Auckland City vs. Hekari United: Download Match Summary Here
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Starting line-ups:
Auckland City: 1. Jacob SPOONLEY (GK), 3. Ian HOGG, 5. Angel BERLANGA, 7. James PRITCHETT, 8. David MULLIGAN, 9. Manel EXPOSITO, 11. Daniel KOPRIVCIC, 13. Alex FENERIDIS, 14. Adam DICKINSON, 15. Ivan VICELICH (c), 16. Albert RIERA
Hekari United: 1. Leslie KALAI, 7. Raymond GUNEMBA, 8. Maciu DUNADAMU, 10. Wira WAMA, 12. David MUTA, 13. Andrew LEPANI (c), 16. Pita BOLATOGA, 17. Kema JACK, 19. Koriak UPAIGA, 21. Clifton AUMAE, 25. Taniela WAQA
Referee: Rakesh VARMAN (FIJ)
Assistant referee 1: Brent BEST (NZL)
Assistant referee 2: Nick VAN DER SALM (NZL)
4th official: Mirko BENISCHKE (GER)
The match kicks off
1′ David Mulligan bends a ball down the line fo Auckland City but Daniel Koprivcic can’t get on the end of it
2′ Hekari United go on the attack and force a throw in high on the right but it comes to nothing
3′ YELLOW CARD: Angel Berlanga is cautioned for Auckland after fouling Kema Jack on the halfway line
6′ Auckland are controlling most of the possession but are yet to carve out any chances
9′ Auckland win a free kick in a dangerous area when James Pritchett is fouled
9′ Mulligan plays the free kick short to Koprivcic but the move breaks down
12′ Most of the play is taking place in the middle of the park as each side attempts to gain a stronghold in the game
18′ Pritchett whips a cross over from the right for Auckland but it is cleared easily
19′ Manel Exposito makes ground on the left of the box for Auckland but Taniela Waqa comes across to make a good tackle
22′ Auckland captain Ivan Vicelich is injured in a tackle and takes a while to get back to his feet
25′ Raymond Gunemba jinks his way past several tackles on the right of Auckland’s box but can’t get a cross in
28′ The match has settled into a very even contest and neither side has created a chance yet
30′ Auckland are awarded a penalty when a Daniel Koprivcic cross is handled in the Hekari box
31′ Exposito takes the spot kick but doesn’t make a clean connection and goalkeeper Leslie Kalai saves. Albert Riera gets to the follow up but Kalai gathers his close-range effort
33′ YELLOW CARD: Wira Wama is cautioned for Hekari
34′ YELLOW CARD: It’s now Pita Bolatoga’s turn to go into the book for Hekari
35′ Clifton Aumae fires a well-struck effort over the Auckland bar
37′ Wama gets his head to a deep Hekari cross but City goalkeeper Jacob Spoonley makes a comfortable save
41′ Adam Dickinson controls a bouncing ball on the edge of the Hekari box and volleys at goal but the effort goes too high
45′ Hekari goalkeeper Kalai has to leave come to the edge of his area to clear a long ball
45′ YELLOW CARD: Adam Dickinson is cautioned for Auckland City
45′ Two minutes of injury time will be played
45′ + 2′ Jack nearly gets in on goal for Hekari but is called back for offside
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
47′ Hekari appeal for a foul when Maciu Dunadamu is bundled over on the edge of the box but referee Rakesh Varman waves play on
49′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 1 – Hekari United 0: Exposito breaks the deadlock in style when he bends a perfectly-placed shot into Kalai’s bottom left corner from the edge of the area
53′ Auckland win a free kick in a dangerous position when Riera is fouled not far outside the box
54′ Mulligan hits the free kick into the top of the City wall
55′ SUBSTITUTION: Riera is replaced by Andreu Guerao for Auckland City
61′ SUBSTITUTION: Koprivcic is replaced by Emiliano Tade for Auckland City
63′ SUBSTITUTION: Gunemba is replaced by Ian Yanum for Hekari United
64′ Koriak Upaiga makes his way past several challenges to break into the Auckland box but his last touch is too heavy and he loses possession before he can shoot
67′ Exposito tries to repeat his earlier effort but curls the ball straight to Kalai this time
69′ Waqa slides to cut out a low Auckland cross at the near post
71′ SUBSTITUTION: Aumae is replaced by Samuel Kini for Hekari United
72′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 2 – Hekari United 0: Auckland go further in front when substitute Tade picks up a loose ball on the edge of the box and hits a low effort past Kalai
73′ SUBSTITUTION: Dickinson is replaced by Adam McGeorge for Auckland City
76′ Mulligan latches onto a McGeorge nod down and shoots but can’t beat Kalai
78′ Goalkeeper Spoonley has to leave his line and clear when Ian Hogg needs help dealing with a bouncing ball
80′ SUBSTITUTION: Lepani is replaced by John Namani for Hekari United
86′ Hekari are running out of time to get back into the game and, despte competing well, have not created many chances this afternoon
The final whistle is blown

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