Auckland City have dominated Team Wellington 2-0 in their OFC Champions League final, claiming their seventh consecutive title and a place at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017.

 

Team Wellington: 1. Scott BASALAJ (GK), 2. Justin GULLEY, 5. Bill ROBERTSON (C), 6. Taylor SCHRIJVERS, 7. Leo VILLA, 9. Tom JACKSON, 11. Mario BARCIA, 12. Andy BEVIN, 15. Joel STEVENS, 16. Ben HARRIS, 19. Joshua MARGETTS.
Substitutes: 23. James McPEAKE (RGK), 4. Guillermo MORETTI, 10. Nathanael HAILEMARIAM, 14. Billy SCOTT, 17. Sam BLACKBURN, 18. Nicolas ZAMBRANO, 21. Niko KIRWAN.

Coach: Jose FIGUEIRA (ENG)

Auckland City FC: 1. Enaut ZUBIKARAI (GK), 3. Takuya IWATA, 4. Mario BILEN, 5. Angel BERLANGA (C), 6. Cam HOWIESON, 8. Albert RIERA, 9. Darren WHITE, 14. Clayton LEWIS, 16. Daewook KIM, 17, Joao MOREIRA, 20. Emiliano TADE.
Substitutes: 18. Danyon DRAKE (RGK), 7. Reid DRAKE, 10. Ryan DE VRIES, 11. Fabrizio TAVANO, 13. Alfie ROGERS, 19. Micah LEA’ALAFA, 23. Marko DORDEVIC.

Coach: Ramon TRIBULIETX (ESP)

FULL TIME: Team Wellington 0-2 Auckland City

90’+3 Ben HARRIS sends in a cross but Marko DORDEVIC is first to ball and makes the clearance

90’+3 Sam BLACKBURN carries the ball down the line but Albert RIERA slides in and clears the ball out of play

90’+2 Niko KIRWAN meets a cross with his head but sends his attempt straight to the gloves of Enaut ZUBIKARAI

90’+1 Free kick to Wellington after a foul on Justin GULLEY just outside the Wellington box

90′ Three minutes additional time

90′ Bill ROBERTSON charges forward but the offside call is given

90′ Wellington press high but still can’t find a break in the Auckland City backline

88′ SUB WLG | Andy BEVIN makes room for Sam BLACKBURN 

87′ SUB AUC | Emiliano TADE is replaced by Fabrizio TAVANO 

86′ Ben HARRIS dives to meet a cross but sends his header just wide of goal

84′ SUB AUC | Daewook KIM makes room for Marko DORDEVIC 

82′ Scott BASALAJ makes an impressive save but gives Auckland City the corner kick

78′ SUB WLG | Mario BARCIA makes room for Niko KIRWAN 

76′ Ben HARRIS fires a shot towards goal but his attempt goes well wide

76′ GOAL!!! WLG 0-2 AUC | Emiliano TADE receives a dangerous ball from Ryan DE VRIES and fires his long range attempt into back post 

74′ YELLOW CARD | Ben HARRIS is cautioned for unsporting behaviour

73′ YELLOW CARD | Emiliano TADE is cautioned for a foul on Andy BEVIN 

69′ Free kick to Wellington after a foul from Takuya IWATA on Ben HARRIS just outside the Auckland box

68′ Free kick to Wellington after a foul on Ben HARRIS just outside the Auckland City box

66′ Mario BILEN has a shot from just outside the Wellington box but his attempt drifts just wide of goal

64′ Andy BEVIN charges towards goal but can’t break through Auckland City’s backline

63′ GOAL!!! WLG 0-1 AUC | Ryan DE VRIES charges towards goal with the ball at his feet and wins the 1v1 against Scott BASALAJ 

62′ Joel STEVENS sends a dangerous cross into the box but Tom JACKSON can’t reach his head to it before Auckland City intercept

60′ Bill ROBERTSON meets the free kick but sends his header over the crossbar

59′ YELLOW CARD | Darren WHITE is cautioned for a tackle on Justin GULLEY just outside the Auckland box

57′ Free kick to Auckland after a foul from Justin GULLEY on Darren WHITE

54′ YELLOW CARD | Takuya IWATA is cautioned for a foul on Ben HARRIS 

54′ Ryan DE VRIES connects with a cross but sends his attempt wide of goal

53′ Tom JACKSON chases a long ball but the offside call is given

52′ Andy BEVIN meets a cross from Bill ROBERTSON at back post but Enaut ZUBIKARAI makes the save

52′ Bill ROBERTSON gets his head to the free kick but can’t get the right angle on the ball

51′ Free kick to Wellington after a foul from Cam HOWIESON on Joel STEVENS just outside the Auckland box

50′ Ben HARRIS meets a cross from Mario BARCIA but heads the ball over the crossbar

49′ Daewook KIM comes off the field to receive treatment after a collision

47′ Tom JACKSON sends a dangerous ball to Ben HARRIS but his attempt is blocked by Angel BERLANGA

46′ Wellington kick off the second half

HALF TIME | Team Wellington 0-0 Auckland City 

45’+3 Darren WHITE’s attempt is blocked but wins Auckland the corner kick

45’+2 Ben HARRIS heads the free kick towards goal but Enaut ZUBIKARAI makes the save

45’+1 Free kick to Wellington after a foul on Ben HARRIS from Mario BILEN

45′ Three minutes additional time

45′ Mario BARCIA sends a close-range shot but his attempt hits the side net

43′ SUB WLG | Taylor SCHRIJVERS is replaced by Guillermo MORETTI after coming off injured from his collision with Joao MOREIRA  

40′ SUB AUC | Joao MOREIRA comes off the field injured and is replaced by Ryan DE VRIES 

40′ Emiliano TADE flicks a rolling ball into Bill ROBERTSON’s leg making the captain send the ball out of play to give Auckland the corner kick

37′ Emiliano TADE meets the short corner and fires towards near post but the ball scrapes the post and goes out of play

37′ Clayton LEWIS sends the free kick into the box but Leonardo VILLA heads the ball over the crossbar

36′ Joao MOREIRA is receiving treatment after a collision with Taylor SCHRIJVERS

35′ Taylor SCHRIJVERS attempts to carry the ball up the line but Mario BILEN makes the tackle and charges up the field

33′ The ball is passed back to Scott BASALAJ and play resumes

31′ Both players are requiring treatment after a head collision between Joao MOREIRA and Taylor SCHRIJVERS

30′ Free kick to Auckland City after a foul from Ben HARRIS on Daewook KIM just outside Auckland’s box

29′ Clayton LEWIS sends a through ball past Justin GULLEY but no Auckland City player chases

27′ Cam HOWIESON sends a dangerous cross into the box but Justin GULLEY controls the ball and clears it to safety

26′ YELLOW CARD | Mario BARCIA is cautioned for a foul on Takuya IWATA 

24′ Bill ROBERTSON heads the ball across goal to Andy BEVIN but Enaut ZUBIKARAI block his header attempt with another impressive save

23′ Emiliano TADE travels across the field with the ball but can’t find a break in the Wellington backline

21′ Both teams battle for possession in the middle of the park

20′ Joao MOREIRA chases through ball from Clayton LEWIS but the offside call is given

19′ Free kick to Auckland after a foul on Joao MOREIRA in Wellington’s half

18′ Emiliano TADE curves the free kick around Wellington’s wall but his attempt hits the post and bounces back into play

17′ Free kick to Auckland City after a tackle on Emiliano TADE just outside the Wellington box

15′ Cam HOWIESON receives the ball inside Wellington’s box but sends his attempt across the goal and out of play

14′ The ball is played across the Auckland City backline before Takuya IWATA sends a long ball to Emiliano TADE but Bill ROBERTSON intercepts and heads the ball out of play

13′ Clayton LEWIS has an attempt from just outside the box but Taylor SCHRIJVERS blocks the shot and sends the ball out wide

12′ Free kick to Auckland after a foul from Andy BEVIN on Clayton LEWIS just inside the Wellington half

11′ Free kick to Wellington after a foul from Emiliano TADE just outside the Wellington box

10′ Emiliano TADE chases a long ball but can’t get a foot to it before it rolls out of play

9′ Bill ROBERTSON attempts to send a long ball to Tom JACKSON but Darren WHITE intercepts

8′ Tom JACKSON chases a long ball but Enaut ZUBIKARAI beats him to it

8′ Ben HARRIS charges at Enaut ZUBIKARAI forcing the keeper to clear the ball out wide

7′ Bill ROBERTSON meets the corner with his head but Enaut ZUBIKARAI pulls off an impressive diving save

6′ Enaut ZUBIKARAI wins the 1v1 against Bill ROBERTSON but sends the ball out for the corner

6′ Joshua MARGETTS sends in a cross but Angel BERLANGA heads the ball out of Auckland’s box and out of play

5′ Free kick to Team Wellington after a handball from Darren WHITE

5′ Darren WHITE charges down the line but Tom JACKSON makes the tackle

4′ Free kick to Auckland after a foul from Ben HARRIS on Angel BERLANGA

3′ Bill ROBERTSON meets the ball just outside Auckland City’s penalty box but the offside call is given

2′ Free kick to Auckland after a foul on Clayton LEWIS just inside the Auckland City half

1′ Auckland City put early pressure on the Wellington backline but Andy BEVIN charges back and make the clearance out of the box

1′ Auckland City get the match underway

Match Officials:
Referee: Norbert HAUATA [TAH]
Assistant Referee 1: Philippe REVEL [TAH]
Assistant Referee 2: Bertrand BRIAL [NCL]
Fourth Official: Kader ZITOUNI [TAH]