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Starting line-ups:
Cook Islands: 1. Keegan INIA [GK] (c), 5. Ford HENRY, 6. Takuina TARARO, 7. Dwayne TIPUTOA, 8. Kimiora SAMUELA, 9. Pekay EDWARDS, 10. Thane BEAL, 11. Maro BONSU-MARO, 12. Wiremu TEMATA, 13. Jarves APERAU, 14. Terei GEORGE
Substitutes: 4. Cahjun WILLIS, 15. Morgan WICHMAN, 16. Te-Ava WICHMAN, 18. Antonio TUAITI
Coach: Tuka TISAM [COK]
Fiji: 1. Ratu YAVALA [GK], 5. Iliesa SMITH, 6. Maikeli KETEWAI, 7. Ravnit CHAND, 8. Kelvin NAIDU, 9. Shalvin SHARMA, 10. Iosefo VEREVOU (c), 11. Vishwa SHARMA, 13. Raees RAFIQ, 17. Mataiasi TOMA, 18. Jonetani BUKSH
Substitutes: 3. Joseva KOROI, 4. Suliano TAWANANAKORO, 12. Prashant SHARMA, 15. Seremaia KOROI, 16. Mohammed MOBEEN, 19. Sekove FINAU, 20. Misiwani NAIRUBE [GK]
Coach: Kamal SWAMY [FIJ]
Match officials:
Referee: Nelson SOGO [SOL]
Assistant Referee 1: Mahit CHILIA [VAN]
Assistant Referee 2: Glen LOCHRIE [NZL]
4th Official: Albert MARU [PNG]
The match kicks off
2′ Fiji have had the majority of the possession in these opening moments and are looking to press forward
4′ Fiji captain Iosefo Verevou tries to turn on the edge of the box but is blocked
5′ Cook Islands have a chance to open the scoring when Maro Bonsu-Maro breaks down the left and crosses. The ball breaks to Takuina Tararo who heads towards goal but the effort is off target and Pekay Edwards can’t reach it with his slide
7′ Mataiasi Toma gets his head to a deep corner from Kelvin Naidu for Fiji but the Cook Islands defence clears the ball
11′ Cook Islands goalkeeper Keegan Inia leaves his line to gather a Fiji long ball comfortably
12′ A loose ball breaks to Verevou at the far post for Fiji but his attempt is blocked and the ball eventually goes out for a goal kick
15′ Raees Rafiq receives the ball wide on the left for Fiji but he hits his cross behind goal
17′ Edwards shows some good skill on the right for Cook Islands but loses the ball before he can cross
18′ Naidu drags a low shot wide of the Cook Islands goal from the edge of the area
22′ A Naidu corner causes problems in the Cook Islands box but the ball is eventually cleared
24′ Fiji’s Jonetani Buksh receives a stern word from referee Nelson Sogo for challenge but no card is brandished
25′ A Wiremu Temata free kick is fumbled by Fiji goalkeeper Ratu Yavala but Cook Islands are unable to force home the loose ball
26′ Terei George strikes the Fiji cross bar from a Cook Islands corner
26′ Naidu blasts an effort over the Cook Islands goal from long range
28′ Verevou shoots from the edge of the Cook Islands area but the effort is blocked
29′ GOAL!!! Cook Islands 0 Fiji 1: Buksh heads home at the far post to put Fiji in front
30′ Ford Henry charges down the right for Cook Islands but Iliesa Smith comes across the defend well for Fiji
32′ Players from both sides are injured and play is held up while they receive treatment
33′ Bonsu-Maro and Naidu recover from their injuries and play restarts
35′ Naidu fires a shot towards the Cook Islands goal from an acute angle but Inia dives to save
36′ Toma tries his luck from a long way out for Fiji but is under pressure when he shoots and the effort bounces harmlessly wide
37′ Verevou jinks his way to the edge of the Cook Islands area but drags his shot off target
39′ Fiji miss a good chance to go further in front when Inia palms a shot away and Verevou misses the ball with his attempted effort from the rebound
41′ Naidu hits a strike over the Cook Islands cross bar from the edge of the area
43′ Bonsu-Maro heads away a Naidu corner for Cook Islands
44′ Inia punches away a cross at his near post under pressure from Shalvin Sharma
45′ Fiji spurn another opportunity to extend their lead when Naidu hits an effort straight to Inia from close range
45′ One minute of additional time will be played
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
46′ SUBSTITUTION: Edwards is replaced by Morgan Wichman at half-time for Cook Islands
47′ Rafiq puts a cross from the left behind the Cook Islands goal
49′ Inia gathers a low Rafiq cross at his near post
49′ A Verevou shot from an acute angle is beaten away by Inia
50′ Vishwa Sharma picks up an injury for Fiji and play is held up while he receives treatment
52′ GOAL!!! Cook Islands 0 Fiji 2: Fiji score their second when Verevou bends a free kick into the top corner for one of the goals of the tournament
53′ SUBSTITUTION: The injured Sharma is replaced by Suliano Tawananakoro for Fiji
54′ Wichman swivels and shoots on the edge of the Fiji box but can’t get enough power to beat goalkeeper Yavala
58′ GOAL!!! Cook Islands 0 Fiji 3: Substitute Tawananakoro makes an immediate impact when he is presented with an open goal by a Verevou pull back and tucks the ball home
59′ SUBSTITUTION: Dwayne Tiputoa is replaced by Cahjun Willis for Cook Islands
64′ Inia saves a Tawananakoro effort but the substitute is ruled offside anyway
67′ Verevou has a free kick in an identical spot to his goal but hits this effort narrowly over the cross bar
70′ SUBSTITUTION: Naidu is replaced by Mohammed Mobeen for Fiji
71′ A loose ball breaks to substitute Willis in the Fiji box but his volley is blocked
72′ Temata curls a free kick into the box for Cook Islands but the Fiji defence clears
78′ SUBSTITUTION: Ravnit Chand is replaced by Sekove Finau for Fiji
80′ Substitute Finau has the ball in the net for Fiji but the goal is ruled out for offside
81′ Willis has a sight of goal on the edge of the Fiji area but can’t make a clean connection with his volley
82′ GOAL!!! Cook Islands 0 Fiji 4: A sloppy clearance from Inia breaks to Tawananakoro who goes round the goalkeeper and hits the far post but Verevou is on hand to prod into an empty net
84′ SUBSTITUTION: Takuina Tararo is replaced by Antonio Tuaiti for Cook Islands
89′ GOAL!!! Cook Islands 0 Fiji 5: Fiji have their fifth and surely final goal when Shalvin Sharma lifts a volley over Inia from close range
90′ Two minutes of additional time will be played
The final whistle is blown

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