2010 OFC Champions League Final
# 2010 OFC Champions League Final

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, however a strong performance in the return leg saw Waitakere win 4–1 at home and a 5–1 thrashing of Tahiti's AS Manu-Ura 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.

### 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 would see Hekari move back up the table and in contention to qualify for the final. Wins against Lautoka F.C. and a 4–1 thrashing of Solomon Islands team Marist FC would see Hekari progress through to the final, a point above Lautoka.

## Match summaries

### Leg 2

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| PRK Hekari United | 4–2 | Waitakere United | 3–0 | 2–1 |

## First Match

Hekari United: :

| DF | 2 | Gideon Omokirio |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 4 | Cyril Muta |
| FW | 9 | Tuimasi Manuca | | 76' |
| MF | 12 | David Muta (c) | | 87' |
| MF | 16 | Pita Bolaitoga |
| FW | 17 | Kema Jack |
| DF | 19 | Koriak Upaiga |
| GK | 20 | Gure Gabina |
| MF | 25 | Stanley Waita |
| MF | 26 | Alick Maemae | 45' |
| MF | 28 | Henry Fa'arodo |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Godfrey Baniau |
| DF | 5 | Brian Tuhiana |
| MF | 7 | Benjamin Mela | | 87' |
| MF | 8 | Michael Foster |
| MF | 13 | Andrew Lepani |
| FW | 18 | Eric Komeng | | 76' |
| MF | 23 | Samuel Kini |
| Manager: |||
| Jerry Allen ||||

Waitakere United: :

| GK | 1 | Daniel Robinson |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Jason Rowley |
| DF | 3 | Aaron Soctt | | 78' |
| DF | 4 | Timothy Myers | 34' |
| MF | 7 | Martin Bullock |
| FW | 8 | Brent Fisher |
| FW | 9 | Benjamin Totori | | 88' |
| MF | 11 | Neil Sykes (c) |
| FW | 12 | Roy Krishna |
| MF | 16 | Neil Emblen |
| DF | 21 | Jack Pelter | | 84' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 10 | Allan Pearce | | 78' |
| FW | 13 | Dimas Da Silva |
| MF | 18 | Zane Sole |
| MF | 19 | Dakota Lucas | | 88' |
| FW | 20 | Ryan De Vries |
| GK | 22 | Liam Little |
| MF | 27 | Paul Seaman | | 84' |
| Manager: |||
| Neil Emblen ||||

Referee:

Gerard Parsons

Assistant referees:

Murray Wilson

Alex Glasgow

Fourth official:

John Saohu :

## Second Match

Waitakere United: :

| GK | 1 | Daniel Robinson | 32' |
| - | - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Jason Rowley |
| DF | 4 | Timothy Myers |
| MF | 7 | Martin Bullock | 36' |
| FW | 8 | Brent Fisher |
| FW | 9 | Benjamin Totori | | 70' |
| MF | 10 | Allan Pearce | 67' |
| MF | 11 | Neil Sykes | | 61' |
| FW | 12 | Roy Krishna | | 57' |
| DF | 16 | Neil Emblen |
| MF | 17 | Jake Butler (c) |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 3 | Aaron Soctt |
| MF | 18 | Zane Sole |
| MF | 19 | Dakota Lucas | | 70' |
| FW | 20 | Ryan De Vries | | 57' |
| DF | 21 | Jack Pelter | | 61' |
| GK | 22 | Liam Little |
| FW | 24 | Luke Adams |
| Manager: |||
| Neil Emblen ||||

Hekari United: :

| DF | 2 | Gideon Omokirio |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 4 | Cyril Muta | 27' |
| FW | 9 | Tuimasi Manuca | 43' | 80' |
| MF | 12 | David Muta (c) |
| MF | 16 | Pita Bolaitoga | 69' |
| FW | 17 | Kema Jack |
| DF | 19 | Koriak Upaiga |
| GK | 20 | Gure Gabina |
| MF | 25 | Stanley Waita |
| MF | 26 | Alick Maemae |
| MF | 28 | Henry Fa'arodo |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Godfrey Baniau |
| DF | 5 | Brian Tuhiana |
| MF | 7 | Benjamin Mela |
| MF | 8 | Michael Foster |
| FW | 11 | Joachim Waroi | | 80' |
| MF | 13 | Andrew Lepani |
| FW | 18 | Eric Komeng |
| Manager: |||
| Jerry Allen ||||

Referee:

Norbert Hauata

Assistant referees:

Ashwin Kumar

Michael Joseph

Fourth official:

Rakesh Varman :

## Champion

* OFC Champions League 2009–10 winners
* PRK Hekari United First title
