See below for the play-by-play action.
Starting line-ups:
Ba: 1. Jone RALULU (GK), 2. Avinesh SUWAMY, 4. Manueli KALOU, 5. Ronil KUMAR, 12. Remueru TEKIATE, 13. Kini VILIAME, 16. Malakai TIWA, 18. Laisenia RAURA, 26. Marika MADIGI, 28. Jone SALAUNEUNE, 29. Osea VAKATALESAU
Coach: Yogendra DUTT
Waitakere United: 1. Danny ROBINSON [GK], 2. Jason ROWLEY, 3. Aaron SCOTT, 4. Tim MYERS, 6. Matt CUNNEEN, 8. Chris BALE, 10. Allan PEARCE, 11. Ross McKENZIE, 12. Roy KRISHNA, 17. Jake BUTLER, 20. Ryan DE VRIES
Coach: Neil EMBLEN
Match officials:
Referee: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)
Assistant referee 1: Ravinesh KUMAR (FIJ)
Assistant referee 2: Rakesh CHANDRA (FIJ)
Fourth official: Mudaliar DINAMANI (FIJ)
The match kicks off
1′ Waitakere striker Allan Pearce gets behind the Ba defence but is called back for offside
2′ Targetman Osea Vakatalesau shoots for Ba from inside the box but Waitakere manage to clear
4′ Vakatalesau intercepts a pass and drives into the Waitakere box but goalkeeper Danny Robinson comes out and smothers the ball at his feet
6′ At the other end, Roy Krishna races into the Ba area and fires a shot wide
6′ The dangerous Vakatalesau heads the ball towards goal but the Waitakere defences scrambles it out for a corner
10′ Marika Madigi hits a shot towards the Waitakere goal but Robinson gathers
12′ Defender Tim Myers gets on the end of an attacking free kick for Waitakere but his effort goes out for a goalkick
13′ Pearce hits a cross-come-shot from the byline towards goal but Ba goalkeeper Jone Ralulu judges it well and makes a safe catch
16′ Krishna breaks away but is caught offside
18′ Custodian Ralulu suffers an injury and play is held up while he receives treatment
19′ The goalkeeper appears fit enough to continue and the action resumes
22′ Malakai Tiwa attempts an ambitious effort from fully 35 yards which sails over the Waitakere bar
24′ Laisenia Raura blocks a Pearce shot
25′ Ralulu is still struggling with his injury and goes down again to get some more treatment
27′ The match gets underway again
28′ Ba go on the attack
30′ YELLOW CARD: Ralulu is cautioned for Ba
31′ GOAL!!! Waitakere United 1 – 0 Ba: Centre back Matt Cunneen puts Waitakere ahead when he heads home a corner
36′ GOAL!!! Ba 1 -1 Waitakere United: The leads doesn’t last long as a speculative shot from distance by Remeuru Takiata beats Robinson and finds the net
42′ Madigi clears a Waitakere cross from inside the Ba box
42′ Tiwa goes down injured and receives treatment
43′ Tiwa is back on his feet but Manueli Kalou now also needs some attention for an injury
44′ Krishna hits a powerful drive on target but Ralulu tips it wide
45′ Krishna has another shot and again Ralulu saves
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
46′ Madigi snuffs out a Waitakere attack
47′ Chris Bale hits a shot over the bar for Waitakere
48′ Krishna heads towards the Ba goal but his effort goes wide
50′ Madigi floats a ball into the Waitakere box but no Ba player can get on the end of it
51′ GOAL!!! Ba 2 – 1 Waitakere United: Jone Salauneune puts Ba into the lead after exchanging passes with Tiwa and firing home
53′ SUBSTITUTION: Ross McKenzie is replaced by Rory Turner for Waitakere
57′ SUBSTITUTION: Ryan De Vries is replaced by Sean Lovemore for Waitakere
59′ The match is being played at a fast pace as Waitakere try to draw level
63′ Avinesh Suwamy tries a trademark attempt from long range but the ball is collected by Robinson this time
65′ Goalscorer Salauneune goes down injured and leaves the field to receive treatment but is soon back on
68′ YELLOW CARD: Madigi is cautioned for Ba
69′ SUBSTITUTION: Salauneune is replaced by Malakai Kanihewe for Ba
73′ GOAL!!! Ba 3 – 1 Waitakere United: Substitute Kanihewe makes an immediate impact by scoring Ba’s third and possibly putting the game out of Waitakere’s reach
74′ SUBSTITUTION: Pearce is replaced by player-coach Neil Emblen for Waitakere
75′ YELLOW CARD: Vakatalesau is cautioned for Ba
80′ A Vakatalesau cross falls to Tiwa but he fails to find the target
80′ YELLOW CARD: Chris Bale is cautioned for Waitakere
83′ GOAL!!! Waitakere 2 – 3 Ba: Waitakere give themselves hope when substitute Lovemore finishes off a Krishna cross
86′ An Emblen shot bounces down off the crossbar and the coach thinks it’s in but Tahitian referee Norbert Hauata waves play on
90′ Four minutes of injury time will be played
The final whistle is blown

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