Auckland City vs Koloale: Download Match Summary Here
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Starting line-ups:
Auckland City: 12. Tamati WILLIAMS (GK), 5. Angel BERLANGA, 6. Chad COOMBES, 7. James PRITCHETT, 9. Manel EXPOSITO, 11. Daniel KOPRIVCIC, 13. Alex FENERIDIS, 14. Adam DICKINSON, 15. Ivan VICELICH (c), 16. Albert RIERA, 22. Andrew MILNE
Koloale: 20. Shadrack RAMONI (GK), 3. Freddie KINI, 4. Cecil BURU, 9. Benjamin TOTORI, 11. Ian PAIA, 12. Gideon OMOKIRIO, 13. Lency SAENI, 14. Augustine SAMANI, 16. James NAKA, 23. Steven ANISI, 25. Francis LAFAI
Referee: Averii JACQUES (TAH)
Assistant referee 1: Jan-Hendrik HINTZ (NZL)
Assistant referee 2: Nick VAN DER SALM (NZL)
4th official: Matt CONGER (NZL)
The match kicks off
2′ Koloale go on the break down the right through Benjamin Totori but the move breaks down
3′ Adam Dickinson hits a low drive at the Koloale goal from just outside the box but goalkeeper Shadrack Ramoni makes a good save
6′ Kolole have the best chance of the game when Totori plays in Ian Paia on the right but his shot goes straight to goalkeeper Tamati Williams
7′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 1 – Koloale 0: Auckland take the lead when an Andrew Milne cross breaks to Chad Coombes and he strikes a low shot towards goal from outside the area. Ramoni pulls off a brilliant save but the rebound goes straight to Adam Dickinson and he tucks it away
12′ Totori cuts onto his left foot and hits a shot towards goal but the effort is blocked
16′ GOAL!!! Koloale 1 – Auckland City 1: Koloale draw level when Totori breaks forward and feeds James Naka, who holds off a defender and the ball breaks to Steven Anisi. He makes no mistake with his finish, smashing it home to the right of Williams
18′ Williams gathers a low Paia cross at his near post
19′ Naka finds Totori with a well-placed crossfield ball and the fleet-footed striker controls before prodding a shot across the face of goal under pressure from Milne
20′ City have a free kick in a promising position on the left but Exposito bends the ball straight into the hands of Ramoni
26′ Paia has an amibitious effort at goal from wide on the right but it flies harmlessly over the bar
30′ Auckland pass up an opportunity to go in front when Koprivcic sends a dangerous cross into the box but Feneridis can’t get his foot to the ball
32′ The match has settled into an open, free-flowing affair with both sides seeing plenty of the ball and appearing closely matched
35′ Exposito is played into the box and shoots for Auckland but Ramoni saves and the offside flag is raised anyway
36′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 2 – Koloale 1: Auckland regain the lead when a fine passing move involving Exposito and Dickinson is finished off in fine fashion by Coombes
38′ Ramoni has to race to the edge of his area to deal with a loose ball
40′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 3 – Koloale 1: The home side are fortunate to go further in front when an attempted cross from Coombes comes off defender Francis Lafai and somehow finds its way past Ramoni at his near post
42′ Koprivcic swivels on the edge of the box and hits a right foot volley towards goal but it loops straight up into the air and goes well over the bar
44′ Milne whips an inviting ball across the face of the Koloale goal but no Auckland team mate can get a foot to it
45′ One minute of added time will be played
45′ + 1′ Coombes goes looking for his hat-trick with an effort from the left of the box but it sails past the far post
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
48′ City have a shout for a penalty when Coombes goes down under a challenge from Gideon Omokirio but Tahitian referee Averii Jacques waves play on
50′ Naka has Koloale’s first chance of the half but Williams saves
51′ Coombes heads a deep Milne cross over the Koloale bar
53′ Koloale are awarded a free kick near the byline on Auckland’s right but Totori sends his delivery too long
53′ Exposito cuts onto his right foot on the left and fires a well-struck shot past the near post
54′ Feneridis hits a tame effort straight to Ramoni who spills the ball but Coombes can’t take advantage of the mistake
56′ Paia finds space on the right for Koloale but fires his low effort across the face of Auckland’s goal
58′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 4 – Koloale 1: Auckland extend the lead and appear to have wrapped up the points when Berlanga hits the bar from a deep Milne cross and captain Ivan Vicelich is on hand to stroke the ball home
59′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 5 – Koloale 1: City go even further in front when Dickinson shoots from the edge of the box and Ramoni palms the ball onto the inside of the post and into the net
60′ SUBSTITUTION: Ian Paia is replaced by Ezra Sale for Koloale
62′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 6 – Koloale 1: Auckland score yet again when Milne finishes off from close range after good work on the right by Dickinson
63′ SUBSTITUTIONS: Auckland make a double change, Dickinson and Berlanga being replaced by Stephen Carmichael and Simon Arms
65′ GOAL!!! Koloale 2 – Auckland City 6: The visitors strike back through a spectacular Totori effort from 25 yards
67′ SUBSTITUTION: Omokirio is replaced by Isreal Kote Fanai for Koloale
71′ Naka connects well with a shot from the left corner of the box but the ball fizzes across the face of goal
77′ Naka tries his luck again from the left but slices his shot and it goes well wide
81′ Substitute Carmichael has a great chance to score when he goes one-on-one with Ramoni but hits a weak low shot straight at the goalkeeper
83′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 7 – Koloale 2: Auckland add to their tally when Koprivcic pounces on a loose ball in the Koloale box and cooly slides it home
84′ SUBSTITUTION: Albert Riera is replaced by Iwa Shaker for Auckland
89′ SUBSTITUTION: Lency Saeni is replaced by Abraham Eke Jnr for Koloale
90′ Carmichael misses another good chance to score when he fails to connect with an Exposito pullback at close range
90′ Three minutes of added time will be played
90′ + 3′ GOAL!!! Koloale 3 – Auckland City 7: Kolole have another consolation goal through Naka
The final whistle is blown