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MELANESIAN MAGIC ON DAY ONE OF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday, 09 June 08, 12:05 AM

Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji all got off to perfect starts on Match Day One of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Championship today at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji.

The three Melanesian teams are now favourites to represent OFC at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil in September after combining for a total of 15 goals in their three respective games.

The tournaments opening match proved a real crowd pleaser as hundreds of Solomon Island fans packed into the indoor stadium to show their support for Victor Wai’ias young squad.

The Solomon boys didn’t disappoint and bounced out to a five goal lead with goals to Elliot Ragamo (2), Micah Lea’alafa, Maffat Sikwa’ae and Jenan Kapu.

New Zealand scored a consolation goal with one minute left on the clock through Bakr Al Saudi but it was not nearly enough to stop the Solomon side establishing themselves as tournament favourites.

Vanuatu fought through some stubborn first half Tuvalu defending to increase their one goal half time lead to six at the final whistle.

Jack Vira Ala was the star of the show finishing off a classy hat trick after goals from Ben Edward and Derek Malas.

In the final game of the night Kamal Hassan stole the show when his two late goals propelled Fiji to a well deserved 4-2 victory over New Caledonia.

Alexandre Rosso's opener for New Caledonia was cancelled out by a Sandeep Sanjesh Nair screamer which shook the gathered crowd of over 1000.

Fiji went 2-1 up through Nayzal Siga Ali before New Caledonia equalized again three minutes from time through Albert Hnailolo.

Hassan then scored two goals in the space of a minute to earn Fiji a very valuable three points and please the local faithful.

Match Day Two kicks off tomorrow at 16H00 (local time) when New Zealand meets Vanuatu.

Photos by Marc Peretic Wilson

Match Day 1 – June 8 2008
Kick Off	Team A	Team B	Result
4.00pm	Solomon Islands	New Zealand	5-1
6.00pm	Tuvalu	Vanuatu	0-6
8.00pm	Fiji	New Caledonia	4-2
Bye	Tahiti
Match Day 2 – June 9 2008
4.00pm	New Zealand	Vanuatu
6.00pm	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
8.00pm	Tuvalu	Tahiti
Bye	Fiji
Match Day 3 – June 10 2008
4.00pm	Vanuatu	New Caledonia
6.00pm	New Zealand	Tahiti
8.00pm	Solomon Islands	Fiji
Bye	Tuvalu
Match Day 4 – June 11 2008
4.00pm	New Caledonia	Tahiti
6.00pm	Vanuatu	Fiji
8.00pm	New Zealand	Tuvalu
Bye	Solomon Islands
Match Day 5 – June 12 2008
4.00pm	Tahiti	Fiji
6.00pm	New Caledonia	Tuvalu
8.00pm	Vanuatu	Solomon islands
Bye	New Zealand
Match Day 6 – June 13 2008
4.00pm	Fiji	Tuvalu
6.00pm	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
8.00pm	New Caledonia	New Zealand
Bye	Vanuatu
Match Day 7 – June 14 2008
2.00pm	Tuvalu	Solomon Islands
4.00pm	Fiji	New Zealand
6.00pm	Tahiti	Vanuatu
Bye	New Caledonia

Posted by OFC · Comments (15)

Topics: OFC Futsal OCEANIA
Tags: OFC Futsal OCEANIA

15 Comments

Baby_Aku wrote: | 3 months ago

A very good start for the Melanesians. Just hope that you keep up the hard work. Let the best proceed to the worldcup to represent us. I hope and predict that it might fall on to any of the
Melanesian countries. So, GO FOR it MELANESIANS.... but only allow the the best Melanesian to go through... MAY BE SOLO MIGHT DO...

VUFOOT wrote: | 3 months ago

Very good start for VU, SOL and FIJI. We'll what will happen on the second day, when SOLO plays NC and VU plays NZ. If SOLO can beat NC, then sure strong...VAN will have to beat New Zealand to
prove strong too.

-1

Coldrine wrote: | 3 months ago

Yes, it is good news indeeded, we cannot make any conclusion as yet.. at the moment we do not determine who will continue on for the final champs

kinaz08 wrote: | 3 months ago

As a Solomon Kurukuru fan, I wish them all the best in their next game against NC.

Go Solo Go!

hoawe wrote: | 3 months ago

Bara, you need to be there to witness the spirit that this LADS put into their game, they got the skills, speed and the team spirit to destroy any giant that come their way.. WHO ARE WE?_ _ _
_FORWARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER

Roddyslane wrote: | 3 months ago

aya solo taem for provem iumi na yah...go solo go.

ya ya green, gold and blue!!..

neeways may the best team of the tournament wins....cough***.lol

hagsborne4solo wrote: | 3 months ago

solo play ur game..I luv ur tricks boys..awsome...

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

Would like to Congratulate the Solomon Islands Kurukuru, you our people at home proud, stay focus

bebeto wrote: | 3 months ago

oh my goodness,i cant beliv the way tis young lads from solomon islands play...they are just magnificient...to good,even the NZ coach confess it...theres no team in this competition play like
young solomons......GO SOLO GO,,,mi ba lo vodafone today moa....

delzad69 wrote: | 3 months ago

I just love to see our boys play real futsal coz it reminds me of SOLOMON ISLANDS ...GO SOLO GO ...we are still with u guys eventhough this is not solo ..hiihh ma solo face blo soccer hahah

bangaran_keasa wrote: | 3 months ago

Only one flag will prevail at the end!!!!may da best be da winner in da tournament,,,,,can't believe my eyes to see the style of football being played in game one....

leaziu wrote: | 3 months ago

Only one flag will prevail in the tournamen!!may da best team wins,,da style of football played in game one is just fantastic...can't believe my eyes to see each team play their own style of
football...

Go Solo go

kulzlergie wrote: | 3 months ago

Ok. Well in fact NZ is not fun of futsal anyway. I live in New Zealand for quite sometime now and you hardly hear new zealanders playing good futsal. So if Solo can beat them just like that,I am
so sure that Vanuatu will also come away with victory when they meet today. Similarly, NC is not that strong in futsal. If solo beats them, I will not be surprised.

Ciao

lbani wrote: | 3 months ago

Any recent update on the Vanuatu NZ game...please

Nativeman wrote: | 3 months ago

I suggests that let alone the players battle out in the court and we all sit and watch with good sportsman spirit in our support. I am a DIE HEART SUPPORTER OF MY COUNTRY BOYS ( GO KURUKURU GO)

However, I do respect other teams as well. To our other meleanisian brothers best of luck and may the best discipline team represent our shores.

I will be there to support the

Kurukuru.
GO.....SOLO...GO...GO....SOLO...GOAL

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