The winner across the two-legged final will go on to represent OFC at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan this December.
Auckland City vs Tefana: Download Match Summary Here
See below for all the play-by-play action.
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, 16. Albert RIERA
Coach: Ramon TRIBULIETX [ESP]
Tefana: 23. Xavier SAMIN [GK], 2. Stephane FAATIARAU, 3. Pierre KUGOGNE, 6. Heimano BOUREBARE, 7. Taufa NEUFFER, 8. Tetiamana MARMOUYET, 11. Jean-Claude CHANG KOEI CHANG, 13. Stanley ATANI, 15. Lorenzo TEHAU, 19. Alvin TEHAU, 21. Angelo TCHEN
Coach: Laurent HEINIS [TAH]
Match officials:
Referee: John SAOHU [SOL]
Assistant referee 1: Jackson NAMO [SOL]
Assistant referee 2: Ravinesh KUMAR [FIJ]
Fourth official: Rakesh VARMAN [FIJ]
The match kicks off
1′ Tefana have the kick off a work the ball into the box but Alex Feneridis heads clear for Auckland City
2′ Lorenzo Tehau tries to get on the end of a bouncing long ball for Tefana but is crowded out by the Auckland defence
4′ Manel Exposito volleys towards the Tefana goal from an acute angle but the shot is deflected over the bar
5′ Angel Berlanga heads just wide of the target for Auckland but is ruled offside anyway
7′ Alvin Tehau drags a low shot across the face of the Auckland goal from just outside the box
11′ Auckland have a free kick in a dangerous position but Tefana clear David Mulligan’s delivery
13′ City again win a free kick in a good area but Mulligan hits his cross too far this time
18′ James Pritchett breaks down the right for Auckland and whips a cross in but the ball is headed away
20′ Lorenzo Tehau cuts onto his left foot and shoots from distance under pressure but the effort sails over the Auckland bar
21′ YELLOW CARD: Taufa Neuffer is cautioned for Tefana
23′ YELLOW CARD: Angelo Tchen is cautioned for Tefana
26′ Ian Hogg is played in down the left for Auckland but chips his cross too far
30′ City have a free kick in a good position but again nothing comes of Mulligan’s delivery
31′ YELLOW CARD: Captain Tetiamana Marmouyet is cautioned for Tefana
33′ Lorenzo Tehau slices a shot wide of the Auckland goal from just outside the box after good build-up play
36′ Exposito tries his luck with a volley from long range but the effort is blocked
36′ Alvin Tehau puts a low shot wide of the Auckland goal
39′ Feneridis is teed up on the edge of the Tefana box but doesn’t strike his effort cleanly and goalkeeper Xavier Samin gathers easily
40′ Tefana struggle to deal with a Mulligan corner and a goalmouth scramble ensues but referee John Saohu blows for a foul against Auckland
45′ One minute of injury time will be played
45′ + 1′ Auckland have the best chance of the game when Adam Dickinson breaks into the box and squares for Exposito but Samin saves well at the feet of the Spanish striker
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
47′ Daniel Koprivcic breaks into the Tefana box but can’t get past a wall of several defenders
49′ Auckland have the first chance of the half when Hogg hits a volley across the face of goal
54′ Auckland are awarded an indirect free kick in the Tefana box when Samin handles a back pass
55′ Exposito and Mulligan work the free kick but get their wires crossed and Tefana clear before anyone can shoot
55′ YELLOW CARD: Stanley Atini is cautioned for Tefana
56′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 1 – 0 Tefana: Auckland go ahead when Samin gets his hand to a Koprivcic shot but Mulligan is on hand to knock in the rebound
60′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 2 – 0 Tefana: The home side go further in front when Koprivcic tucks the ball home from close range
60′ YELLOW CARD: Alex Feneridis is cautioned for Auckland
62′ YELLOW CARD: Hogg is cautioned for Auckland
65′ SUBSTITUTION: Mulligan is replaced by Luis Corrales for Auckland
67′ SUBSTITUTION: Lorenzo Tehau is replaced by Axel Williams for Tefana
70′ GOAL!!! Auckland City 2 – 1 Tefana: Williams makes an immediate impact when he latches onto a bouncing pass from Alvin Tehau and lofts it over goalkeeper Jacob Spoonley
75′ Berlanga volleys an Exposito corner towards the Tefana goal but the effort is blocked
79′ Goalkeeper Samin keeps Tefana in the game by saving well at the feet of Dickinson
79′ YELLOW CARD: Pierre Kugogne is cautioned for Tefana
80′ SUBSITUTION: Dickinson is replaced by Chad Coombes for Auckland
81′ SUBSTITUTION: Angelo Tchen is replaced by Tauraa Marmouyet for Tefana
82′ YELLOW CARD: Coombes is cautioned for Auckland
86′ SUBSTITUTION: Taufa Neuffer is replaced by Roihau Degage for Tefana
90′ Two minutes of injury time will be played
90′ + 1′ Spoonley saves an Alvin Tehau header but the offside flag is raised anyway
The final whistle is blown

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