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Starting line-ups:
Cook Islands: 1. Keegan INIA [GK] (c), 2. Sunai JOSEPH, 5. Ford HENRY, 6. Takuina TARARO, 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, 7. Dwayne TIPUTOA, 15. Morgan WICHMAN, 16. Te-Ava WICHMAN, 20. Antonio TUAITI [GK]
Coach: Tuka TISAM [COK]
Papua New Guinea: 20. Koniel VAGI [GK], 3. Felix KOMOLONG, 4. Nigel MALAGIAN, 5. John RAY (c), 7. Joshua TALAU, 8. David MINGAI, 10. Steven INIA, 11. Abraham MANDAWALI, 13. Nicky BENJAMIN, 14. Peter DABINYABA, 15. Dallas NAMUESH
Substitutes: 2. Jonel KAMBUAL, 6. Kepas KAMEN, 9. Joshua WADUNAH, 12. Glenn KAMBUKA, 16. Maya BOB, 17. Stanley STEVEN, 18. Randoll BONGI, 23. Andrew AOPI [GK]
Coach: Bobby MORRIS [PNG]
Match officials:
Referee: John SAOHU [SOL]
Assistant referee 1: Douglas METE [SOL]
Assistant referee 2: Folio MOEAKI [TGA]
4th official: Ravitesh BEHARI [FIJ]
The match kicks off
1′ Papua New Guinea have the early ball and press forward
2′ Steven Inia shoots from distance for Papua New Guinea but Cook Islands goalkeeper Keegan Inia saves comfortably
5′ Inia leaves his line to gather a through ball for Cook Islands
6′ Pekay Edwards charges forward for Cook Islands but has his progress halted by the Papua New Guinea defence
7′ Inia again has to leave the comfort of his line, this time to claim a bouncing ball in the Cook Islands box
8′ Papua New Guinea captain John Ray shoots from a long way out but the effort is very ambitious and goes well wide
11′ Papua New Guinea are enjoying most of the possession but are yet to carve out any good chances
12′ Edwards is played in down the right for Cook Islands but shoots straight at Papua New Guinea goalkeeper Koniel Vagi
16′ Jarves Aperau saves a certain goal for Cook Islands when he clears a low cross off the line
17′ Papua New Guinea have a free kick in a promising position but Joshua Talau’s effort is deflected away by the wall
19′ Abraham Mandawali shoots for Papua New Guinea but Inia dives to save
21′ Ray cuts out an Edwards free kick in the Papua New Guinea box
24′ Peter Dabinyaba shoots for Papua New Guinea but the efforts lacks power and rolls straight to Inia
25′ Sunai Joseph picks up an injury for Cook Islands and play is held up while he receives treatment
26′ Joseph has to leave the field to receive further treatment and play restarts
27′ Joseph comes back on for Cook Islands but is hobbling so does not appear to have fully recovered
31′ Edwards hit a free kick from outside the box straight into the Papua New Guinea wall
35′ Nigel Malagian shoots from the left of the Cook Islands box but his effort is blocked
36′ Nicky Benjamin spurns a great chance to put Papua New Guinea ahead when he miskicks from right in front of goal
38′ Joseph is now moving freely again for Cook Islands and appears to have recovered from his earlier knock
40′ Terei George goes down for Cook Islands and play is held up while he receives treatment
42′ George leaves the field to receive further treatment and play restarts
43′ George comes back on for Cook Islands and seems to have recovered
45′ Dabinyaba breaks into the Cook Islands box and shoots but his effort fizzes over the cross bar
45′ Two minutes of injury time will be played
45′ + 2′ Cook Islands very nearly take the lead when Takuina Tararo heads an Edwards free kick towards goal and goalkeeper Vagi leaps to tip it over the bar
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
47′ Vagi leaves his line to claim an Edwards free kick for Papua New Guinea
50′ Mandawali is set up for a shot on the left of the Cook Islands box but blazes his effort well over the cross bar
54′ David Mingai shoots for Papua New Guinea from outside the box but can’t find the target
56′ SUBSTITUTION: Felix Komolong is replaced by Randoll Bongi for Papua New Guinea
56′ GOAL!!! Cook Islands 0 Papua New Guinea 1: Papua New Guinea go ahead when Steven Inia hits a low shot into the far corner from inside the box
57′ Edwards evades several challenges on the edge of the Papua New Guinea box and shoots but can’t get enough power to beat Vagi
58′ Inia tries to score his second for Papua New Guinea but the shot is blocked
65′ Vagi is bundled into the goal after claiming a dangerous Edwards free kick but a foul is awarded to the Papua New Guinea goalkeeper
67′ Edwards picks up an injury for Cook Islands and play is held up while he receives treatment
70′ Edwards hobbles off to receive further treatment and play restarts
71′ Steven Inia hits a sweetly struck shot at the Cook Islands goal but Keegan Inia pulls off a good save
73′ SUBSTITUTION: The injured Edwards is replaced by Morgan Wichman for Cook Islands
73′ SUBSTITUTION: Dallas Namuesh is replaced by Maya Bob for Papua New Guinea
75′ Wichman nearly makes an immediate impact for Cook Islands but his powerful shot is saved at the near post by Vagi
78′ Keegan Inia claims a cross from Mandawali for Cook Islands
83′ Cook Islands are running out of time to get something from the game now and are being forced to defend
86′ Dabinyaba volleys narrowly over the cross bar for Papua New Guinea
88′ SUBSTITUTION: Joseph is replaced by Cahjun Willis for Cook Islands
90′ Joshua Talau bends a free kick over the Cook Islands cross bar from outside the area
90′ Two minutes of injury time will be played
The final whistle is blown

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