The Vanuatu FUTSAL side recorded the biggest upset of the 2008 Vodafone OFC FUTSAL Championship in Suva tonight when it impressively outclassed tournament favorites Solomon Islands 5-1 to become overnight leaders for a place in the World Cup.Vanuatu played with lots of guts and confidence and completely shut the Solomon Islands attack in both spells.Siardon Talkanamal scored the lone goal of the first spell and took the teams to the breather with Vanuatu leading 1-0.Tafea FC midfielder Fedy Vava scored the second goal for Vanuatu in the sixth minute of the second spell to put the Solomon Islanders under pressure but a well timed move by Solomon defender James Egeta resulted in Solomons pulling one back and remaining in close range.Saen Fanai brought the Vanuatu crowd on its feet when he brilliantly outclassed two Solomon Islanders to put Vanuatu in the driving seat with a 3-1 score.Two further goals in the last ten minutes through Louis Dominique and Terry Quare gave Vanuatu its famous victory in the tournament with a convincing 5-1 margin.Vanuatu goalie Chikau Mansale was the man of the match as he time and again made some excellent saves in the game while Solo sensation Elliot Ragomo was completely lost in the match and was heavily marked all throughout.Vanuatu coach Marcellino Barthelemy was on cloud nine after the victory and said his team was all out now to top the qualifiers and play in the world cup.“I am extremely happy with the performance of my team and am glad we have taken the much needed lead on the points table which will keep us on our toes till the final game.“We are on a rest day tomorrow and will work out our strategies for our last and most important game on Saturday against Tahiti which will decide which team goes through.“We are confident of our chances and will leave no stones unturned in the final match” he added. Meanwhile in the earlier match, New Caledonia thumped minnows Tuvalu 10-2.In tomorrow’s fixtures, host Fiji faces Tuvalu in the opening match followed by Tahiti vs Solomon Islands and New Zealand vs New Caledonia.
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