Solomon Islands 13 – 1 Vanuatu

Solomon Islands – Vanuatu Match Summary click hereEarlier today, Tahiti earned their place in tomorrow’s final with a penalty shoot-out win over New Zealand after the scores were locked at 3-3 following extra-time.The 7th/8th play-off this afternoon saw Kiribati earn their first ever victory with a 3-2 success over Tuvalu while Fiji pipped New Caledonia…

New Zealand – Tahiti Match Summary click hereExtra time was required to separate the sides after the scores were locked at 2-2 and then 3-3 following the added period.Tahiti goalkeeper Atanui Tetihia then became the toast of his team mates with two saves, from Dylan Manickum and Daniel Koprivcic, as the Tahitians won the shoot-out…

Earlier this afternoon, Tahiti qualified for the semi-finals after a thrilling 2-2 draw with traditional rivals New Caledonia, while Solomon Islands earned first place in Group B with a 16-0 win against Tuvalu. Fiji kept alive their hopes of progressing with a 22-3 victory over Kiribati but the result did not prove significant in the…

New Caledonia – Fiji Match Summary click hereBoth sides had disappointing days yesterday – Fiji being denied a passage to the semi-finals by New Zealand’s victory over Vanuatu and New Caledonia drawing their must-win clash with Tahiti to also miss out.This afternoon’s match offered the chance to regain some pride and it was Fiji who…

Vanuatu overcame Fiji 5-2 to ensure they would go through from Group A while Solomon Islands booked their path out of Group B with a far-from-straightforward 1-0 victory over a determined Tahiti outfit. In today’s other games, New Zealand and New Caledonia both kept their hopes very much alive with high-scoring triumphs, 21-1 over Kiribati…

Coach Intiaz Khan and his players then had to hope New Zealand lost to Vanuatu by four goals or more to progress – a result that didn’t come close to eventuating in the end as New Zealand edged out their opponents 6-4.Fiji knew they would have to post a massive win to have any chance…

Tuvalu – Solomon Islands Match Summary click hereThere was little riding on this game as the Solomons had already qualified for the next stage of the competition and Tuvalu had seen their hopes of doing likewise ended yesterday with an 11-1 loss to New Caledonia.But the Kurukuru were still keen to give their fanatical fans…

New Caledonia – Tahiti Match Summary click hereBoth sides’ hopes of progressing were on the line in this match, although New Caledonia were more under pressure as they needed to win. A draw would be enough for Tahiti to go through on superior goal difference so one might have expected their opponents to adopt the…

Solomon Islands – Tahiti Match Summary click hereIn the earlier games today, New Zealand beat Kiribati 21-1 and New Caledonia defeated Tuvalu 11-1, while Vanuatu became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals by overcoming Fiji 5-2 in a thrilling encounter.The Solomon Islands will join them after posting their second win but were made…

Kiribati – New Zealand Match Summary click hereWith last night’s disappointing draw against Fiji still fresh in their memory, and knowing goal difference could be crucial in the latter stages of group play, New Zealand were in no mood to take it easy on tournament newcomers Kiribati.Dylan Manickum, Nathan Robertson, Jakub Sinkora and Miro Major…