See below for all the play-by-play action.
Starting line-ups:
Australia: 13. Angelo KONSTANTINOU (GK), 5. Mark SYMINGTON, 7. Toby SEETO (c), 10. Daniel FOGARTY, 11. Dean LOCKHART
Substitutes: 1. Kieran PATES (GK), 2. Adam COOPER, 3. Daniel FULTON, 4. Wade GIOVENALI, 6. Eddie ALPKAYA, 8. Marino MUSUMECI, 9. Chris ZEBALLOS
Coach: Steve KNIGHT (AUS)
Tahiti: 8. Teivarii KAIHA (GK), 5. Jacob TUTAVAE, 2. Matana BEA (c), 4. Michel MAIHURI, 11. Antoine TAVE
Substitutes: 6. Alexis TOOFA, 7. Gaby KAVERA, 9. Usiera PUKOKI, 12. Mote TINO, 13. Mana FAARAHIA
Coach: Heitapu HUNTER (TAH)
Match officials:
Referee: Campbell KIRK-WAUGH (NZL)
Second referee: Francois CUCCURULLO (NZL)
Third referee: Phillip MANA (SOL)
Timekeeper: Jainut DEAN (FIJ)
The match kicks off
18′ 30″ Australia have the early ball and are working it around patiently to try to find an opening
17′ 30″ Tahiti are sitting deep to deny Australia space in front of goal to shoot
16′ 18″ Tahiti come forward for the first time but Antoine Tave is tackled before he can shoot
15′ 37″ Gaby Kavera hits a shot straight at Australia goalkeeper Angelo Konstantinou
14′ 17″ Australia captain Toby Seeto shoots from distance but his effort is blocked
13′ 50″ Daniel Fogarty hits the post for Australia with a low shot across goal
13′ 14″ Fogarty cuts onto his right and shoots but Tahiti goalkeeper Teivarii Kaiha saves with his foot
13′ 00″ Seeto puts a shot wide of the Tahiti goal
12′ 02″ Adam Cooper tries his luck for Australia from wide on the left but can’t find the target
11′ 38″ Seeto shoots from distance again for Australia but the effort is blocked
10′ 50″ Cooper hits a shot well over the Tahiti cross bar
10′ 41″ Mark Symington slices a shot wide of the Tahiti goal
10′ 35″ Seeto taps a free kick to Cooper who blazes his strike over the bar
09′ 22″ Kaiha tips a Symington shot over the bar for Tahiti
08′ 11″ A well-worked free kick from Australia results in Wade Giovenali hitting the post
07′ 10″ Giovenali cuts inside on the left and puts an effort over the Tahiti bar
05′ 40″ Chris Zeballos clears a Mote Tino shot off the line for Australia
05′ 22″ Kaiha saves a powerful Zeballos strike at head height
04′ 40″ Kaiha is called into action again, this time to save a Seeto effort
04′ 10″ Tino breaks down the right for Tahiti and shoots but Konstantinou saves
04′ 10″ YELLOW CARD: Cooper is cautioned for Australia
04′ 10″ A time out is called by Tahiti
04′ 07″ A Tahiti free kick is played to Tino but he slices his shot wide
03′ 18″ Dean Lockhart has a crack from distance for Australia but misses the target
02′ 30″ Mana Faarahia has Tahiti’s best chance of the match on the counter attack but can’t take full advantage
01′ 08″ A Lockhart shot is blocked by the Tahiti defence
00′ 24″ Kaiha keeps out a Fogarty shot with his foot for Tahiti
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
19′ 17″ Tahiti break forward through Jacob Tutavae and he plays in Michel Maihuri but the latter can’t connect cleanly with his effort and it rolls wide
18′ 16″ Tahiti goalkeeper Kaiha palms away a shot from Marino Musumeci
16′ 44″ Tino blazes a shot wide of the Australia goal after another counter attack by Tahiti
14′ 40″ The Tahiti defence blocks a shot by Cooper
13′ 36″ GOAL! Australia 1 Tahiti 0: Australia finally go ahead when Giovenali shoots and it goes in off the unfortunate Matana Bea for an own goal
12′ 29″ Alexis Toofa smashes a shot towards goal for Tahiti but the effort is blocked
11′ 59″ Kaiha saves a powerful strike from Seeto at his near post
11′ 20″ GOAL! Australia 2 Tahiti 0: The Futsalroos give themselves a bit of breathing space when Cooper latches onto a Seeto pass and slots it home
10′ 11″ Tino swivels and shoots for Tahiti but drags his effort wide
10′ 00″ Tahiti captain Bea tries his luck with a volley but doesn’t make a clean enough connection to find the target
08′ 58″ Mark Symington cuts onto his right and shoots for Australia but the strike goes well wide
08′ 31″ YELLOW CARD: Eddie Alpkaya is cautioned for Australia
08′ 22″ Toofa smashes a free kick past the Australia goal
04′ 35″ Seeto finds room for a shot with a good piece of skill but Kaiha tips his strike over the bar
04′ 35″ A time out is called by Tahiti
02′ 25″ Konstantinou dives to save a shot from Tino
01′ 28″ Tahiti goalkeeper Kaiha comes forward to blaze a shot wide of the Australia goal
The final whistle is blown

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