2010 OFC Champions League Final

2010 OFC Champions League Final
Event 2009–10 OFC Champions League
PRK Hekari United Waitakere United
Papua New Guinea New Zealand
4 2
First leg
PRK Hekari United Waitakere United
3 0
Date 17 April 2010
Venue PMRL Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee Gerard Parsons (Australia)
Attendance 15,000
Second leg
Waitakere United PRK Hekari United
2 1
Date 2 May 2010
Venue Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Referee Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Attendance 3,000

The 2010 OFC Champions League Final was played over two legs between the winner of Group A Waitakere United from New Zealand and the winner of Group B PRK Hekari United from Papua New Guinea in the 2009–10 OFC Champions League. PRK Hekari United were crowned champions after defeating Waitakere United 4–2 on aggregate, ending New Zealand's dominance in the tournament since its inception in 2007.

Road to the final

Waitakere United

Throughout the opening round, Waitakere United had been in a two-horse race between themselves and fellow NZFC club Auckland City FC who had won the previous seasons Champions League. An early slip up against New Caledonian club AS Magenta saw the club slip to third in the group,[1] however a strong performance in the return leg saw Waitakere win 4–1 at home[2] and a 5–1 thrashing of Tahiti's AS Manu-Ura[3] saw them draw level once more with Auckland City. The final game of the group drew them against their Auckland rivals away from home. A draw for Waitakere would see them progress to the final on goal difference, and the game finished 2–2, knocking favourites Auckland out of the competition.[4]

PRK Hekari United

Like Waitakere United, Hekari started poorly in their group. A 3–3 draw against Tafea FC and a 2–1 loss at home to Lautoka F.C. saw them languishing at the bottom of the table. However their luck would change, defeating Tafea FC 4–0 in the return leg[5] would see Hekari move back up the table and in contention to qualify for the final. Wins against Lautoka F.C.[6] and a 4–1 thrashing of Solomon Islands team Marist FC[7] would see Hekari progress through to the final, a point above Lautoka.

Match summaries

Leg 1

Leg 2

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PRK Hekari United Papua New Guinea 4–2 New Zealand Waitakere United 3–0 2–1

First Match

Hekari United:
DF 2 Solomon Islands Gideon Omokirio
DF 4 Papua New Guinea Cyril Muta
FW 9Fiji Tuimasi Manuca  76'
MF 12Papua New Guinea David Muta (c)  87'
MF 16Fiji Pita Bolaitoga
FW 17 Papua New Guinea Kema Jack
DF 19 Papua New Guinea Koriak Upaiga
GK 20 Papua New Guinea Gure Gabina
MF 25Solomon Islands Stanley Waita
MF 26Solomon Islands Alick Maemae  45'
MF 28Solomon Islands Henry Fa'arodo
Substitutes:
GK 1 Papua New Guinea Godfrey Baniau
DF 5Papua New Guinea Brian Tuhiana
MF 7Solomon Islands Benjamin Mela  87'
MF 8 Papua New Guinea Michael Foster
MF 13Papua New Guinea Andrew Lepani
FW 18Papua New Guinea Eric Komeng  76'
MF 23Papua New Guinea Samuel Kini
Manager:
Solomon Islands Jerry Allen
Waitakere United:
GK 1 England Daniel Robinson
DF 2 New Zealand Jason Rowley
DF 3New Zealand Aaron Soctt  78'
DF 4New Zealand Timothy Myers  34'
MF 7England Martin Bullock
FW 8 New Zealand Brent Fisher
FW 9 Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori  88'
MF 11 England Neil Sykes (c)
FW 12Fiji Roy Krishna
MF 16England Neil Emblen
DF 21New Zealand Jack Pelter  84'
Substitutes:
MF 10 New Zealand Allan Pearce  78'
FW 13Brazil Dimas Da Silva
MF 18New Zealand Zane Sole
MF 19 New Zealand Dakota Lucas  88'
FW 20South Africa Ryan De Vries
GK 22New Zealand Liam Little
MF 27Wales Paul Seaman  84'
Manager:
England Neil Emblen


Referee:


Australia Gerard Parsons

Assistant referees:
Australia Murray Wilson
Australia Alex Glasgow
Fourth official:
Solomon Islands John Saohu

Second Match

Waitakere United:
GK 1 England Daniel Robinson  32'
DF 2 New Zealand Jason Rowley
DF 4New Zealand Timothy Myers
MF 7England Martin Bullock  36'
FW 8 New Zealand Brent Fisher
FW 9 Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori  70'
MF 10 New Zealand Allan Pearce  67'
MF 11 England Neil Sykes  61'
FW 12Fiji Roy Krishna  57'
DF 16England Neil Emblen
MF 17New Zealand Jake Butler (c)
Substitutes:
DF 3New Zealand Aaron Soctt
MF 18New Zealand Zane Sole
MF 19 New Zealand Dakota Lucas  70'
FW 20South Africa Ryan De Vries  57'
DF 21New Zealand Jack Pelter  61'
GK 22New Zealand Liam Little
FW 24New Zealand Luke Adams
Manager:
England Neil Emblen
Hekari United:
DF 2 Solomon Islands Gideon Omokirio
DF 4 Papua New Guinea Cyril Muta  27'
FW 9Fiji Tuimasi Manuca  43'  80'
MF 12Papua New Guinea David Muta (c)
MF 16Fiji Pita Bolaitoga  69'
FW 17 Papua New Guinea Kema Jack
DF 19 Papua New Guinea Koriak Upaiga
GK 20 Papua New Guinea Gure Gabina
MF 25Solomon Islands Stanley Waita
MF 26Solomon Islands Alick Maemae
MF 28Solomon Islands Henry Fa'arodo
Substitutes:
GK 1 Papua New Guinea Godfrey Baniau
DF 5Papua New Guinea Brian Tuhiana
MF 7Solomon Islands Benjamin Mela
MF 8 Papua New Guinea Michael Foster
FW 11Solomon Islands Joachim Waroi  80'
MF 13Papua New Guinea Andrew Lepani
FW 18Papua New Guinea Eric Komeng
Manager:
Solomon Islands Jerry Allen


Referee:


French Polynesia Norbert Hauata

Assistant referees:
Fiji Ashwin Kumar
Vanuatu Michael Joseph
Fourth official:
Fiji Rakesh Varman

Champion


OFC Champions League
2009–10 winners
Papua New Guinea
PRK Hekari United
First title

References

  1. ↑ http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/2010-o-league---as-magenta-hold-waitakere
  2. ↑ Bullet from Bullock helps Waitakere to victory
  3. ↑ AS Manu Ura 1 - Waitakere United 5
  4. ↑ Dramatic draw see Waitakere through to final
  5. ↑ Big wins for Auckland, Hekari
  6. ↑ Group B wide open after Hekari win
  7. ↑ Hekari progress to O-League final

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