Confederations Cup results: Villa nets three and Torres four, as Spain dismantle brave Tahiti 10-0 (video highlights)

Basil Naumov — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:15:25 +0000

David Villa nets hat-trick, Fernando Torres scores four, as Spain tear minnows Tahiti to pieces 10-0.

Though pundits predicted reigning World and European champions to reach double figures against amateur opposition, Spain narrowly led 1-0 by the half-hour mark courtesy of Torres’ goal. However Spain’s over motivated strikers David Villa and Fernando Torres, who cannot boast of impressive goal scoring record at the club level, moved in to help their side setting a new record winning scoreline of the tournament, which equaled Tahiti’s heaviest ever defeat against New Zealand in 2004.

Tahiti managed to keep dominating Spain at bay for some time however the floodgates began to open as they tired after half an hour. Torres has broken the deadlock in the 5th minute, and scored in 33rd, 57th and 78th minutes, David Villa completed his hat trick by 64th minute with the other two goals being netted in the 39th and 49th minutes, David Silva scored a brace (31, 89), while Juan Mata also added his name on the scoresheet in the 66th minute.

The result allowed Spain to continue their march towards the semi-final, after they beat Uruguay 2-1 in their opening game of the tournament.

Confederations Cup results: Tahiti score their debut goal, but get thrashed by Nigeria

Basil Naumov — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:10:28 +0000

Tahiti were dismantled 6-1 by Nigeria in their debut Confederations Cup, though the amateur did manage to score their first ever goal in a major international tournament.

Jonathan Tehau, who is working as a delivery driver in his home country, became the first ever player to score the goal at both ends, as he headed in for Tahiti in the 54th minute, before sending the ball past his own keeper in the 69th minute.

The sloppy amateur Tahiti defense predictably failed to cope with the pacey and technically gifted Nigeria attackers. They suffered a horrendous opening 30 minutes of the game, as the African champions tore their Tahiti’s defense into pieces. First Vallar found his own net in the 5th minute of the game Oduamadi extended Nigeria lead 5 minutes later and added the third on a half-hour mark. Then Tahiti clawed one back courtesy of Jonathan Tehau close-range header to record their first ever goal in a major international tournament. Then Tehau suffered a humiliation of scoring an own goal 15 minutes later, before Oduamadi completed his hat-trick in the 77th minute and Echiejile rounded off his side’s scoring.

Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta admitted the final score reflected Nigeria’s dominance throughout the game, but said, that scoring debut goal is a great achievement for Tahiti: “To lose 6-1 is hard but you have to put it in context. We are an amateur side playing against professionals and of course that showed. But when the draw was made in December I said if we scored one goal here it would be a great achievement and we have accomplished that.”

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi paid homage to amateur Tahiti side, stating: “They (Tahiti) said they were going to fight like lions and they did. But, with all respect to Tahiti, you think it’s going to be easy playing against a team like that but they showed us they can play football and I congratulate them. We wasted a lot of chances in the first half but I am pleased we got the goals in the end.”

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Confederations Cup results: Villa nets three and Torres four, as Spain dismantle brave Tahiti 10-0 (video highlights)

Confederations Cup results: Tahiti score their debut goal, but get thrashed by Nigeria