smashes the ball home in spectacular fashion for his second
09′ 44″ Euzen saves a Makau strike from the right at his near post
09′ 26″ Andre Hama nearly scores for New Caledonia when he gets on the end of a cross but prods it wide
07′ 05″ Euzen comes out to save at the feet of Bisili
06′ 32″ A time out is called by New Caledonia
06′ 20″ Caunes hits a shot well over the Solomon Islands cross bar
05′ 45″ Saihuliwa breaks down the left for New Caledonia and shoots but Talo saves at his near post
04′ 26″ Osifelo blazes a shot wide of the New Caledonia goal as he goes looking for his hat-trick
03′ 40″ New Caledonia are now running out of time to get something out of the game and need to score quickly
02′ 32″ GOAL! Solomon Islands 7 New Caledonia 4: Ragomo looks to have wrapped up the win for his side when he slots home his second
01′ 22″ George Stevenson strikes the New Caledonia woodwork
00′ 12″ Mainon Kaouwi fires a shot just wide for New Caledonia
The final whistle is blown

Share