19 May 2011

Sport: NZ and Solomon Islands qualify top for futsal semis

1:37 pm on 19 May 2011

New Zealand will face Tahiti and the Solomon Islands will take on Vanuatu in the semi finals of the Oceania Futsal Championship on Thursday.

The Futsal Whites secured top spot in Group A with a 6-4 win over Vanuatu, ending Fiji's hopes of a semis berth in their home tournament.

Tahiti warmed up with a thrilling 2-2 draw with rivals New Caledonia, while Solomon Islands sealed top spot in Group B by thumping Tuvalu 16-0.

Fiji ended group play with a 22-3 demolition of Kiribati and they'll play New Caledonia in a playoff for fifth, with Tuvalu and Kiribati to battle it out for seventh spot.