2009 TAHITI NUI BEACH SOCCER – VANUATU 5-3 TAHITI, FINAL SCORE

Vanuatu  have celebrated their National Independence Day by overturning a 1-3 deficit to beat Tahiti 5-3, sealing a place in the OFC Beach Soccer final against the Solomons at Temae Beach this Friday. Vanuatu captain Seimata Chillia opened scoring, smashing home his team’s first goal early in the first period. Vanuatu went on to dominate possession and most of the attacking…

The Solomon Islands have all but cemented their place in the OFC Beach Soccer Championship final with an 11-2 win over Fiji in their day three match at Temae Beach, Moorea Island, Tahiti. Gideon Omokirio opened scoring with a double strike inside of the first minute. James Naka added the Solomons third midway through the period and that was closely…

The Pacific Media Summit in Vanuatu this week has provided Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) a rare opportunity to meet with regional broadcasters and journalists to hear what their needs are in an ever-changing media environment. OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas, who was in Port Vila for part of the five-day Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)…

As Oceania Beach Soccer fans prepare for day three action at the Tahiti Nui Championship on Moorea Island, OFC profiles the man whose two goals dragged his team to a 5-4 extra time win over Fiji on Tuesday, Vanuatu’s Seimata Chillia. Age: 26   Hometown: Port Villa   Beach Soccer club? Tupuji FC.   Favorite food? Fish,…

The Solomon Islands have come back from 0-1 down to beat Tahiti 4-2 in the second fixture on match day two at the OFC Beach Soccer Championship in Moorea, Tahiti. Tahiti’s Teva Zaveroni opened scored from a long range direct free kick midway through the first spell.  But Nicholas Muri Makaa equalised with a calmly taken penalty attempt after a Solomon attacker was fouled in…

With kickoff fast approaching in match day two’s fixture between host nation Tahiti and Solomon Islands Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) brings you the starting lists for both teams. Tahiti: 1. Rehia DAVIO; 2. Sebastien LABAYEN; 3. Angelo TCHEN; 7. Raimana LI FUNG KUEE; 9. Teva ZAVERONI Solomon Islands: 2. Timothy WALE; 8. Gideon OMOKIRIO; 10. James NAKA;…

Vanuatu has held off a valiant Fijian comeback to win 5-4 in extra time at Moorea Island’s Temae beach in Tahiti. Aiming to make it two wins from two matches Vanuatu lept out to a two-nil first period lead via goals to Fredy Vava – after just 20 seconds of play – and then Nawal Narukave in the…

Defending Oceania Football Confederation Champions the Solomon Islands will be feeling the full force of Tahitian heat this afternoon at Temae Beach as they battle to keep their Championship hopes alive against the host nation. Solomon Islands were the ‘upset’ losers of day one after dramatically conceding two extra time goals to Vanuatu for a…

As day two of the 2009 Tahiti Nui Beach Soccer Championship begins to heat up OFC brings you another of our series of player profiles. Today we feature the Tahitian goal scoring tyro who scored a hat-trick for his country on day one, Teva Zaveroni.  Hometown: Mataiea Age: 33 Favorite type of music/musician? Jack Johnson….

An onslaught of six goals in the third period has seen Tahiti pull away from a tough Fijian challenge in the second match of day one at the Tahiti Nui Beach Soccer Championship. Fiji took a first period advantage after captain Kamal Hassan led from the front with the opening goal and Taniela Evo Waqa added their second.   Eizo Arai got the home…