Vanuatu – New Zealand Match Summary Download PDF
The starting line-ups were as follows:
Vanuatu: 1. Selonie IARUEL (GK), 2. Raoul COULON, 3. Jais MALSARANI, 5. Channell OBED, 6. Jelene WAIWAI, 8. Barry MANSALE, 9. Santino MERMER, 10. Abraham ROQUARA (c), 11. Jean KALTAK, 13. Steve SAILAS, 14. Michel COULON
New Zealand: 1. Scott BASALAJ (GK), 2. Harshae RANIGA, 4. Reece LAMBERT, 5. Luke ADAMS, 8. Rhys JORDAN, 9. Tim PAYNE, 10. Cameron HOWIESON, 12. Jordan VALE, 15. Nathan BUSWELL, 16. Bill TUILOMA, 19. Ken YAMAMOTO
The match kicks off
2′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 1, Vanuatu 0: Ken Yamamoto finds space in the Vanuatu box to poke a shot past goalkeeper Selonie Iaruel
5′ Vanuatu are keeping the ball well but the spell of possession does not yield any chances
9′ New Zealand midfielder Rhys Jordan puts Nathan Buswell away down the right with a great cross-field ball but Buswell is crowded out by the Vanuatu defence
12′ Cameron Howieson gets his head to a cross for New Zealand but his effort flies straight to Iaruel
14′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 2, Vanuatu 0: Bill Tuiloma scores the Kiwis second goal when he heads a Rhys Jordan free kick over Iaruel
17′ Tim Payne makes a break down the left and pulls the ball back for Buswell but his shot is blocked
19′ Payne nearly finishes off a Howieson free kick from the right but the ball bounces wide
23′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 3, Vanuatu 0: Payne gets on the scoresheet at the third time of trying when he slides the ball home off the post after good work by Buswell and Yamamoto
24′ Vanuatu have their first chance of the game through Santino Mermer on the edge of the box but he drags his shot wide
27′ SUBSITUTION: Steve Sailas is replaced by Tony Kaltak for Vanuatu
28′ Payne nearly has his second for New Zealand after a sweeping move down the right results in a close range shot for him but Iaruel makes a good save
30′ Howieson heads a deep cross back across goal for New Zealand but Jordan Vale miscues his volley
31′ YELLOW CARD: Jais Malsarani is cautioned for Vanuatu
32′ Howieson bends the free kick over the Vanuatu wall but it lands straight in Iaruel’s hands
37′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 4, Vanuatu 0: Vale has a simple tap in after Payne drives into the box and finds Yamamoto, whose shot is blocked and falls to Vale
41′ Yamamoto almost gets his name on the scoresheet again when he heads a well-flighted Tim Payne cross wide
45′ One minute of injury time will be played
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
46′ Payne almost scores immediately for New Zealand when he runs onto a through ball but puts his shot wide
48′ GOAL!!! Vanuatu 1, New Zealand 4: Vanuatu hit back with a great goal of their own when Tony Kaltak sets off down the right and squares the ball into the box for Santino Mermer to smash home
52′ The ball breaks to Jordan Vale about 25 yards out and he tries his luck with a left foot strike but Vanuatu goalkeeper Iaruel makes a comfortable save
54′ Buswell crosses for Tim Payne but the header is forced away for a corner
55′ Tony Kaltak hits a speculative volley from just outside the box on the right but it goes straight to goalkeeper Basalaj
58′ This half is turning out to be a lot more even than the first and Vanuatu are enjoying more of the ball
61′ SUBSTITUTION: Tim Payne is replaced by James Wypych for New Zealand
63′ Yamamoto very nearly gets another goal but Iaruel does brilliantly to palm his shot onto the post
65′ Iaruel is in the action again when he charges from his line to stop Howieson getting to a through ball
67′ Jean Kaltak hits an effort from well outside the box for Vanuatu but it rolls harmlessly wide
70′ Vanuatu are getting forward a lot more but are still struggling to carve out any chances
72′ Jean Kaltok receives the ball and turns to hit a volley towards goal for Vanuatu from long range but it is not on target
72′ SUBSTITUTION: Nathan Buswell is replaced by Ryan Howlett for New Zealand
74′ Rhys Jordan finds room on the edge of the box for a shot but it sails well over the Vanuatu goal
75′ SUBSTITUTION: Bill Tuiloma is replaced by Calvin Opperman for New Zealand
78′ SUBSTITUTION: Captain Abraham Roquara is replaced by Romain Carlot for Vanuatu
80′ Santino Mermer knocks a cross-come-shot in for Vanuatu but Basalaj catches it without bother
82′ The play is held up while New Zealand’s Cameron Howieson receives treatment for an injury
83′ Howieson appears to have recovered and play continues
87′ GOAL!!! New Zealand 5, Vanuatu 0: The Young All Whites finally have another goal after great work from Yamamoto puts in Howlett down the right and his chipped cross to the far post is coolly headed in by Howieson, whose initial pass had started the move
88′ SUBSTITUTION: Michel Coulon is replaced by Steve Lolten for Vanuatu
90′ Three minutes of injury time will be played