The weekend’s remaining O-League fixture sees New Zealand rivals Auckland City and Waitakere United clash tomorrow afternoon.
Amicale – Lautoka Match Summary click here
See below for all the play-by-play action.
The starting line-ups:
Amicale: 1. Ernest BONG (GK), 3. Young PAUL, 5. Richard ANISUA, 6. Nelson SALE KILIFA, 7. Jean ROBERT YOULOU, 11. Fenedy MASAUVAKALO, 13. Gibson DAUDAU, 15. Alphonse BONGNAIM, 17. Alick MAEMAE, 19. Jack WETNEY, 25. Stanley WAITA
Lautoka: 1. Ali CEM (GK), 2. Krishna SAMY, 3. Alvin AVINESH, 5. Siga ALI, 7. Valerio NAWATU, 9. Leone VURUKANIA, 10. Sanni ISSA, 11. Adam BELCAID, 13. Yavz EKINCI, 16. Mohammed MANSARAY
The match kicks off
1′ Masauvakalo hits the first shot of the match from a Daudau pass for Amicale but can’t find the target
3′ Paul shoots for Amicale but the shot is saved by Lautoka keeper Cem
7′ GOAL!!! Amicale 1, Lautoka 0 Masauvakalo opens the scoring for Amicale after a great pass from Wetney
10′ Wetney finds Daudau with another fine pass but the offside flag is raised
12′ Masauvakalo has another great chance to score but Cem makes a good save
15′ SUBSTITUTION: Lautoka make an early change when Mansaray is replaced by Avindra Naidu
17′ Maemae latches on to a Masauvakalo pass for Amicale and shoots but Cem again pulls off a smart stop
18′ Daudau has another good opportunity after linking well with Maemae but Cem makes yet another excellent save and is keeping his side in the game at the moment
19′ YELLOW CARD: Samy is cautioned for Lautoka after a challenge on Wetney
20′ Lautoka finally launch an attack of their own through Nawatu but Bongnaim defends well for Lautoka and the ball goes out for a corner
21′ The ball quickly breaks to the other end where Masavakalo fails to capitalise on another good chance
22′ Lautoka have their second attempt on goal when Issa tries his luck but his shot sails over the bar
24′ RED CARD: Amicale are reduced to 10 men when Paul is sent off for a foul on Nawatu
27′ Losing a player does not seem to have had much of an effect on Amicale and they are still producing good football
29′ GOAL!!! Lautoka 2, Amicale 0: Amicale go further in front when Maemae finishes off a Masauvakalo pass
29′ YELLOW CARD: Maemae is cautioned after removing his shirt to celebrate the goal
32′ Maemae squanders an opportunity to score his second and the third of the match
33′ GOAL!!! Amicale 3, Lautoka 0: Amicale do have a third when Wetney gets on the end of a Maemae ball for a simple tap in
35′ Naidu tries to get Lautoka back in the game but Anisua defends well for Amicale
38′ YELLOW CARD: Nawatu is cautioned for Lautoka after he is adjudged to have dived in the box
39′ Waita is in a good position to score Amicale’s fourth but good defending from Lautoka skipper Issa denies him
41′ Lautoka put pressure on the Amicale defence but Daudau makes a fine clearance
42′ Amicale are dominating all aspects of the game and Lautoka will be keen to hear the halftime whistle
44′ Nawatu sets off on a jinking run for Lautoka and shoots but his effort goes over the bar
45′ Two minutes of injury time will be played
45′ + 1′ Masauvakalo misses another chance to get himself on the scoresheet again after Wetney picks him out in a promising position
45′ + 2′ GOAL!!! Amicale 4, Lautoka 0: The home side extend their lead even further just before the break when Masauvakalo links up well with Maemae to finally score his second
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
46′ SUBSTITUTION: Belcaid is replaced by Kamal Hassan at halftime for Lautoka
48′ Masauvakalo tries to complete his hat-trick but hits his shot slightly to high and the ball goes just over the bar
50′ Masauvakalo misses another chance after receiving a good pass from Waita
51′ Lautoka have played some good football since the interval but, despite being a man down, Amicale are denying them goal scoring opportunities
52′ SUBSTITUTION: Waita is replaced by Dereck Malas for Amicale
57′ Lautoka have forced several corners in quick succession but the Amicale defence has so far kept them out
58′ The Lautoka pressure almost pays off but Issa’s effort is well cleared by Anisua
59′ Substitute Malas finds Masauvakalo but Cem adds another save to what is quickly becoming a man-of-the-match performance
62′ Nawatu has an attempt at goal for Lautoka but his shot goes over the bar
62′ Lautoka continue to look more threatening and nearly score when Issa beats Daudau but can’t find the target with his effort
65′ Masauvakalo, Maemae and Malas join forces to carve out another Amicale opportunity but fail to take full advantage of it
68′ GOAL!!! Lautoka 1, Amicale 4: Lautoka finally get on the scoresheet when Daudau handles in the box and Avinesh converts the spot kick
75′ SUBSTITUTION: Maemae is replaced by Richard Garae for Amicale
77′ Substitute Hassan takes a shot at goal for Lautoka but it goes wide
82′ SUBSTITUTION: Anisua is replaced by Bisili Lenson for Amicale
85′ RED CARD: Samy is sent off for Lautoka after receiving his second caution
89′ GOAL!!! Amicale 5, Lautoka 1: Masauvakalo finally completes his hat-trick when he receives the ball from Wetney and embarks on a run from halfway before finishing past Cem
90′ Four minutes of injury time will be played
The final whistle is blown