Tahiti overcame the Solomon Islands 3-2 in Honiara to win the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup and secure the region\u2019s solitary place at Seychelles 2025. It will be the Warrior Gods\u2019 eight FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup\u2122 in succession.<\/p>\n
Tahiti, who thrashed Solomon Islands 7-0 in the 2023 final, were the big favourites to conquer Oceania once again. Roared on by their home supporters, however, the Bilikiki Boys led the Warrior Gods in the group stage before falling to a 10-9 defeat.<\/p>\n
The final was much tighter. Robert Laua and Erick Wanega cancelled out goals from Tahitians Heimanu Terorotua and Ro\u2019onui Tinirauarii to leave it all square near the start of the third period. Thereafter, goalkeepers Franck Revel and James Do\u2019oro pulled off some heroic saves, before the latter was unable to stop a tremendous Terorotua strike settling it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy,\u201d said Tahiti captain Raimana Li Fung Kuee. \u201cTo come here to the Solomons, to win this tournament, it\u2019s very hard to play here. It was very difficult. You had the Solomon fans. The Solomons played very well today, it was a big fight. We\u2019re very proud.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy for the young player who was the Player of the Match. It\u2019s good for us that the new generation have come. They\u2019re hungry. It\u2019s good for Tahitian beach soccer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to my eighth Beach Soccer World Cup. It\u2019s crazy. This moment is special. It\u2019s once in a lifetime. I just want to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tahiti came fourth at a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup they hosted in 2013, before back-to-back runners-up finishes. Teva Zaveroni\u2019s side came from three goals down to beat Spain and reach the UAE 2024 Dubai quarter-finals, before a 5-2 defeat to Italy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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