New Caledonia – Solomon Islands Match Summary Download PDF
The starting line-ups were as follows:
New Caledonia: 20. Jordan USIKE (GK), 2. Daninoin SHIGETOMI, 3. Stephane TEIN-PADOM, 6. Geordy GONY, 7. Loic ARIZMENDI, 8. Cedric DECOIRE, 10. Renaldo NONMEU (c), 11. Marvin DRAWILO, 12. Erwan DJAMALI, 14. Thomas BUSCAGLIA, 18. Julien RAVELLI
Solomon Islands: 1. Jerry MISIMAKE (GK), 2. Fred BALA, 4. Rickson UVI, 5. Junior ALBERT, 6. Jimmy RARAMANE, 7. Clarence BONSLEY, 8. Dickson BUA (c), 9. Gabriel BOSI, 11. John BITIAI, 17. Atana FA’ARODO, 18. George LADOGA
The match kicks off
3′ Thomas Buscaglia tries to create the first chance for New Caledonia on the right hand side of the box but his shot is blocked
5′ These sides appear well matched technically and it looks like we will be in for an intriguing contest
7′ Atana Fa’arodo has a good chance to open the scoring when New Caledonia goalkeeper Jordan Usike charges from his area. The ball ends up with Fa’arodo but he blasts his strike well wide
11′ GOAL!!! Solomon Islands 1, New Caledonia 0: John Bitiai gets on the end of a well-flighted Junior Albert long ball and lofts his header over the advancing Usike
13′ Albert tries to get on the scoresheet himself when he evades a couple of challenges on the edge of the box and fires off a shot but it is blocked by the New Caledonia defence
16′ Fa’arodo has half a chance when he runs onto a through ball but it is a tricky one to control and his shot goes well wide
17′ GOAL!!! New Caledonia 1, Solomon Islands 1: New Caledonia equaliser when the Solomon Islands defence fails to deal with a bouncing ball and Buscaglia volleys home from near the penalty spot
22′ Fa’arodo tries to gather a through ball but is called offside
26′ Solomon Islands captain Dickson Bua swings a dangerous cross over that Usike struggles to deal with but the ball does not fall to an attacker
30′ YELLOW CARD: Fred Bala is cautioned for the Solomon Islands
33′ Arizmendi shows great pace to sprint onto a New Caledonia through ball but great defending from Rickson Uvi denies him a run at goal
35′ SUBSTITUTION: Daninoin Shigetomi is replaced by Thomas Dio for New Caledonia
37′ Marvin Drawilo meets a perfectly-placed Cedric Decoire corner for New Caledonia but can’t make a good enough connection
45′ One minute of injury time will be played
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
46′ SUBSTITUTION: Captain Dickson Bua is replaced by Maeron Fa’arodo for the Solomon Islands
48′ GOAL!!! Solomon Islands 2, New Caledonia 1: The Solomons go back in front when New Caledonia fail to deal with a corner and Atana Fa’arodo prods the ball home after a goalline scramble
51′ Jimmy Raramane latches onto a loose ball after good hold-up play by John Bitiai and fires a great shot just past the top corner for the Solomons
53′ SUBSTITUTION: Goalscorer Atana Fa’arodo is replaced by Harrison Mala for the Solomon Islands
56′ New Caledonia try to draw level in spectacular fashion when captain Renaldo Nonmeu goes on a powerful run and crosses for Marvin Drawilo to try his luck with a volley that goes close enough to Jerry Misimake for the goalkeeper to make a comfortable save
59′ Substitute Mala almost gets on the end of a through ball for the Solomons but goalkeeper Usike comes out and just beats him to it
62′ Solomons targetman Bitiai controls a long ball for but is ruled offside
64′ SUBSTITUTION: Cedric Decoire is replaced by Michel Wassin for New Caledonia
65′ YELLOW CARD: Bitiai is cautioned for the Solomon Islands
69′ Nonmeu almost has a chance for New Caledonia when he runs onto a through ball on the right and cuts inside but the Solomons defend well
71′ New Caledonia have another half chance when Stephane Tein-Padom shows great skill to control a bouncing ball on the edge of the box but his shot is deflected wide
72′ SUBSTITUTION: Jimmy Raramane is replaced by Fredrick Dola for the Solomon Islands
76′ Mala almost wraps the game up when he runs onto a through ball and goes one-on-one with Usike but the New Caledonia goalkeeper does well to block his shot
78′ Bitiai is almost in on goal when Solomons substitute Fredrick Dola knocks a lovely through ball into his path
83′ Julien Ravelli is replaced by Curtis Marlier for New Caledonia
85′ New Caledonia are running out of time now and haven’t created a clear-cut chance for a while
87′ RED CARD: New Caledonia have an appeal for a penalty waved away and the ball quickly breaks to the other end of the field where goalkeeper Usike is adjudged to have handled outside the box and is sent off
90′ Three minutes of injury time will be played
90 + 3′ Outfield player Marvin Drawilo is now in goal for New Caledonia and manages to keep out a volley from Bitiai
The final whistle is blown