ADELAIDE: After an impressive, but ultimately disappointing loss to New Zealand in the second round, the Alan Gillett coached Solomon Islands team got back to winning ways with an emphatic 4-0 win over Tahiti at Hindmarsh Stadium tonight.
The win is the Solomons second of the 2004 OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup – Stage 2 preliminaries and keeps their hopes alive of making the top two.
Commins Menapi made amends for his wayward shooting against New Zealand with two sensational goals in either half. Fellow striker Batram Suri and attacking midfielder Henry Fa’arodo also got on the scoresheet helping the Solomons to a healthy 3-0 lead at half-time.
Tahiti tightened up their defence in the second half and began to dictate isolated periods coming close to scoring on several occasions. Unluckily, their best chances either hit the woodwork or thwarted by the goalkeeper.
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