Manchester City’s Marley Leuluai was named as captain for New Zealand in their opening game at the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship in Fiji.
Main photo: Marley Leuluai leads New Zealand in the singing of the national anthem before kick-off.
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Fixture
Game played on Wednesday January 11, 2023
New Zealand v New Caledonia
Fiji FA Academy, Ba (4pm, NZT)
New Zealand
1 — Matt Foord (Cashmere Technical, GK)
2 — Ryan Lee (North Wellington)
3 — Marley Leuluai (Manchester City, captain)
5 — Anton Isaako (Sydney FC)
6 — Dylan Gardiner (Hamilton Wanderers)
8 — Konstantino Gorgiovski (FK Makedonija G.P., North Macedonia)
10 — James Ray (Auckland United)
11 — Luke Supyk (Wellington Phoenix),
19 — Anaru Cassidy (Wellington Phoenix)
20 — Adam Watson (Stoke City)
21 — Matt D’Hotman (Melville United).
Subs: 12 — Joshua Brown (Western Suburbs, GK), 23 — Eamonn McCarron (Wellington Phoenix, GK), 4 — Luka Coveny (Western United), 7 — Eric Imachi Sugahara (Cashmere Technical), 13 — Jackson Cole (Christchurch United), 14 — Nicholas Murphy (Christchurch United), 15 — Harry Huxford (Havelock North Wanderers), 16 — Jesper Edwards (Wellington Phoenix), Gabriel Sloane Rodrigues (Wellington Phoenix), Harrison Tisch (Wellington Phoenix), Niko Bruce (Western Suburbs).
Head coach: Martin Bullock.
New Caledonia
1 — Claude TIAOUNIANE (Hienghène Sport, GK)
2 — Ronald NGANYANE (Païta Fc)
4 — Grégory DIKO (As Lössi)
5 — Wadria HANYE (Qanono Sport)
6 — Joseph HNAISSILIN (As Lössi, captain)
8 — Anthony LEVY (As Mont Dore)
10 — Nolhann ALEBATE (Hienghène Sport)
12 — Jyhrim UPA (As Lössi)
15 — Bayron GOHOUPE (Hienghène Sport)
18 — Jean Phillipe ANGEXETINE (Drehu Athletico Club)
20 —Timotei ZETER (Païta Fc).
Subs: 23 — Maximilian DABOME (Js Baco), 3 — Maël RABAN GRANGIER (As Mont Dore), Doryan ETIENNE (As Mont Dore), 13 — Simon UE (As Mont Dore), 17 — Sipane QAEZE (Asc Gaïca), Yazid WAJOKA (As Magenta), Kilian WIAKO (As Magenta), 7 — Amin BELGHECHAM (As Mont Dore), 9 — David CAHMA (As Lössi), Jean Yves SAÏKO (As Lössi), 21 — Iwatro Hmuine, 21 — Yazid-Enzo Wajoka.
Head coach: Léonardo LOPEZ. Other staff: Johan SIDANER (assistant coach), Antoine MARSAUD (goalkeeper coach), Lucas BITAUD (video analyst), Thierry MARMONT (team manager), Jean Marie SABOT (doctor).
Officials
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji); first assistant: Folio Moeaki (Tonga); second assistant: Hilmon Sese (Vanuatu); fourth official: Veer Singh (Fiji); Fifth official: Jeremy Garae (Vanuatu), assessor: Neil Poloso (Solomon Islands), co-ordinator: Cheyanne Pay (Australia).
How to watch
The game is being live-streamed by the Oceania Football Confederation.
You can watch the match online here:
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