2015 OFC Champions League final

2015 OFC Champions League final 2014–15 OFC Champions League Auckland City NZL 30px 1 Team Wellington NZL 30px 1 after extra timeAuckland City won 4–3 on penalties 26 April 2015 National Stadium Suva Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) 2014 2016 The 2015 OFC Champions League final was the final of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, the 14th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 9th season under the current OFC Champions League name. The final was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the National Stadium in Suva on 26 April 2015.http://issuu.com/ofcfootball/docs/ofc_insider_7_issu/10?e=0 OFC Insider Magazine (2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League Special Edition) Oceania Football Confederation The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round. Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their fifth consecutive and seventh overall OFC club title.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ae5c64d4-9c11-41ba-be8b-0c97b78deabb/language/en-US/Default.aspx Auckland City triumph in final thriller Oceania Football Confederation April 27, 2015 2015-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150427191350/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ae5c64d4-9c11-41ba-be8b-0c97b78deabb/language/en-US/Default.aspx 2015-04-27 dead Background This was the second final to be played as a single match during the OFC Champions League era. The previous single-match final, in 2013, was also the only previous final to feature two New Zealand teams, where Auckland City defeated Waitakere United. Auckland City were the four-time defending champions. They had played in six previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. For Team Wellington, this was the first time that they reach an OFC club final. On 16 March 2014, Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 1–0 in the 2013–14 ASB Premiership grand final to be crowned domestic champions. Both teams qualified for the 2014–15 OFC Champions League as they also finished first and second in the regular season. On 19 October 2014, Team Wellington defeated Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (2–2 full-time) in the season-opening ASB Charity Cup. In the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, both teams again finished first and second in the regular season, with the two teams each winning their home match against their final opponent (Team Wellington 4–0 Auckland City on 29 November 2014; Auckland City 3–0 Team Wellington on 15 February 2015). Road to final 2014–15 OFC Champions League The final stage of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League was played in Fiji. Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. NZL Auckland CityRoundNZL Team WellingtonOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultFIJ Suva3–0TAH Tefana2–1SOL Western United3–0PNG Hekari United2–0VAN Tafea3–0VAN Amicale3–2Group B winner main football AUC complete OFC NZL Auckland City SOL Western United VAN Amicale FIJ Suva 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 1 7 2 0 1 4 5 1 0 2 5 7 AUC AMI SUV WES Q SF green1 Advance to semi-finalsGroup C winner main football WEL complete OFC VAN Tafea NZL Team Wellington TAH Tefana PNG Hekari United 0 1 2 5 7 3 0 0 7 3 0 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 6 6 WEL HEK TAF TEF Q SF green1 Advance to semi-finalsNCL Gaïtcha1–0Semi-finalsFIJ Ba2–0 Rules The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner. Match Auckland City took the lead in the 14th minute through João Moreira's penalty, but Team Wellington equalized in the 79th minute, when Ian Hogg hammered in a loose ball after a free kick. The match went to extra time, and Auckland City missed the chance to retake the lead when Michael O'Keeffe saved Darren White's penalty, and the match ended 1–1, meaning the title had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the penalty shoot-out, both teams missed one penalty in the first four rounds, with Tamati Williams saving from Luis Corrales and O'Keeffe saving from Ángel Berlanga. In the fifth round, Hogg sent his penalty over the bar, and Kim Dae-wook converted his shot to give Auckland City the title.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kguVNwwkkxA Auckland City v Team Wellington Highlights Youtube April 28, 2015 26 April 2015 19:00 UTC+12 Auckland City NZL 1–1 yes Report NZL Team Wellington Moreira 14 pen. Hogg 79 National Stadium, Suva Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) Đorđević Berlanga McGeorge Browne Kim 4–3 Feneridis Corrales Peverley Gulley Hogg _bahia14g3 _whitesides 000040 000040 000040 000040 FFFFFF Auckland City _chevron_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Team Wellington GK 1 NZL Tamati Williams DF 2 SRB Marko Đorđević DF 3 JPN Takuya Iwata MF 4 CRO Mario Bilen 108 DF 5 ESP Ángel Berlanga DF 9 ENG Darren White FW 10 NZL Ryan De Vries MF 13 ESP Iván Carril 41 89 MF 15 NZL Ivan Vicelich (c) 98 FW 17 POR João Moreira 85 FW 19 PNG David Browne 78Substitutes: MF 8 NZL Anthony Hobbs MF 11 NZL Cameron Lindsay MF 12 NZL Adam McGeorge 98 MF 14 NZL Colin Murphy MF 16 KOR Kim Dae-wook 89 GK 18 NZL Danyon Drake FW 20 ESP Óscar García FW 21 ESP Gustavo Souto 85 DF 22 NZL Andrew Milne MF 23 NZL Sam Burfoot GK 24 NZL Jacob Spoonley MF 25 NZL Michael den HeijerManager:ESP Ramon Tribulietx GK 1 NZL Michael O'Keeffe FW 2 NZL Tom Jackson 33 DF 3 NZL Aaron Scott 78 DF 5 ENG Bill Robertson MF 8 NZL Cole Peverley (c) FW 10 CRC Luis Corrales MF 11 NZL Michael Gwyther 33 DF 12 NZL Ian Hogg 73 MF 13 NZL Alex Feneridis 38 MF 16 NZL Justin Gulley MF 19 WAL Chris Bale 0 112Substitutes: FW 6 NZL Sean Lovemore 98 33 DF 15 NZL Tim Myers 78 MF 18 NCL Mickaël Partodikromo MF 20 NZL Adam Cowan GK 22 NZL Daniel Clarke GK 23 NZL Alex Carr FW 9 NZL Jarrod Smith (injured) MF 17 NZL Jake Butler (injured) DF 4 NZL Tyler Lissette (absent) MF 7 SOL Henry Fa'arodo (absent) MF 14 NZL Cory Chettleburgh (absent) DF 21 NZL Tamupiwa Dimairo (absent)Manager:NZL Matt Calcott thumb|National Stadium (also known as ANZ Stadium) in Suva, Fiji, hosted the final. Assistant referees: Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Paul Ahupu (Tahiti) Fourth official: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) References External links OFC Champions League 2015, oceaniafootball.com Final 2015 Category:2014–15 in New Zealand association football Category:Auckland City FC Category:Football matches in Fiji Category:Sport in Suva Category:21st century in Suva Category:2015 in Fijian sport Category:April 2015 sports events in Oceania