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“Brice Jefferson Dahite opens the scoring for New Caledonia”
Pivotal“Papua New Guinea respond almost immediately to level the score”
Pivotal“Willy William Cheyenne Read scores the winning goal for New Caledonia”
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Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia
New Caledonia struck early through Brice Jefferson Dahite, only for Papua New Guinea to respond within five minutes and level things up before the game had settled into any rhythm. From there the match became a scrappy, foul-heavy affair, with four yellow cards shown before the hour mark as both sides pushed for territory without finding a breakthrough. New Caledonia's greater composure in the final third eventually told when Willy William Cheyenne Read struck in the 74th minute to restore their lead for good. The stats reflect a genuinely even contest — PNG edged shots 13-11 and matched the visitors closely in dangerous attacks (57-58), but New Caledonia's superior possession (54%) and clinical edge in front of goal proved the difference.
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