Follow the play-by-play action below.
Lupe Ole Soaga: 1. Ted SIKOVI (GK), 2. Vaalii FAALOGO (c), 3. Andrew SETEFANO, 4. Vito LALOATA, 5. Suni SARSOUM, 6. Suivai ATAGA, 7. Lionel TAYLOR, 8. Silao MALO, 9. Lapalapa TONI, 10. Luki GOSCHE, 11. Kareti SOAFA
Substitutes: 12. Ishamel TAULAI, 13. Faafua ATAGA LAOATA, 14. Sapati UMUTAUA, 15. Victor LAPALAPA, 16.Oscar AMATAGA, 17. Apisaloma FAAFUA LEIATAUA, 18. Mataio TOETU (GK)
Coach: Paul UAIESI [SAM]
Puaikura FC: 1. Stevan DUJAKOVIC (GK), 2. Paul-Luiz VAN EIJK (c), 3. Jarves APERAU, 4. Claes LJUNBERG, 6. Alex McGREGOR, 8. Dean STYLES, 9. Shiek SHAH, 10. Stuart KELLY, 11. Dwayne TIPUTOA, 12. Temana PENNYCOOK, 15. Shohei MONJU
Substitutes: 5. Vishal REDDY, 13. Tarik KAFEDZIC, 14. Benjamin HEATHER, 16. Kimi SAMUELA, 17. Avinesh CHAND, 18. Roimata MOEKAPITI (GK)
Coach: Tuka TISAM [COK]
Match officials:
Referee: Gerald OIAKA [SOL]
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen SENIGA [SOL]
Assistant Referee 2: Lamusa ALATASI [ASA]
Fourth Official: Robinson BANGA [VAN]
The final whistle sounds
90′ + 4′ Great series of passes on the counter from Puaikura but the evenutal shot from McGregor goes wide
90′ + 3′ Lupe with a goal kick
90′ + 3′ Throw in for Puaikura could be the last play of the match
90′ + 2′ Vito Laloata is injured in a challenge adn comes off for treatment
90′ + 1′ McGregor with time and space but he delivers too long for any of his men up front to receive
Three minutes additional time
89′ A player from both sides is down after a crunching challenge
88′ Kelly is free in the box, but sends it up and over
87′ A chance for Lupe but the flag is up on Ataga Laloata
86′ Shot over by Lupe
85′ Foul from Kafedzic on Silao Malo just outside the Puaikura area, great send from Suivai Ataga and equally impressive header to deny the goal from Dean Styles
84′ The ball is popped out of the Lupe Ole Soaga box and the hosts are on the attack
83′ McGregor with time plays wide to Kafedzic who earns a throw
82′ SUBSTITUTION Lupe Ole Soaga switch Luki GOSCHE for Ishmael TAULAI
81′ Ataga Laloata fouls the Puaikura defender while on attack
79′ YELLOW CARD Andrew SETEFANO is cautioned for Lupe Ole Soaga
78′ Free kick from Monju headed goalwards by Pennycook but his effort is picked up
75′ GOAL!!! Lupe Ole Soaga 3-2 Puaikura A corner is curled in from the left and headed in by Andrew Setefano at the back post
74′ Into the Puaikura box but just over the head of Gosche at the far post, he comes back with it and shoots but it’s tipped just over by Dujakovic
73′ Well won by Shohei Monju who tries to play Pennycook through
71′ Shot from distance via Puaikura’s Tarik Lafedzic
70′ Quick passing from Lupe into the box and the shot is blocked by the Puaikura keeper and away to touch
67′ Lupe in control at the moment, a through ball finds Ataga Laloata who can’t convert
66′ Another shot from Toni this time he flies it over the target
64′ Shot from distance from Lapalapa Toni bobbles along to Dujakovic who picks up
63′ Smashed by McGregor but it’s not a great hit and goes well wide of the goal
61′ Stu Kelly chests down in the middle then hits on the volley but sends it over
59′ SUBSTITUTION Puaikura with their final change of the match bring Benjamin HEATHER on for Sheik SHAH
58′ SUBSTITUTION Kareti SOAFA is replaced by Faafua ATAGA LALOATA for Lupe Ole Soaga
58′ Andrew Setefano with a great delivery but Kareti Soafa fluffs his volley
57′ Kelly sends over the Lupe defence for Kafedzic but he’s offside
56′ Lupe with a long range shot from Lionel Taylor that floats just over the cross bar
55′ A chance for Lupe but Silao Malo gets nothing but side net
54′ SUBSTITUTION It’s a double for Puaikura who replace hardworking duo Jarvis APERAU and Dwayne TIPUTOA with Tarik KAFEDZIC and Avinesh CHAND
53′ Goal kick for Lupe
51′ Puaikura are on the attack with Van Eijk coming forward to take a throw
50′ Long range shot from Lupe Ole Soaga is inches wide of the upright
49′ Jarvis Aperau blocks a shot with his head and chases it down, heaping the pressure on Lupe’s defence
48’Silao Malo beats around Van Eijk and shoots up the face of the goal mouth
47′ Dujakovic races off his line and dives at the feet of Kareti Soafa
46′ Paul Luiz Van Eijk receives at the half and boots forward
The second half gets started
The first half comes to an end
45′ + 4′ GOAL!!! Lupe Ole Soaga 2-2 Puaikura Silao Malo beats around his marker, shoots and beats a diving Dujakovic to equalise
45′ + 3′ Free kick headed away from the Puaikura goal and Pennycook is away but gets shut down quickly
45′ + 2′ Van Eijk is down injured but gets back on his feet
45′ + 1′ Miscommunication between Ljunberg and his keeper almost results in a goal but it’s away by Aperau, fortunately for Puaikura
Two minutes additional time
45′ Lupe captain Vaalii Faalogo looks in some discomfort but gets back on his feet
44′ McGregor loops a ball over the Lupe defence, finds Pennycook who volleys off the side of his foot and away from goal
42′ Lupe keep the passing low and accurate and make enough ground to take a shot but they’re off target
42′ Kelly wins off the foot of Taylor but Puaikura don’t have the numbers up front to create anything
41′ Shot from out wide comes from Kareti Soafa but it wobbles over the cross bar
41′ Van Eijk with the clearance but it’s Lupe who win and advance
40′ Booted upfield by Lupe and won by Jarvis Aperau who launches forward
37′ Puaikura have restorted to smashing it forward but with just one man upfront Lupe win it everytime and apply unrelenting pressure
36′ Lupe on the advance, Ljunberg battles with Suivai Ataga who almost gets the better of the Swede but for his cross
34′ Free kick for Lupe, there’s celebrations as the ball is in the goal but the flag was raised well before it hit the back of the net
33′ Dujakovic on the backfoot and just slaps the ball away from his goalmouth
33′ Temperature is rising on the pitch as Dujakovic takes offence to something
32′ YELLOW CARD Stu KELLY is cautioned after coming in behind on Suni Sarsoum
31′ A little handsy from Pennycook as the tries to shut down Suni Sarsoum and the referee picks it up
30′ McGregor fouls in the centre and Lupe look to deliver into the box
30′ Through ball from Taylor has too much on it, rolling to Dujakovic to scoop up
28′ Temana Pennycook drops deep to help Aperau halt Soafa
28′ Lapalapa Toni with a chance but he’s just outside the upright with his effort
26′ Free kick for Lupe is being lined up by Silao Malo who blasts over the top
25′ A silly challenge from Dean Styles on Gosche leaves the Lupe man in need of treatment
24′ Luki Gosche and Claes Ljunberg have a fiesty interchange but no cards are brandished by the man in the middle
22′ Great block from young Aperau after Dujakovic’s clearance barely makes it past his backline
21′ Van Eijk sends long but misses a waiting Kelly up front
20′ The bounce isn’t convenient for Aperau and Kareti Soaga looks away up the right but Ljunberg is covering for Puaikura
19′ Free kick for Puaikura just inside the opposition half
18′ Ljunberg runs out of defence beats two but not the third
18′ Great turn from Taylor who lays off to Lapalapa Toni but the midfielder takes too long to make a decision
17′ A panic clearance up the line from Lionel Taylor in the middle for Lupe
16′ Kareti Soaga receives out wide as Lupe attack from the goalkick but his cross is too easy for the keeper to collect
15′ Dujokovic races out of the box to boot upfield as Luki Gosche has the Puaikura defence on the run
14′ Corner headed away by Ljunberg but it comes back into the box before being headed around the target
13′ Free kick curled into the box from Setefano, punched clear by Dujakovic who manages to catch the
follow up cleanly
12′ Andrew Setefano provides cover for his keeper Sikovi as Tiputo applies pressure in the box
11′ Suivai Ataga races up the right, crosses but Van Eijk is in the middle to send Puaikura on the counter attack
10′ GOAL!!! Lupe Ole Soaga 1-2 Puaikura A quick reply from the Cook Islands champikons as Dwayne Tiputoa fires from outside the box
9′ GOAL!!! Lupe Ole Soaga 1-1 Puaikura Aperau finds Kelly who beats his man, shoots near and the ball is under a diving Ted Sivoki
9′ McGregor needs support in the corner, finds Jarvis Aperau who sends into the area
8′ GOAL!!! Lupe Ole Soaga 1-0 Puaikura The ball pops out to Silao Malo who volleys in a flyer over a diving Dujakovic
7′ Stu Kelly of Puaikura fouls Lionel Taylor in the centre of the park
7′ Cross into the box is well picked out by Puiakura keeper Stevan Dujakovic
6′ McGregor can’t keep it in play as he sends up the line
6′ Claes Ljunberg with an intercept for Puaikura
4′ Flying challenge from Alex McGregor knocks Lupe captain Vaalii Faalogo to the ground
3′ Great defending from Jarvis Aperau to shut down an advance up the right from Lupe
2′ Paul Luiz Van Eijk tries to drop the ball into the Lupe box but it’s cleared out
1′ Lupe Ole Soaga play out from the back but Luki Gosche can’t keep the ball in play up the left
The match kicks off