Papua New Guinea have defeated hosts Tahiti 2-1 on the last day of action in Group A at the OFC U-17 Championship 2017.
Papua New Guinea: 20. Graham BERIGAMI (GK), 3. Kimson KAPAI, 4. Sylvester LUKE, 5. Freeman GIWI, 7. Emmanuel SIMONGI, 8. Aben PUKUE, 9. Barthy KEROBIN, 11. Yagi YASASA, 12. Ricky WADUNAH, 16. Jonathan ALLEN, 17. Dopson NOI.
Substitutes: 1. Charley NINGIKAU (RGK), 2. Milton BIWA, 6. Samuel DETNOM, 10. Oberth SIMON, 13. Thomas KONGRAGLE, 14. Emmanuel YOPIYOPI, 15. Dunstan JEFFEREY, 18. Wolfram KOB.
Coach: Harrison KAMAKE (PNG)
Tahiti: 16. Moana PITO (GK), 2. Ariimana TAAROAMEA, 3. Taumihau TEHAAMOANA, 6. Kavai’ei MORGANT, 8. Eddy KASPARD, 10. Yann VIVI, 12. Bryand TETUANUI, 14. Tautu HEITARAURI, 17. Terai BREMOND, 19. Diego ARANEDA, 20. Nohoarii GARBUTT.
Substitutes: 1. Tevaearai TAMATAI (RGK), 4. Tohivea HARING, 5. Giovanni BOOENE, 7. Ryann BOUKROUMA, 9. Tutehau TUFARIUA, 11. Hitiora HANERE, 13. Herearii KOHUMOETINI, 18. Moanahau LAI.
Suspensions: 15. Kalahani BEAUMERT.
Coach: Patrice FLACCADORI (FRA)
FULL TIME: Papua New Guinea 2-1 Tahiti
90’+5 Papua New Guinea counter attack and Barthy KEROBIN receives a ball just inside the Tahiti box but sends his attempt just over the crossbar
90’+4 Yann VIVI sends the free kick straight to Graham BERIGAMI
90’+3 Tahiti win a free kick just outside the Papua New Guinea box
90’+3 Tahiti push hard for the equaliser but cannot break the Papua New Guinea backline
90’+2 Wolfram KOB sends in an attempt from outside the box but can’t get enough power behind it to challenge Moana PITO
90′ Free kick to Papua New Guinea after a foul on Freeman GIWI
90′ Four minutes additional time
87′ GOAL!! PNG 2-1 TAH | Emmanuel SIMONGI gets his head to the corner and puts Papua New Guinea in the lead
87′ Barthy KEROBIN fires the free kick towards the goal but Moana PITO dives and punches the ball out for the corner
86′ YELLOW CARD | Hitiora HANERE is cautioned for a tackle just outside the Tahiti box
85′ SUB TAH | Kavai’ei MORGANT is replaced by Hitiora HANERE
80′ Free kick to Papua New Guinea after a foul from Kavai’ei MORGANT
79′ YELLOW CARD | Dopson NOI is cautioned for pulling on Tutehau TUFARIUA’s shirt
77′ Play resumes with a throw in from Freeman GIWI
75′ WATER BREAK
73′ Freeman GIWI skins two Tahiti players but can’t keep the ball close enough to take on a third
71′ GOAL!! PNG 1-1 TAH | Jonathan ALLEN places the ball past Moana PITO for the equaliser
70′ Eddy KASPARD receives a ball on the ground from Tutehau TUFARIUA and smashes it first time towards goal but his attempt curves wide of the post.
69′ SUB PNG | Aben PUKUE makes room for Emmanuel YOPIYOPI
67′ Herearii KOHUMOETINI sends in a free kick for Tahiti but his attempt at goal hits the side post and bounces back into play
67′ SUB TAH | Diego ARANEDA is replaced by Tutehau TUFARIUA
65′ Emmanuel SIMONGI fires the ball towards goal after Moana PITO fumbles the ball but his attempt is blocked by a wall of Tahiti players
65′ Papua New Guinea win the corner
61′ YELLOW CARD | Ricky WADUNAH is cautioned for sliding in on Herearii KOHUMOETINI
60′ YELLOW CARD | Emmanuel SIMONGI is cautioned for a hard tackle
58′ Ariimana TAAROAMEA passes a ball back to Yann VIVI who takes a touch then sends his attempt towards back post but it drifts just wide of goal
57′ Papua New Guinea win the corner
54′ Eddy KASPARD’s shot is blocked but with Graham BERIGAMI off his line Tutehau TUFARIUA sends the follow up across the face of the goal and out of play
51′ SUB PNG | Yagi YASASA makes room for Oberth SIMON
51′ Barthy KEROBIN chases a through ball but can’t get a foot to it before it rolls out of play
49′ Free kick to Tahiti outside the Papua New Guinea box after a tackle from Emmanuel SIMONGI on Herearii KOHUMOETINI
48′ Barthy KEROBIN meets a cross with his head but sends the attempt straight to Moana PITO
47′ Ricky WADUNAH shoots from outside the box but hits the back of a Tahiti defender
46′ Tahiti kick off the second half
HALF TIME SUB TAH | Nohoarii GARBUTT makes room for Herearii KOHUMOETINI
HALF TIME: Papua New Guinea 0-1 Tahiti
45’+5 PITO is on his feet to take the free kick
45’+3 Moana PITO remains on the ground receiving treatment after the collision
45’+2 YELLOW CARD | Jonathan ALLEN is cautioned for following through on his attempt and catches Moana PITO’s face as the keeper dived on the ball
45′ Two minutes additional time
44′ Free kick to Papua New Guinea after a tackle from Diego ARANEDA but the Tahiti backline are first to ball and make the clearance wide
43′ Tahiti hold possession but can’t break through the Papua New Guinea backline
39′ Graham BERIGAMI completely misses his punching save but a Papua New Guinea defender clears the ball from the line
38′ Tahiti win another free kick in Papua New Guinea’s defensive third
37′ BREMOND sends it straight to Graham BERIGAMI’s hands
36′ Terai BREMOND lines up a free kick just outside the Papua New Guinea box
35′ Chaos in front of the Papua New Guinea goal mouth as several players scramble to get a foot on a corner ball, but Papua New Guinea connect with a clearance
34′ Hitiora HANERE has an attempt from out wide but Graham BERIGAMI just gets a hand to it to clear it out of the box
32′ Hitiora HANERE sends his cross straight to Eddy KASPARD’s head but the striker sends his attempt just wide of goal
31′ Graham BERIGAMI punches a cross but has to chase the ball and clear it wide when Eddy KASPARD charges in
31′ Eddy KASPARD chases a ball down the line but the Papua New Guinea backline makes the clearance wide
29′ Tahiti switch the ball across their backline waiting for an opportunity to break
28′ Play resumes with a goal kick from Tahiti
26′ WATER BREAK
25′ Jonathan ALLEN sends his attempt over the crossbar
25′ Papua New Guinea string together a series of passes but can’t break through the Tahiti backline
23′ Tahiti play the ball along their backline but Bryand TETUANUI loses control of the ball and it rolls out of play
22′ Another free kick from Sylvester LUKE is cleared by a Tahitian head
21′ Yagi YASASA is knocked over by Terai BREMOND and Papua New Guinea are given a free kick inside Tahiti’s half
20′ Play switches between the two halves as both teams fight for possession
18′ Free kick to Tahiti after a foul from Jonathan ALLEN on Bryand TETUANUI
17′ Jonathan ALLEN’s corner is met by a Tahiti head and cleared out of the penalty box
17′ Freeman GIWI fires a long range shot towards goal forcing Moana PITO to punch the ball over the crossbar
16′ Papua New Guinea push into the Tahiti half and a dangerous cross meets Barthy KEROBIN’s feet but Taumihau TEHAAMOANA slides in to block the attempt
14′ With two defenders on his tail, Eddy KASPARD sprints to head a cross into goal but just misses the ball as it shoots across the goal mouth
13′ Both teams battle for possession in the middle of the park
12′ Wolfram KOB charges towards goal but cannot get enough power on his attempt and Moana PITO dives on the low ball
10′ GOAL!! PNG 0-1 TAH | An unmarked Eddy KASPARD chases the goal kick and fires the ball into goal after Moana PITO cleans up a Papua New Guinea counter attack
9′ Yann VIVI sends the free kick deep into the penalty box but Graham BERIGAMI jumps high and wins the ball
8′ Kavai’ei MORGANT sends the free kick straight at the wall but wins another free kick when he’s tackled picking up the rebound
8′ Kavai’ei MORGANT lines up the free kick just outside the Papua New Guinea box
7′ Eddy KASPARD gets his head to a long ball and sends his attempt just over the crossbar
6′ Taumihau TEHAAMOANA wins the free kick in Tahiti’s defensive third
5′ Sylvester LUKE sends in another dangerous free kick but Moana PITO charges to the front of the box and jumps to punch the ball clear
4′ Kavai’ei MORGANT has an attempt from well outside the box but Graham BERIGAMI has plenty of time to position himself and pick up the ball
2′ Eddy KASPARD meets Graham BERIGAMI in a 1v1 and gets past the keeper but can’t finish his attempt before the ball rolls out of play
2′ Sylvester LUKE sends in the free kick but the Tahiti backline are first to meet the ball in the air
1′ The match is underway with Papua New Guinea’s kick-off
Match Officials:
Referee: Matthew CONGER (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gareth SHEEHAN (NZL)
Fourth Official: Hamilton SIAU (SOL)