AS Tefana 2-3 Hekari United

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AS Tefana: 1. Stevens HIRIGA (GK), 4. Teheivarii LUDIVION, 6. Tunoa TEVAEARAI, 7. Temarii TINORUA, 11. Sylvain GRAGLIA, 12. Alvin TEHAU (c), 14. Jonathan TEHAU, 15. Jean CHANG KOEI CHANG, 16. Manutea TAAE, 17. Lorenzo TEHAU, 21. Angelo TCHEN
Substitutes: 2. Stephane FAATIARAU, 3. Taumihau TIATIA, 5. Tauatua LUCAS, 8. Jess HOROI, 9. Tauhiti KECK, 13. Stanley ATANI, 18. Tauraa MARMOUYET, 19. Heimano BOUREBARE, 20. Kenny NUI, 29. Mikael ROCHE (GK), 30. Tetahio TERIINOHOPUAITERAI
Suspended: 10. Steevy CHONG HUE
Coach: Sébastien LABAYEN (TAH)
Hekari United: 22. Beniamino MATEINAQARA (GK), 2. Daniel JOE, 3. Emmanuel POILA, 5. Haddis AENGARI, 8. Nicholas MURI, 9. Dennis IFUNAOA, 10. Tuti Zama TANITO, 12. David MUTA (c), 13. Tommy SEMMY, 16. Pita BOLATOGA, 21. Barry MANSAL
Substitutes: 1. Leslie KALAI (GK), 7. Alick MAEMAE, 11. Joachim WAROI, 14. Emmanuel SIMON, 17. Kema JACK, 23. Jeremy YASASA, 24. Tonga ESIRA
Absent: 6. Emmanuel AIREM, 15. Wilson KILA, 19. Koriak UPAIGA, 20. Ishmael POLE (GK), 26. Isaac TOROT
Coach: Jerry ALLEN (SOL)
Match Officials
Referee: Ravitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 1: Rakesh CHANDRA (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Ujwaal MUDLIAR (FIJ)
Fourth Official: George TIME (SOL)
FULL TIME
90’+8′ The clock is ticking down and it’s likely MATEINAQARA’s goalkick will be the last action
90’+7′ HOROI flicks a cross in, a leaping Alvin TEHAU tries to touch it in but can’t quite reach
90’+6′ Ball sent over the play by LUDIVON, it’s chased down by KECK but the flag has gone up
90’+5′ GRAGLIA beats the backline and crosses but it’s straight into the nearest defender’s feet
90’+4′ SEMMY with a powerful long range effort that sends his boot flying and just floats over the goal
90’+4′ Hekari playing a very high back line
90’+3′ SUB HEKARI Substitute Alick MAEMAE is replaced by Kema JACK
90’+2′ MATEINAQARA comes well wide to put a ball out as HOROI comes running up the left
90’+2′ Hekari look like they’re going to make a substitute
Seven minutes additional time added
90′ Hekari win a corner and go for something short in an effort to wind down the clock
90′ MAEMAE plays to SEMMY in the middle but it’s in behind the striker
89′ KECK is 1v1 with the keeper but he received from an offside position
89′ Ball comes in the box but Tefana can’t find a way through the mess of bodies
88′ MATERINAQARA is receiving treatment on the pitch and Tefana are anxious to get back underway
86′ Ball is cut back by Alvin TEHAU, MATEINAQARA gets a touch before his defender in the middle boots away for a corner
85′ Ball drops neatly for HOROI who winds up and fires wide
85′ David MUTA slips in the middle but Hekari manage to hold onto the ball
84′ Tefana on the move, everyone back in their own half for Hekari
82′ Goal kick for Hekari and MATEINAQARA tries to find SEMMY but it’s Tefana who win the ball and advance
81′ SUB TEFANA TINORUA is replaced by Jess HOROI
80′ Great play into the box from Tefana but they can’t get a clear shot off
79′ Tefana try to go through the middle but a fairly strong defence block has been set up by Hekari
78′ SEMMY drops deep to collect, wins the ball and is taken down for a Hekari free kick
77′ SEMMY is put through by JOE, he tries to go around FAATIARAU and beat him with pace but the defender covers well
76′ GRAGLIA putting pressure on MATEINAQARA but the keeper is cool and cuts around the attacker before booting upfield
75′ YELLOW CARD Jonathan TEHAU goes in the referees book this time
73′ Free kick for Hekari deep in Tefana’s half, off the post and Tefana are on the break
71′ RED CARD Tutizama TANITO will play no further part in this match and Hekari are down to nine
70′ SUB HEKARI UNITED Dennis IFUNAOA is replaced by Alick MAEMAE
69′ SUB TEFANA Stephane FAATIARAU replaces Angelo TCHEN
67′ Numbers advantage in the box for Tefana but the flag goes up as Jonathan TEHAU drifts forward too early
66′ Lorenzo TEHAU stops a Hekari advance short and eventually wins the turnover
65′ Tefana almost slice through the Hekari defence but AENGARI makes the intercept
63′ Tutizama TANITO is taken down and earns a free kick for Hekari
62′ SUB TEFANA Manutea TAAE is replaced by Tauhiti KECK
62′ The rain is starting to waft in from the sea-ward side of the stadium
60′ MATEINAQARA comes out of his safe zone to boot the ball out
59′ TINORUA goes 1v1 with MATEINAQARA who dives in to collect at the feet of the striker
58′ GOAL!!! AS Tefana 2-3 Hekari United A third assist from TANITO in this match as he picks out Tommy SEMMY who then makes no mistake in finding the back of the net
56′ LUDIVON has gone down in a challenge with TANITO and needs treatment
55′ Long range effort is lobbed in by JOE but HIRIGA has time to get under it
55′ Okay, back into the football and Hekari United are pressuring the Tefana end of the field
53′ YELLOW CARD First action of the match is a dismal one from WAROI who is cautioned for his challenge on Angelo TCHEN
52′ SUB HEKARI UNITED MURI is replaced by Joachim WAROI
52′ YELLOW CARD Both players involved in that incident are cautioned. Alvin TEHAU of Tefana and Nicholas MURI for Hekari United
52′ We can see the yellow card in the referees hand but he’s yet to brandish it
50′ There’s a clash on the far side of the pitch – a player from both sides has gone down
49′ GOAL!!! AS Tefana 2-2 Hekari United Persistance pays off for Tefana as a loose ball is chased down, hooked back into the box and sent into the back of the net by Temarii TINORUA
47′ Decent build up from Tefana as GRAGLIA travels up the left, sends middle and the resulting shot goes outside the post
46′ Turnover for Hekari United and CHANG KOEI CHANG charges through IFUNAOA as he receives the throw in
46′ AS Tefana get the second half started in Suva
HALF-TIME: AS Tefana 1-2 Hekari United
45’+3′ GOAL!!! AS Tefana 1-2 Hekari United Tefana fail to clear the ball out of the danger zone and Haddis AENGARI is able to poke home from close range
45’+2′ The ball is lofted into the box but it’s dealt with well by LUDIVON and out for a corner
45’+1′ There’s a bit of discussion between the two captains and referee BEHARI
Four minutes additional time
45′ YELLOW CARD Jean Claude CHANG KOEI CHANG is cautioned for AS Tefana – the two teams are in disagreement and surround the referee but he copes well
44′ Very close offside call made on Jonathan TEHAU and Hekari are back in possession
42′ TANITO finds SEMMY who has the legs to race past his marker and get off a cross-shot which just sweeps past the back post
41′ Free kick for Hekari 10m out from the Tefana corner after an Alvin TEHAU challenge
40′ It’s fairly fiesty out there, lets hope these sides can calm things down a little and show off some of their footballing flair
39′ Great shielding from Tefana to see the ball out over their own goal line for a free kick
37′ Tefana have played the last couple of minutes a man down as Alvin TEHAU first receives treatment, then need to change his sock
35′ GOAL!!! AS Tefana 1-1 Hekari United Angelo TCHEN neatly slots in his second consecutive penalty
34′ RED CARD Referee Ravitesh BEHARI points to the spot before brandishing a red card at Pita BOLATOGA
32′ Tefana counter quickly and someone’s just caught the trailing foot of Lorenzo TEHAU in the box as he winds up his shot
32′ Tutizama TANITO takes but they don’t threaten HIRIGA
31′ Free kick for Hekari United five metres off the corner of the box
30′ YELLOW CARD Angleo TCHEN is cautioned after knock
ing SEMMY flat in an aerial challenge
29′ Chip over the Hekari defence but the flag goes up on TINORUA
28′ Tefana switch from left to right deep in their own half, it comes up the line to TINORUA but his first touch puts it out
26′ David MUTA goes down this time, but is back up to take the free kick which he plays short to Barry MANSALE
26′ GRAGLIA crosses middle and TINORUA shoots, but it’s well picked up by an alert MATEINAQARA
25′ MURI goes down hard in challenge and requires treatment but play can soon resume as he steps off the field
23′ Cross from Teheivarii LUDIVON is kicked clear by Haddis AENGARI
22′ Double save from MATEINAQARA as he slaps the first drive down and recovers to clear the second
20′ IFUNAOA with a challenge from behind on TCHEN who stays down but eventually gets up after the referee Ravitesh BEHARI has a thorough talking to the Hekari man
18′ Nicholas MURI tries to find a teammate with a back heel but he succeeds only in handing the ball to his opponents
17′ SEMMY tries to go around a diving HIRIGA but he’s stopped short by a hand, and the assistant referee’s flag
16′ The ball runs slowly across Tefana’s goal mouth but there’s no one – either defender or attacker – to put it anywhere and it continues out the other side
15′ MATEINAQARA well out of his box but Lorenzo TEHAU can’t put it in the open goal under pressure from JOE
14′ TCHEN plays over the Hekari back line for Jean Claude CHANG KOEI CHANG but he’s left it as he knows he’s offside
13′GOAL!!! AS Tefana 0-1 Hekari United Great volley on the fly from Dennis IFUNAOA who sends it across the goal and into the net
12′ A chance as Angelo TCHEN breaks past his marker and shoots, Benaminio MATEINAQARA fumbles on the way down, it’s followed up by TINORUA but it’s straight at the keeper
11′ Excellent structure from Tefana, you can see what they’re trying to achieve but it’s that final line that they’re struggling to penetrate
10′ GRAGLIA brings it deep into the right-corner before delivering to Jonathan TEHAU who can’t get off a decent shot with Manutea TAAE in his way
8′ GRAGLIA lays off for Lorenzo TEHAU to chase but he can’t beat Daniel JOE in the foot race allowing the defender to pass back to his keeper to clear
8′ POILA charges in behind Jonathan TEHAU and right over the top of him to concede a free kick
7′ Tommy SEMMY putting pressure on HIRIGA as he tries to offload
6′ The Tahitians work a turnover and try to hit Jonathan TEHAU up front but the flag goes up
5′ Throw in for Hekari as the action seems contained to Tefana’s back third for now
4′ Free kick just inside the Tefana half is sent into the box by Emmanuel POILA, it’s palmed down by Stevens HIRIGA who is under no pressure
3′ Temarii TINORUA plays wide to Sylvain GRAGLIA but he can’t quite keep it in
2′ Great passing play from Tefana, picks out Lorenzo TEHAU but again BOLATOGA is there to stop him short
1′ Tefana send over the defence hoping one of their two attackers can pick it up but Pita BOLATOGA is ready
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