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Ba FC: 1. Misiwani NAIRUBE, 2. Avinesh SUWAMY, 3. Meli CODRO, 4. Manasa NAWAKULA, 6. Jone VESIKULA, 9. Abbu ZAHID, 11. Alvin SINGH (c), 12. Remueru TEKIATE, 15. Saula WAQA, 16. Malakai TIWA, 23. Keegan LINDERBOOM
Substitutes: 5. Ronil KUMAR, 7. Laisenia NAIOKO, 8. Jonetani BUKSH, 10. Mavileko NAKAMA, 13. Kini VILIAME, 14. Shameel RAO, 17. Narendra RAO, 18. Praneel NAIDU, 19. Josefata NEIBULI, 20. James HOYT, 21. Shaneel NAIDU (GK), 22. Jone SOROLO (GK)
Coach: Shalen LAL (FIJ)
Team Wellington: 1. Michael O’KEEFFE (GK), 2. Tom JACKSON, 3. Aaron SCOTT, 5. Bill ROBERTSON,8. Cole PEVERLEY, 11. Michael GWYTHER, 12. Ian HOGG, 13. Alex FENERIDIS, 16. Justin GULLEY, 17. Jake BUTLER, 19. Chris BALE,
Substitutes: 6. Sean LOVEMORE, 10. Luis CORRALES, 15. Tim MYERS, 18. Mickael PARTODIKROMO, 20. Adam COWAN, 22. Dan CLARKE (GK), 23. Alex CARR (GK)
Injured: 9. Jarrod SMITH
Absent: 4. Tyler DOYLE-LISSETTE, 7. Henry FA’ARODO, 14. Cory CHETTLEBURGH, 21. Tamupiwa DIMAIRO
Coach: Matt CALCOTT (NZL)
Match Officials
Referee: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Paul AHUPU (TAH)
Fourth Official: Robinson BANGA (VAN)
FULL TIME: BA FC 0-2 TEAM WELLINGTON
Wellington hold on to record a famous victory and secure an all-New Zealand final against Auckland City on Sunday. For Ba, it’s a disappointing result and they crash out at the semi-final stage for the second season running.
90 +4′ Good interplay by Ba, it ends with a Zahid shot which rolls wide of the post.
90 +3′ Wellington holding on well here – it’s lifted in by Ba from the right but nodded away, and O’Keeffe earns a goal kick.
90 +1′ Four minutes to be added on.
89′ Late tackle by a Wellington player – I think it was Gwyther – earns him a yellow card. Codro has stayed down.
87′ Time is very much against Ba now – they need to score and soon if they’re to mount a late comeback.
85′ SUB TEAM WELLINGTON The injury-stricken Tom JACKSON is replaced by Tim MYERS
83′ BALE almost turns a cross into his own goal but does well to just turn it away
82′ JACKSON has gone down well away from play and needs help leaving the field
81′ Ba win a corner
79′ JACKSON handles the ball and Ba press forward but Team Wellington turnover before PEVERLEY takes a big hit
78′ Ba are able to get a decent shot off despite six defenders plus the keeper in the way but again it’s too high
77′ SUB BA Saula WAQA is replaced by Narendra RAO
76′ GULLEY’s cross curls away from GWYTHER and Ba pick up
76′ CORRALES pegged tight in the corner, he crosses but Ba are there waiting to collect
75′ The shot flashes in and it’s just wide
75′ Some much better play from Ba in this half as they keep the ball low
74′ Ba making some inroads in the Team Wellington area but can’t get off a shot that can challenge
73′ PEVERLEY tumbles taking RAO with him and accidently puts sprigs to stomach
71′ Long throw from JACKSON finds Team Wellington in the middle, but FENDERIDIS has his shot blocked
70′ First touch isn’t great from CORRALES though he recovers well to get off a cross but SINGH gets a head under to flick it away
70′ Another effort from TIWA who sends it just inches over the top bar
69′ Curled in nicely by SUWAMY but it’s captured by O’KEEFFE
68′ ROBERTSON with a light shove from behind and Ba have a free kick
67′ TIWA lashes it at the goal but only manages to send it flying over
65′ WAQA breaks up the line and his ROBERTSON beat but he pulls the defender back conceding the foul
62′ Bill ROBERTSON tries to stare down WAQA after a hefty challenge from the striker, but with WAQA more than a head taller than the defender it’s not easy
61′ Gee whizz a fumble from NAIRUBE at his near post and Team Wellington are unlucky not to put it in the back of the net
59′ A real battle in the back line as WAQA and SUWAMY try and hustle through a fairly solid wall of defenders
58′ The ball pops out to TIWA who bounces in a volley but it takes a deflection which makes it easy for a waiting O’KEEFFE
57′ Four on one as Team Wellington are very keen to protect this lead
56′ GWYTHER and CODRO tussle near the sideline
55′ Avinesh SUWAMY turns and shoots! But it’s inches wide
54′ A JACKSON special is hiffed towards goal but headed away neatly
53′ CODRO fouls JACKSON and there’s a two man wall in front of PEVERLEY
52′ Short out from NAIRUBE, picked up in the middle by Justin GULLEY and Team Wellington head forward
50′ Tiwa’s free-kick is watched as it sails wide.
49′Substitution Ba It’s Linderboom for Shameel Rao and Nawakula off for Laisenia Raura.
48′ Corrales wins the ball, skips inside and out and nearly beats two defenders, firing just wide of the post. Great footwork by Corrales.
48′ Looks like Shalen Lal is poised to make a double sub.
Kick off and the second half is underway!
HALF-TIME: Ba FC 0-2 Team Wellington
45’+2′ Ba have gone all the way back to the keeper before it’s booted long by SINGH
45’+1′ JACKSON looks to have picked up an injury but is soon back on his feet
One minute additional time
44′ A chance as it comes to CODRO in the middle but he sends his effort outside the upright to the vocal crowd’s dismay
44′ Cross comes in and WAQA leaps but it’s even over the head of the 1.9m striker
43′ JACKSON fouls SINGH and Ba are on the move
42′ BALE plays across to Ian HOGG who has to chase to collect but Ba have dropped off the pressure and he has plenty of time
40′ Saula WAQA comes across to collect the throw in, he holds up well and it’s off Team Wellington for a corner
39′ Mis-kick from Team Wellington but as the corner comes in there’s a foul in the box and it’s the Kiwis’ ball
38′ Ba do well to win back and its an excellent cross from NAWAKULA but LINDERBOOM can’t get a clear connection
37′ YELLOW CARD Saula WAQA is cautioned
36′ Good delivery but punched out by NAIRUBE
35′ Ba concede a free kick in their half and PEVERLEY is looking towards goal
34′ Meli CODRO working hard up the left for Ba but can’t quite connect with WAQA
33′ Ba really pressing here but they need to slow down and consider their approach as the hit and chase won’t work against this side
32′ GWYTHER races across to close down the advance from NAWAKULA
31′ SINGH takes a couple of touches before releasing wide for NAWAKULA but he’s put too much on it
30′ Chris BALE with an intercept but he plays it straight back to Ba who continue to advance
29′ A header away at the back post but the referee has spotted a foul anyway
29′ Headed clear at the other end by Alvin SINGH and Cole PEVERLEY waltzes over to take
28′ SAVED! He sends to his left and O’KEEFFE reads it well diving low to capture
28′ LINDERBOOM is in behind
27′ Diving block from Team Wellington in their box and the referee is pointing to the spot
26′ Over the cross bar effort from Ba
25′ Back underway as GWYTHER steps off for treatment
24′ Play had continued but GWYTHER hasn’t held up and needs some treatment
24′ GWYTHER comes off slightly worse in a challenge with NAWAKULA
23′ Ba on the advance but Team Wellington have dropped deep to defend here
21′ The ball pops centre to TIWA who drives it low but a lack of power makes it an easy pick-up for O’KEEFFE
21′ GWYTHER protests the referee’s decision but it’s a Ba throw in
19′ JACKSON can’t quite beat Remueru TEKIATE in a foot race as the defender plays a pass back for NAIRUBE to clear
19′ Aaron SCOTT has to boot to touch as leggy striker Saula WAQA races in on goal
18′ A long range effort from Ba’s Manasa NAWAKULA but it doesn’t touble Michael O’KEEFFE in goal for
Team Wellington
16′ GOAL!!! Ba FC 0-2 Team Wellington Whipped in from the same corner as earlier and it’s again GWYTHER with a headed effort past NAIRUBE
15′ SUB TEAM WELLINGTON Jake BUTLER is replaced by Luis CORRALES
14′ Bit messy in the back from Ba but they recover well and put some pressure on the Team Wellington defence to clear
12′ A Tom JACKSON special is thrown into the Ba box but NAIRUBE claims it
11′ GOAL!!! Ba FC 0-1 Team Wellington GWYTHER makes up for his earlier miss by heading past a diving NAIRUBE to open the scoring
10′ The crowd goes wild as Fiji U-20 goalkeeper Misiwani NAIRUBE dives the right way to put the effort around his post
10′ GWYTHER in behind
9′ The ball pops out before coming back to GWYTHER who tries to turn but takes a tumble with a Ba man on his back and referee Norbert HAUATA points to the spot
8′ FENDERIDIS slips turns over the ball but Team Wellington recover, it’s in to GWYTHER
7′ It’s Malakai TIWA for Ba that went down in that challenge and while he’s moved off the pitch doesn’t look great
5′ Whipped in from the opposite side and headed just over but two players have gone down – Jake BUTLER for Team Wellington and I can’t quite make out the Ba player
4′ His effort deflects off the wall into the side net and Team Wellington have a corner
3′ Ba have conceded a free kick just outside the area and free-kick specialist Alex Fenderidis is eyeing the goal
3′ Rapid counter from Manasa NAWAKULA, he shoots wide
2′ Team Wellington make and advance, Michael GWYTHER receives with his back to goal but turns over
1′ Team Wellington keeping it pretty compact at the back as they surround Keegan Linderboom
1′ Ba get this semi-final started
UNDERWAY