Confederations Cup Snapshot: Tiny Tahiti Make History With Debut Goal…

Chris Wright

18th, June 2013

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By Chris Wright

They may well have shipped six at the other end, but last night against Nigeria the largely part-time Tahitian national side made history by scoring their first ever goal in their first ever appearance at a major international tournament when Jonathan Tehau (the oldest of the four members of the Tehau clan) rose above Efe Ambrose to nod home a corner at the back stick for the Pacific island nation side ranked 138th in the world.

Safe to say, it went down rather well with his teammates…

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After the match Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta said: “I was deeply moved, almost crying. We watch World Cups on TV. Today we were actors. Tahiti was watching. Our President sent us a message and suspended a cabinet meeting for it.”

Don’t it just make your heart swell?