Highlights
Round 2
PNG Hekari FCVAuckland FC
OFC Professional League 2026
Match Information
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Audio Language
English
Description
Auckland FC maintained their perfect record with a dramatic victory over PNG Hekari FC, breaking the hosts' hearts with two goals in stoppage time. Despite the disparity in the standings, the match was a tight contest with PNG Hekari goalkeeper Dave Tomare keeping his side in the game with a string of impressive saves while VAR intervened to downgrade a red card for PNG Hekari’s Rex Naime. The stalemate was finally broken in the dying moments when Auckland FC’s substitute Bailey Ferguson pounced to score the opener, followed quickly by a penalty from Emiliano Tade that sealed the win and denied the spirited Papua New Guinea side their first point of the campaign.