15 Apr 2014

Sport: Vanuatu's Amicale through to O-League semis

11:04 am on 15 April 2014

Vanuatu's Amicale FC have stunned defending champions Auckland City 1-0 to clinch top spot in Group B and confirm their place in the Oceania Champions League football semi finals.

Both teams went into the deciding group match with a perfect record and it was Dominique Fred who grabbed the only goal of the game with a header in first half stoppage time.

Goalkeeper Tamati Williams joined the Auckland attack as City attempted desperately to conjure an equaliser in the dying minutes but to no avail.

So Amicale join Fijian champions Ba in the final four with the Group A winner to be decided on Tuesday.

Auckland can still advance as the next best finisher overall but need Pirae to beat Waitakere United or Waitakere to win by five or more goals to stay alive.

Meanwhile in a dead rubber match AS Dragon thumped an under-strength Nadi 5-0.