To view the official Match Summary: click here OFCU17 FIJvSAM
Fiji: 20. Waisake RAVUIWASA [GK], 2. Manumanubai ARAMI, 3. Shalit REDDY, 4. Mkeimi RALULU, 6. Adeel ALI, 7. Fazeem KHAN, 8. Shamron PRASAD, 10. Kartik KUMAR, 11. Simeli BATIRATU, 14. Afraz ALI, 18. Savneel DEO (C)
Substitutes: 1. Biuvanua JOELA [GK], 5. Shoel KHAN, 9. Patrick JOSEPH, 12. Amena BOLAITAMANA, 13. Alvish NAIDU, 15. France CATAROGO, 16. Lino ROSERU, 17. Timoci DOVI, 19. Rusiate QIO
Coach: Kamal SWAMY [FIJ] & Yogendra DUTT [FIJ]
Samoa: 1. Taase HUNT [GK], 2. Tauati TANOAI, 3. Peter HUNT, 4. Bronson LOTU-I’IGA, 7. Seli FUIMAONO, 8. Samuelu MALO, 9. Willie SAUILUMA, 10. Frank MARINER (C), 11. David WENSLEY, 12. Vaa TAUALAI, 21. Salvation SATUALA
Substitutes: 5. Lafoga LAFOGA PUPULA, 6. Poasa EPA, 13. Mose SOFALA, 14. Timote HALAHINGANO, 15. Osa SAVELIO, 16. Iosefo TOMA, 17. Henry SMITH, 18. Slade OMERI, 19. Felix-Dominique IULIO, 20. Maaushammah TAUASA, 22. Tusitala VITO [GK]
Coach: Desmond FAAI’UASO [SAM]
Match Officials:
Referee: Robinson BANGA [VAN]
Assistant Referee 1: Hilmon SESE [VAN]
Assistant Referee 2: Mahit CHILIA [VAN]
Fourth Official: Gerald OIAKA [SOL]
FULL TIME
90’+3′ Bit of a fray between MARINER and MANUMANUBAI but the ref gets them to make up
90’+3′ Fiji caught offside and it’s P.HUNT sending upfield
90’+1′ Free kick for Fiji sent out the back
Three minutes additional time
89′ SUB SAM Slade OMERI replaces Salvation SATUALA SUB FIJ Simeli BATIRATU is replaced by France CATAROGO
87′ KHAN sends his strike about 10m too high
86′ Decent shot from Shamron PRASAD but the effort is just over the bar
84′ T.HUNT jogs wide to clear as BATIRATU arrives but slips
81′ MARINER is down injured in the box and requires treatment so limps to the sideline
79′ HALAHINGANO advances but is muscled off the ball by Adeel ALI
78′ Fiji have a free kick in Samoa’s half 10m off the corner, sent over everyone by KUMAR
76′ Play seems restricted to Samoa’s half at the moment as Fiji appear in control of the match
73′ T. HUNT gets under the ball in the box and hoofs it upfield
70′ SUB FIJ Akeimi MANUMANUBAI is replaced by Patrick JOSEPH
69′ TANOAI races across to slide the ball off the foot of an advancing BATIRATU
67′ SUB SAM Timote HALAHINGANO replaces Vaa TAUALAI
66′ MALO cuts outside his man and shoots from distance but RAVUIWASA is up to it
64′ MARINER has a chance but sends it just over the top of the Fiji goal
62′ Samoa corner but away by MATEIWAI
60′ Free kick Fiji into the box but no-one under it and it’s seen long by SAUILUMA
59′ Great saving tackle from TANOAI to halt the advance from KHAN
57′ Peter HUNT is left clutching his right arm after it was hooked by the Fiji player in a rough challenge
55′ SUB SAM Bronson LOTU-I’IGA is replaced by Lagoga PUPULA LAFOGA
53′ YELLOW CARD Frank MARINER is cautioned for Samoa
52′ Fiji with a corner, but it’s headed outside the goal
50′ GOAL!!! FIJ 4-1 SAM Fazeem KHAN puts away for his hat-trick – the second hat-trick of the day
48′ GOAL!!! FIJ 3-1 SAM LOTU-I’IGA heads back to his keeper but misses and it’s an own goal in Fiji’s favour
Back underway for the second half with a Fiji start
HALF TIME FIJ 2-1 SAM
One minute additional time
44′ Great passing from Samoa as they advance but Fiji putting a great defensive wall up
42′ SUB FIJ Muni REDDY is replaced by Amena BOLAITAMANA
40′ Samoa send upfield to Mariner off the throw and it’s wide for TAUALI – P.HUNT sends to the box but Fiji head away
39′ RAVUIWASA is back on his feet and instantly called into action as MARINER bears down
38′ YELLOW CARD David WENSLEY of Samoa is cautioned as is Muni REDDY of Fiji after a melee in the box that has Fiji keeper RAVUIWASA rolling on the floor
35′ GOAL!!! FIJ 2-1 SAM Samualu MALO finishes an excellent solo effort to pull Samoa back into the game
33′ GOAL!!! FIJ 2-0 SAM KHAN with his second after Samoa take too long on the ball while close to their goal
31′ LOTU-I’IGA with a great header to relieve some pressure for Samoa
29′ GOAL!!! FIJ 1-0 SAM Fazeem KHAN walks the ball over the line to give Fiji the lead
26′ Samoa with some great work up the middle but can’t quite break through that last line
23′ Long ball has Akeimi MATEIWAI on the chase but it’s well covered out by T. HUNT
23′ Shot from Samoa is just off target
22′ SATUALA recovers well to boot off the foot of KHAN
20′ Fiji really throwing their weight behind some of these challenges. A big hit from behind from BATIRATU earns Samoa a free kick
18′ Massive shot at range from Seli FUIMAONO and it rebounds off the cross bar!
18′ Muni REDDY uses his height to muscle TAUALAI off the ball
16′ BATIRATU goes in hard on a 50-50 with TANOAI and comes out worse off
15′ BATIRATU puts it outside the target
14′ SAUILUMA plays inside looking for MARINER but it’s just over his head
13′ Free kick Fiji delivered by KHAN but headed away by SATUALA
13′ RAVUIWASA is back on his feet and play continues
11′ Frank MARINER clashes with Waisake RAVUIWASA and the Fiji keeper stays down
10′ Fiji with another corner, KUMAR sends it’s headed down by KHAN but wide of the target
9′ Willie SAUILUMA touches to David WENSLEY, he looks wide but overdoes his ball to Vaa TAUALAI
8′ T.HUNT puts the ball into touch as KHAN comes bearing down
6′ Shot from Fazeem KHAN but he pushes it too wide
5′ Popped wide to Kartik KUMAR he sends middle for BATIRATU but the lofty striker has slipped allowing Tauati TANOAI to clear
3′ SAVE! Taase HUNT correctly dives right to put Afraz ALI’s shot away from goal
2′ Referee Robinson BANGA points to the spot as BATIRATU shoots in the box
1′ Simeli BATIRATU charges in on Salvation STAUALA of Samoa who earns a free c
UNDERWAY! Samoa take the kick off as the second game on Match Day 9 gets started