FULL-TIME: Samoa 20 - Tonga 18
SAMOA RECOVER IT!
OH MY!! 6 MORE FOR TONGA
LAST CHANCE!
Final chance for Mate Ma'a Tonga!
PENALTY TONGA: Looks like Paulo led with the forearm there.
Clock is stopped with two and a half to play. David Fifita came off second best.
Short dropout recovered by Samoa.
Fotuaika takes it dead! Line dropout following the silky skills of Luai.
Lolohea puts it down. What a magic trick between the legs from Stephen Crichton!
Discipline needs to be maintained, got to stay aggressive but keep it controlled.
Entering the championship minutes here. Two points in it and less than 10 to play.
Kick is good! Margin is 2
AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY! Poor kick from Luai turns defence into attack and off the next tackle, a strong carry from Moses Suli is supported by Sione Katoa and Tonga won't go quietly.
Keaon Koloamatangi runs up field, but he's brought down by Jarome Luai.
Samoa just doing enough in the kicking game to stay clear.
Tupou saves the day, channeling his inner Andrew Redmayne from his club tenant Sydney FC.
CHARGE DOWN... By Milford! He leads the race but he's run down by Katoa.
Down to the championship minutes here.
Taylan May has to take the footy dead and it'll be a goal-line dropout.
SIX AGAIN TONGA: Slow ruck
Su'A has coughed up the footy.
Six more - played at by Penisini
PENALTY SAMOA: High shot on Josh Papali'i.
Crichton's kick is good.
Off the great run from Suaalii which showed his class beating five Tongan defenders, Samoa had all the field position. It was a clever kick from Milford, which wasn't dealt with and Brian To'o was there jolly on the spot to score.
What a run from Suaalii! Just what Samoa needed.
Still a lot of time left in this one!
Crichton's penalty goal attempt is good.
They'll go for goal.
PENALTY SAMOA: Strip. It's decision time for Matt Parish.
Luai with a deft grubber and it's recovered and taken dead by young Isaiya Katoa
Big news - Will Hopoate has come off the ground. PENALTY SAMOA: Out of play.
Lolohea's bomb was allowed to bounce over the sideline. Good decision from Suaalii
The future Dolphin gets it over from short range and it's 12-12.
Tonga will shoot to level us up!
PENALTY TONGA: Offside, bit of bru haha going on out here now.
PENALTY TONGA: Offside
Great defence by Milford!
SIX MORE TONGA: Ruck infringement.
Hopoate with a great kick return. Taking advantage of Luai getting called out for being off-side.
Samoa turn it over just shy of the Tongan line. Too many chances going to waste for the Samoans though.
Felise Kaufusi broke the line, but the offload to Suli was put down by the big centre.
Fortunately, that error was saved by Su'A dropping it mere tackles later.
Havili tries to throw an offload with three men in the tackle in your own end...
Great opening set from Samoa. Katoa took the bomb just mere meters from his own line.
OFF WE GO! 40 minutes to decide who plays England at the Emirates. There are a lot of twists and turns to come in this final quarter-final. So sit back, relax, and grab your sugar because you don't want to miss a thing.
HALF-TIME: Samoa 12 leading Tonga 10. What a half of football. Hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. Best part is, we've got 40 more minutes to play!
Lafai's tip on was ruled forward. Yep, went a touch forward.
OH MY GOODNESS! Taylan May with a HUGE HIT on Keaon Koloamatangi
This match has delivered everything we wanted plus a little bit more.
Oh no... Samoa put it down
SIX AGAIN SAMOA: Ruck infringement.
Tonga starting to win the physical battle, strong carries from Ben Murdoch-Masila and Jason Taumalolo
Katoa's kick at goal is successful. Samoa lead still, but it's now 12-10.
That's exactly what Tonga needed. It was a clever grubber kick from Soni Luke and it's the farewelling Rooster Siosiua Taukeiaho who crosses for the Tongans.
Lolohea grubbers it into the in-goal and Suaalii takes no chances.
SIX AGAIN TONGA: Ruck infringement.
PENALTY TONGA: Offside.
WHAT A TRY SAVE! Sione Katoa made the play of the day
Lolohea went for a 40/20 but Joseph Suaalii has covered the ground well.
Oregon Kaufusi puts it down! What a defensive stand by Tonga!
How much pressure can Tonga take... SET RESTART!
Tupou runs into his own man in the air and loses it!
There's a Tongan player down, it's Siliva Havili who puts his head in the wrong spot trying to tackle Brian To'o.
Sione Katoa loses it in the contest. Better attacking set though.
Kick by Milford was charged down and Jason Taumalolo recovers for the Tongans. This set is MUST COMPLETE.
Lolohea makes a mess of it...
Samoa were able to complete their set after points. Patience in attack will be key here.
Crichton converts.
How good is this man going! Luai crosses for another in this tournament. Man of the Match in the last two games and he grabs another.
OH MY GOODNESS... Daniel Tupou went for an offload, but Will Hopoate slipped and he couldn't recover. Tonga will have more defending to do right here.
Luai's grubber is taken by Hopoate. Tonga pass a big litmus test of their goal-line defence.
Samoa on the attack here. Can the Tongans hang on...
SIX AGAIN SAMOA: Ball touched in flight.
Hopoate tried a little too much there.
Tupou outlept To'o but his Roosters team-mate Joseph Suaalii saved the day for Samoa.
SIX AGAIN TONGA: Too slow
The kick by Katoa is NO GOOD.
Tonga hit back off the controversial penalty. Daniel Tupou crosses for Tonga's first try. Hopoate created the extra man and the Penrith edge of Crichton and To'o were caught at sixes and sevens as Tupou scores.
PENALTY TONGA: Joseph Suaalii done for leading with the knee there, he's been placed on report.
Crichton converts - 6-0 Samoa.
That was just way too easy for Samoa. Samoa's first attacking opportunity saw them collect the opening try. It was a great pass from Anthony Milford which found Jaydn Su'A who wrong-footed Will Hopoate to cross for the opening try.
Not a bad crowd for this final quarter-final in Warrington.
PENALTY SAMOA: Obstruction. Such a shame for the Tongans on the first attacking chance of the game.
PENALTY TONGA: Inside 10m - both sides were able to get through their opening sets of this match.
HERE WE GO! Who will play England at the Emirates Stadium next week? Ashley Klein blows time on and we're underway. Tonga receiving the first use of the football running from left to right.
We'll now have the cultural performances of both nations. This is going to be something very special!
Our referee for what is set to be a fiery quarter-final is Ashley Klein, he'll be assisted by touch judges Rob Hicks (from the Super League) and Kasey Badger. The video referee for this clash today is also from the UK, Ben Thaler.
On the team front, Havilli gets a start at hooker. Taukeiaho and Fifita join the bench with Amone as the 18th man. While for Samoa, Leniu is a late scratching with Taupau taking his place.
League Unlimited's coverage of the Rugby League World Cup continues with this fourth quarter-final between Tonga and Samoa. Tonga was undefeated through the group stage but wasn't at their clinical best until their 82-point demolition of the Cook Islands. Samoa has improved considerably on their opening day disaster to earn their place in this quarter-final.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Robert Hicks, Kasey Badger
Video Referee: Ben Thaler
TONGA MEN (18)
Tries: Daniel Tupou, Siosiua Taukeiaho, Sione Katoa
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Isaiya Katoa (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Isaiya Katoa (1/1)
SAMOA MEN (20)
Tries: Jaydn Su'A, Jarome Luai, Brian To'o
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Stephen Crichton (1/1)