New Zealand are into the final after a dominating display against Tahiti in the first semifinal.
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New Zealand power through to final in dominating fashion
NZ then punctured what little air might have been left in the Tahiti balloon with their third goal of the half just a minute later. Cacace dribbled his way into the box down on the left side, before cutting the ball back to a wide open Barbarouses who hammered the ball into the net.
It could have been four before the break, but NZ did not get the penalty they felt they should have following a tackle on Ben Waine.
Waine would get his second just eight minutes into the second half. And once again it was Cacace who was the architect. The NZ captain did well before smashing a cross onto the head of Waine, who sent it into the net.
Just after the 70th minute Kosta Barbarouses got his second as he tapped in a rebound following a smartly taken free kick.
New Zealand captain Liberato Cacace got man of the match for his assists and all around stellar performance. He was naturally a happy man following the end of the match.
“I like how involved I was in the attacking third, and to keep the clean sheet on the other side. That’s one thing the team was proud.”
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The left back hit the post twice in the game, and was very keen to score.
“It’s been a while since I scored for my country, and the last time was against Tahiti. But I’m happy to provide the assists for the team.”
NZ kept up the pressure all the way through the match, and looked closer to getting a sixth than Tahiti did at getting their first. A great save from keeper Teamotuaitau kept out Max Mata, while the post kept out Alex Greive in the dying minutes of the match.
Now New Zealand advance to the final, while Tahiti will play for bronze. Left back Lozac looks forward to that.
“We need to concentrate for Sunday. It’s not finished. We want to come back to Tahiti with third position,” he says.
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