Tahiti: 16. Remauiarii CROLAS (GK), 2. Tevaimoana MESLIEN, 4. Rainui AROITA, 6. Louis PETITGAS, 7. Tauatua LUCAS, 9. Fred TISSOT, 10. Yohann TIHONI, 11. Mauarii TEHINA, 15. Ryan PETITGAS, 17. Tumarangi TIATOA, 19. Tamatoa TETAUIRA
Suspended: 8. Manuarii HAUATA, 21. Thibaut PITO
Substitutes: 1. Tom TERIINOHOPUAITERAI (GK), 3. Raimana TIPAHAEHAE, 5. Teheiarii TAUPOTINI, 12. Raiamanu TETAUIRA, 13. Raumatahi NOHO, 14. Tevairoa TEHURITAUA, 20. Raimana DHALLUIN, 22. Michel MAIHI, 23. Vaiarii HALLIGAN
18. Heremoana HOATA,
Coach: Patrice FLACCADORI (TAH)
Papua New Guinea: 1. Ismael POLE (GK), 3. Otto KUSUNAN, 4. Joshua TALAU, 5. John RAY, 6. Emmanuel AIREM, 9. Patrick AISA, 10. Rodney MOBIHA, 13. Tommy SEMMY, 14. Alwin KOMOLONG, 16. Felix KOMOLONG, 17. Jacob SABUA
Substitutes: 2. Abel REDENUT, 7. Freddy STEVEN, 8. Sammy RUFUS, 11. Emmanuel YAWI, 12. Darren STEVEN, 15. Vincent WORIO, 18. Basil JOFARI, 19. Pettyshen ELIJAH, 20. Charles LEPANI (GK), 21. Nathan JAMES, 22. Gimale ESSACU, 23. Papalau AWELE
Coach: Ricki HERBERT (NZL)
Match Officials:
Referee: Ravitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 1: Johnny NIABO (SOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jeffery SOLODIA (SOL)
Fourth Official: Gerald OIAKA (SOL)
FULL TIME: Tahiti 2-1 Papua New Guinea
90’+5′ Free kick for Tahiti comes ricocheting off A. KOMOLONG and PNG are safe
90’+3′ SUB TAH Raimana TIPAHAEHAE comes in for Ryan PETITGAS
90’+2′ YELLOW CARD Ryan PETTIGAS is cautioned
Four minutes additional time
90′ A Tahiti player is tripped but the call goes the other way
89′ Clock is counting down and both sides are keen to add another goal before the end
87′ SEMMY receives up front, just to the left of the goal and shoots but hits the outside of the post
85′ Offside from Tahiti
83′ GOAL!!! Tahiti 2-1 Papua New Guinea Tommy SEMMY fires low under the leaping wall on the goal line for Papua New Guinea’s opener
82′ PNG have an indirect free kick on the edge of the Tahiti box
81′ AWELE goes straight in on goal – it’s picked up by CROLAS
79′SUB PNG Double change from PNG as TALAU is replaced by Papalau AWELE and Jacob SABUA is replaced by Nathan JAMES
76′ SUB TAH Fred TISSOT is replaced by Tevairoa TEHURITAUA
76′ GOAL!! Tahiti 2-0 Papua New Guinea Tauatua LUCAS finally has a goal after plenty of pressure
76′ The ball bobbles into the box and F. KOMOLONG has to put out
75′ Side netting for John RAY as he’s given room to shoot
73′ Darren STEVEN whips in a cross and it’s across the goal with no one to finish
70′ On of Tahiti’s players – TEHINA is back on but the other is on a stretcher
69′ Two Tahiti players are down at either end of the field – both require treatment
68′ Tahiti have upped the pressure, POLE comes out and misses the punch leaving it up to his defender KUSUNAN to head clear the danger
66′ Felix KOMOLONG with a great save to deny LUCAS as he lines up his shot
64′ Free kick for Tahiti after A. KOMOLONG trips an advancing TIHONI
64′ AISA goes up against CROLAS but the keeper gets the ball
64′ LUCAS tries to flick in at the post but can’t manage it
63′ YELLOW CARD Joshua TALAU is cautioned for PNG
61′ A Tahiti player is brought down in the middle and the referee has to get this under control
57’ SUB PNG Rodney MOBIHA is replaced by Darren STEVEN
55’ GOAL Tahiti 1-0 Papua New Guinea Fred TISSOT makes the most of a poor clearance to
54’ YELLOW CARD Tavaimoana MESLIEN is cautioned
54’ TISSOT has to clear at the back post as the corner comes dangerously close for PNG
52’ AISA’s is well off target but PNG still manage to win a corner off it
50’ SABUA takes down PETITGAS and Tahiti try and get close to goal but are struggling
48’ Away at the far post by SABUA, but the referee has seen a foul in the middle anyway
46’ SEMMY plays up the line
HALF TIME Tahiti 0-0 Papua New Guinea
45’+1’ SEMMY comes in on goal but Tamatoa TETAUIRA does enough to send it wide
One minute additional time
44’ MOHIBA sends the free kick to RAY at the far post who heads wide
43’ YELLOW CARD Louis PETITGAS is cautioned for a challenge
41’ Tahiti counter attack and TISSOT is on goal but a sliding save from KUSUNAN denies
41’ A PNG free kick is punched clear by CROLAS
36’ Tahiti press forward but Felix KOMOLONG is doing some great work at the back
35’ SEMMY is taken down, the free kick is whipped in at the back post but Tahiti will take the goal kick
32’ KUSUNAN puts out giving his side time to come back
31’ A. KOMOLONG gives away possession in the middle
28’ RAY heads a cross that goes spiralling up and back down and POLE has to leap to save as TISSOT arrives
26’ CROLAS comes out to block an advance from AIREM, he makes the save but it was offside
25’ Great defending from LUCAS who races back to close down Patrick AISA who’s
24’ TEHINA has to come for treatment to a bleeding injury as PNG line up a free kick
23’ SABUA comes in strong on PETITGAS
22’ Papua New Guinea try something with the set piece but it’s anticipated well by Tahiti who close down easy
21’ TISSOT takes down Alwin KOMOLONG and he’s given the enough signal by referee Ravitesh Behari
20’ Good pressure from AIREM forces Tahiti’s error
19’ Soft effort from Jacob SABUA is collected and carried away from the Tahiti goal by AROTIA
19’ Poor control from PETITGAS on this occasion as he puts the ball into touch
18’ Mauarii TEHINA is tripped in the middle and Tahiti take the free kick short
17’ Tauatua LUCAS is effective on the ball as he aids Tahiti to make some ground
15’ Close from Tahiti but PNG have countered quickly Emmanuel AIREM
13’ Tommy SEMMY breaks up the right but gives his touch around the last defender a bit much and it runs long
12’ Tahiti with their best effort yet but it’s over
12’ More great work from KUSUNAN who plays around two defenders before sending goalwards, CROLAS claims
11’ POLE smashes the ball upfield
9’ Great footwork from Otto KUSUNAN, he crosses from the goal line and CROLAS saves
7’ Rodney MOBIHA cuts around his man and shoots, Temauiarii CROLAS saves, fumbles and recovers
6’ Poor first effort, but Tahiti get a second chance, it comes to an unmarked Rainui AROITA who curls his effort away from goal
4’ Ismael POLE makes a save at his near post but can’t hold on and it’s out for a corner
4’ Ryan PETITGAS scoops the ball over the last line but TISSOT can’t make it
3’ TISSOT plays the cross in but Joshua TALAU cuts in to claim
2’ Fred TISSOT plays back to the midfield and the ball is chipped over the defence but TISSOT can’t beat John RAY
1’ Underway at Bisini Sports Complex between Papua New Guinea and Tahiti