Follow the play-by-play action below.
The starting line-ups are as follows:
Tonga:22. Tangimausia MA’AFU (GK) 2. Malia LEONE, 3. Meleseini TUFUI, 4. Vea FUNAKI (C), 7. Malia TONGIA, 8. Wendy FEKE, 9. Unaloto TAHITU’A, 12. Ilisapeti MALEKAMU, 13. Lilian KAITAPU, 15. Hala’unga TAHOLO, 17. Tupou TOPUI
Substitutes: 1. Sina LUTUA (GK), 5. Tolini KOFUTU’A, 6. Ofa LA’AKULU, 10. Heilala MOALA, 11. Seini LUTU, 14. Nelma ONGOLEA, 16. Manusiu LATAVAO, 18. Meliame LUITAI, 20. Kailata TIMANI (GK)
Coach: Penateti FEKE (TGA)
New Zealand: 20. Corina BROWN (GK), 2. Catherine BOTT, 3. Laura MERRIN, 4. Daisy CLEVERLEY, 5. Emily JENSEN, 6. Meikayla MOORE (C), 13. Isabella COOMBES, 16. Belinda VAN NOORDEN, 17. Jasmine PEREIRA, 18. Chloe KNOTT, 19.Tayla O’BRIEN
Substitutes: 1. Lily ALFELD (GK), 7. Geneva GROSS, 8. Lauren DABNER, 9. Martine PUKETAPU, 10. Emma ROLSTON, 11. Briar PALMER, 12. Megan ROBERTSON, 14. Elizabeth ANTON, 15. Emily STOTTER
Coach: Aaron MCFARLAND (NZL)
Match Officials:
Referee: Robinson BANGA (VAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Wanting YAGUM (PNG)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Salamasina (SAM)
Fourth Official: Uinifareti ALIVA (ASA)
The final whistle sounds
90′ + 3′ Ma’afu comes to the edge of the 18 yard to collect
90′ + 2′SUBSTITUTION: Tonga bring Heilala Moala on for Ilisapeti Malekamu
90′ + 1′GOAL!!! Tonga 1 New Zealand 3 Megan Robertson scores the goal that takes New Zealand to 3-1
90′ There will be four minutes of additional time played
90′ Corner for the Kiwis and Merrin plays short to Stotter there’s a melee in the six yard box
89′ Tonga have spent very little of this period outside their half with New Zealand also dominating possession
89′ Foul on Ma’afu and Tonga have a free kick inside their box
88′ Bott shoots but there’s not enough power behind it and Ma’afu takes
87′ Merrin earns a corner and steps behind to send long Robertson gets on the end but sends away from goal
86′ Another off target shot from New Zealand
86′ Rolston stumbles her way into the box but her left footed shot is booted upfield by Feke
85′ Rolston sends in from the left it’s played between Van Noorden and Stotter but Ma’afu easily collects the shot
84′ Tonga crowd the ball out of the box, it’s flighted back in but goes wide of the target
83′ Bott fluffs her cross and Tonga have a goal kick
83′ Merrin steps up and curls it around the wall where it falls nicely for Ma’afu
82′ YELLOW CARD: Vea Funaki is cautioned for a foul on Jensen
81′ Jensen plays up the line to Bott but she can’t keep it in play
80′ Header tipped in towards goal by Rolston but the steady hands of Ma’afu are waiting
79′ Substitute Kofutu’u pulls back on the goal line into Rolston earning a goalkick
78′ Another shot this time Van Noorden is off target
78′ Rolston cuts a cross back to an arriving O’Brien who slips allowing Tonga to clear
77′ Rolston plays to Bott who sends a cross shot directly at Ma’afu
75′SUBSTITUTION: Double change for Tonga with Nalma Ongolea and Tolini Kofutu’u replacing Nelma Ongolea and Unaloto Taitu’a respectively
74′ Another long one from Jensen again finds O’Brien who heads directly into the hands of Ma’afu
73′ Long ball from Jensen finds O’Brien who’s shouldered off by Malekamu
72′SUBSTITUTION: Pereira makes way for the tournament’s leading goalscorer so far Emma Rolston
71′ Van Noorden with a low ball looking for Pereira who is again offside
70′ She’s back on her feet without requiring treatment
70′ Tahitu’a has gone down in her box after taking a knock
70′ Huge block from Ma’afu who scrambles to collect
69′ Pereira looks in but the referee whistles for offside
69′ Feke with another key block on the left of her box
68′ New Zealand play back to the defence as they try and work their way forward
66′ Merrin comes across to the right to take the corner
65′SUBSTITUTION: Cleverley comes off and is replaced by Emily Stotter
64′ Knott battles with Feke and manages to cut in to Van Noorden who again shoots too high
63′ Tonga’s goal kicks are letting them down as the continually lost possession to the Kiwis
62′ Van Noorden turns and shoots but it skies over the cross bar
62′ She’s back on the field, and Tonga have won the ball on the edge of their box
60′ Merrin steps off the field to receive treatment
59′ Merrin is on the ground following a crunching tackle by Malekamu
58′ Chloe Knott trips a Tongan player and the free kick is sent upfield by Leone
58′ Another goal-preventing tackle from Feke on O’Brien
57′ New Zealand combine up the right but Pereira’s one-touch to Bott goes to touch
57′ Merrin races to make it to a long pass but doesn’t quite have the legs
55′SUBSTITUTION: The captain’s armband passes to Catherine Bott as Meikayla Moore makes room for Megan Robertson
55′ Great steal from Feke and Tonga hoof the ball upfield
54′ Shot from Van Noorden but again the excellent Ma’fau is on her toes to deny the Kiwis
53′ New Zealand are pressing high as they look to seal this match up but Tonga are holding strong so far
51′ Bott beats Kaitapu but captain Vea Funaki is waiting to clear the ball
51′ A string of good passes from Tonga up the left but Bott interrupts the run and New Zealand counter
50′ Cross again from Pereira it falls to O’Brien whose shot takes a deflection and drops into Ma’afu’s hands
49′ Pereira takes it right to the goalline and cuts back but Ma’afu is waiting at the near post
48′ Kaitapu with a run up the left but she’s stopped by Bott
48′ Huge tackle from Tongia on the edge of her box to win possession
47′ Bott breaks up the right flank and cuts a cross back to Pereira in front of the goal who shies the ball wide of the far post
46′ An early shot from O’Brien goes wide
The second half gets underway
The first half comes to an end
45′ + 1′ A cross lofts over an outstretched Ma’afu and onto the head of O’Brien who hits the upright with her effort
45′ There will two minutes of additional time played
45′ Cleverley beats two players on her way into the box and sends just over the bar
44′ The ball flicks up into Tongia’s hands and referee Robinson Banga signals for handball
43′ Ilisapeti Malekamu tries to bring down a high ball when she’s knocked by Pereira earning a free kick
42′ Moore makes a run from the backline, plays off and receives back before shooting but she’s wide of the upright
42′ Ma’afu again called into action when New Zealand send in a shot but she stops it short
40′ Malia Leone foils Van Noorden’s run and the ball rolls to Ma’afu
38′ GOAL!!! Tonga 1 New Zealand 2 Ma’afu saves the first shot but can’t stop the second as Tayla O’Brien converts
37′ O’Brien tries to head in towards the goal but the ball glances off for a goal kick
37′ Another key save from Ma’afu on her line as Tonga once again foil New Zealand’s attempts to take the lead
36′ Emily Jensen given free reign to weave through the centre but she’s bumped off the ball and New Zealand need to rebuild
35′ Moore with another long ball behind the defence but New Zealand’s attack is offside
34′ Tonga try to build something from the goal kick but a bad first touch gives New Zealand a throw in
33′ New Zealand are struggling to find a way through this Tongan defence and Moore takes a shot from inside half way that’s way off target
32′ Excellent block off the back from Feke as Bott tries to cross and the ball stays in play
31′ Hugely vocal crowd here at Mangere Centre Park as Tonga make another attacking break
31′ Free kick for Tonga in their own half, but Malia Leone passes straight to Cleverley
29′ Another New Zealand corner and Cleverley comes short but it goes long, with the keeper coming off her line and missing she’s lucky that New Zealand are forced backwards and scrambles back to the line
28′ Merrin se
nds in from the right but the referee signals for a push in the box
27′ Merrin crosses off her left and Ma’afu tips it on to the head of Pereira but somehow a defender gets in the way and it’s a corner
24′GOAL!!! Tonga 1 New Zealand 1 Under pressure from Tonga’s Malia Tongia Cleverley plays back to her keeper but it’s a terrible ball that misses Corina Brown for a devestating own goal
23′ A play back to Emily Jensen is off and Tonga have a throw in in New Zealand’s half
22′ Cleverley is again free in midfield to pop a pass off to O’Brien who cuts in on her right and delivers straight at Ma’afu
20′ Corner is cleared and Tonga pick up the ball at halfway but can’t hold onto it allowing their opponent to start building again
19′ New Zealand building from the back with a series of passes but they lose it on the top of the box and Kaitapu beats two players up the right line to earn Tonga a corner
17′ Lilian Kautapu fouls Bott near touch and Merrin crosses to the right to send in a great curler which Ma’afu brings down at the near post
16′ A long ball from Van Noorden is headed clear
15′ Hala’unga Taholo beats Merrin on the left but can’t keep the ball in
14′ Catherine Bott plays in to Cleverley in the centre who, unchallenged, sends her attempt just over the top
14′ Cleverley gives away a free kick on the halfway line
13′ Pereira comes in along the right goal line and makes a cross which goes straight into the waiting hands of Ma’afu
12′ Corner comes in and keeper Tangimauia Ma’afu punches clear as Van Noorden arrives for the header
11′ Solo run through the middle from Van Noorden, passes off to Pereira with a touche to O’Brien who blasts it over the crossbar
11′ New Zealand give away two successive free kicks in Tonga’s half
10′ Pereira sees Merrin running up the left but the pass is too heavy and rolls long
9′ Laura Merrin finds herself on the right-hand side of the pitch and shoots but it goes long
8′ Great block by Wendy Feke to prevent Pereira from advancing on goal, and gives away a corner
7′ GOAL!!! Tonga 0 New Zealand 1 Daisy Cleverley starts a play in midfield, lays off, receives the ball back in the box beats her defender and slots in for New Zealand’s first
5′ Lilian Kaitapu breaks through but a solid block by Moore stops her short
5′ Foul throw by Meleseini Tufui deep in Tonga’s half and it’s wasted possession
3′ Nice ground pass from Belinda Van Noorden looking for O’Brien who’s offside
2′ Long ball from central defender and captain Meikayla Moore finds Jasmine Pereira who’s waiting high on the right
2′ Tayla O’Brien with a cross-shot from the left lands on the top of the net
1′ The ball has barely touched the ground as the two sides volley back and forth to get the match underway
The match kicks off