:00:42. > :00:48.international football need no introduction, but this one probably
:00:48. > :00:52.does. Amid the familiar faces of the Confederations Cup, it is time to
:00:52. > :00:57.welcome tacky tea, a team of amateurs making their debut on the
:00:57. > :01:01.world stage. They are up against the more familiar name of Nigeria, who
:01:01. > :01:07.booked their place by winning the Africa cup of Nations in February.
:01:07. > :01:11.Unbeaten, they will expect a winning start to the tournament today.
:01:11. > :01:16.Famously, this is the city where England lost to the USA in the 1950
:01:16. > :01:20.World Cup. Could we get another giant killing this evening? Joining
:01:20. > :01:25.me are the former Nigerian captain Peter Odom winky and a man who has
:01:25. > :01:32.not been to Tahiti, but did stage a mutiny when we stole his bounty in
:01:32. > :01:42.the office. We will talk about Nigeria shortly. But Patty D
:01:42. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:54.qualified for Brazil by winning the Oceana Nations Cup. Coach Eddy
:01:54. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:31.Etaeta knows that his warriors face win over the public with our
:02:31. > :02:36.attitude and the way that we behave. It is correct that Tahiti is
:02:36. > :02:41.a group of islands with beautiful beaches. But we also know that for
:02:41. > :02:48.all in Tahiti is the number-1 sport. Therefore, going to Brazil
:02:48. > :02:56.gives us the opportunity to represent in global foot wall. The
:02:56. > :03:00.closer the competition gets, this morning I woke early to analyse our
:03:00. > :03:05.team and also the teams we are playing. This is a dream for me. But
:03:05. > :03:08.I also have a lot of apprehension. I am afraid we will go to Brazil and
:03:08. > :03:16.not give a good image of our football and be embarrassed by these
:03:16. > :03:20.big footballs of international -- big teams in football. In our game,
:03:20. > :03:30.if we are able to not concede in the first or second half, it will be
:03:30. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:46.fantastic. If we are able to score a Usually it is for fun, sometimes
:03:46. > :03:52.mixed with a bit of competition. Now we cannot joke about any more. We
:03:52. > :03:58.cannot have fun any more. Every day, the players training. Yes, you
:03:58. > :04:04.put on 100% today. But tomorrow I want 110%. I am also working on what
:04:04. > :04:10.is going to happen outside of the pitch. For 1516 days, they are going
:04:10. > :04:15.to feel like a videogame stars. They are going to be staying in amazing
:04:15. > :04:18.hotels, surrounded by incredible means of transport. It is true that
:04:18. > :04:23.psychology will play a big part. I have been working with them on how
:04:23. > :04:27.to prepare for playing in front of 35,000 spectators, when we are used
:04:27. > :04:31.to playing in front of 200. The objective is to win over the
:04:31. > :04:35.public. Not just the Brazilians, but also the world. This is something
:04:35. > :04:44.historic. Amateur foot dollars will be taking part in a global
:04:44. > :04:50.competition. -- footballers. One of the most honest interviews you will
:04:50. > :05:00.hear from a manager. They are ranked 138 in the world. They lost a warmup
:05:00. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:07.game against Chile, 7-0. Tonight 's opponents are 107 places above them.
:05:08. > :05:13.We talked about if this is a bit of an FA Cup feel. You feel that the
:05:13. > :05:17.gap might be even wider? I think it is an even bigger challenge than
:05:17. > :05:23.Manchester United or a League Two team. I have to say, the coach
:05:23. > :05:26.amazingly positive. He will have expectations of his own team. He
:05:26. > :05:35.says if the team score a goal tonight, it will be as good as
:05:35. > :05:39.winning the cup itself. I hope they can do something like that. One
:05:39. > :05:45.thing I can promise the viewers, it will be a real goal fest. I think
:05:45. > :05:50.that Nigeria will get a lot of goals. Not many familiar names. Nine
:05:50. > :05:56.of the squad are unemployed. There is a delivery boy, a truck driver, a
:05:56. > :05:59.teacher and an accountant. We should alert you to the presence of the
:05:59. > :06:09.Tehau family. Two are playing, Alvin and Jonathan. Lorenzo and their
:06:09. > :06:09.
:06:10. > :06:13.cousin, Teaonui Tehau, they are on the bench. On the bench, we have
:06:13. > :06:18.fatty Aru, the one professional in the team? There stand out best
:06:19. > :06:23.player? I am sure he is happy about that, to play against the top
:06:23. > :06:27.players in the world. He is a dangerous player. He has played
:06:27. > :06:33.three good seasons in Nice. The defence will have to keep a close
:06:33. > :06:36.eye on him. He will be a threat. What about Nigeria? There has been
:06:36. > :06:44.problems with players being paid. They turned up late for the
:06:44. > :06:49.Confederation Cup. Not ideal. But is this the way it sometimes happens?
:06:49. > :06:54.It's not ideal. Something went wrong, they had some problems with
:06:54. > :06:59.flights. They had disputes about not being paid. But they are happy, they
:06:59. > :07:05.got there on time. The only chance that I think they will have today,
:07:05. > :07:09.Tahiti, is if they are too tired to play. We are still expecting a lot
:07:09. > :07:14.of goals from the boys, but they will be tired. I hope they don't use
:07:14. > :07:20.that as an excuse not to score enough. You have had your problems
:07:20. > :07:30.with the current coach, Stephen Keshi. He also had a fallout with
:07:30. > :07:37.
:07:37. > :07:42.a strong man. He was leader of a team where they had to sort out
:07:42. > :07:46.issues of the pitch. We had a little bit of a misunderstanding. They are
:07:46. > :07:51.moving on and rebuilding at the moment. A few of the senior players
:07:51. > :07:54.feel that when you are moving on, it is the right thing to do if you want
:07:54. > :08:04.a new generation to take over. But there is a way to go about it that
:08:04. > :08:07.
:08:07. > :08:13.we are not happy with. You would not fail to invite players like Gerrard
:08:13. > :08:18.Lampard, out of respect. A few issues tonight, mostly from Nigeria.
:08:18. > :08:28.The question we are asking us if there will be five or more goals
:08:28. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:38.no winners, it is just for fun, later in the programme. One match
:08:38. > :08:42.has already been played, the reigning world and European
:08:42. > :08:52.champions Spain opened their campaign. They were up against
:08:52. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:41.Uruguay, for whom Luis Suarez was in suspicion that Spain had a player
:09:41. > :10:02.
:10:02. > :10:12.offside, but I don't think he was go. How about that? That is what he
:10:12. > :10:18.
:10:18. > :10:28.shout about. That was stunning. Absolutely perfect. No chance for
:10:28. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:36.the keeper. Running right by the They are unbeaten in 23 games and
:10:36. > :10:46.they haven't lost in the group stages since 2010. That was against
:10:46. > :10:51.
:10:51. > :10:59.Switzerland in the World Cup, they with a win over Japan. So sweetly
:10:59. > :11:07.struck. You begin to understand why Barcelona have spent �48.6 million
:11:08. > :11:13.bringing in the Brazilian. Talking of great hair, Pirlo scored a
:11:13. > :11:17.brilliant free kick against Italy. Super Mario grabbed the winner,
:11:17. > :11:27.after bullying his way through the Mexican defence. His fifth goal in
:11:27. > :11:33.
:11:33. > :11:40.Italy face Japan on the same day. It is Group B that we are focusing on.
:11:40. > :11:44.We have heard from the Tahiti cap... Camp. Now to focus on the
:11:44. > :11:48.Super Eagles. It seems like a long time since the glory days of
:11:48. > :11:51.Nigerian all. In the midnight in 90s, the Super Eagles surprised
:11:51. > :11:59.everybody and were, at one point, ranked number five in the world.
:11:59. > :12:03.They topped their World Cup group in 1994. It provided moments that went
:12:03. > :12:09.down in World Cup folklore. An influx to the Premier League
:12:09. > :12:12.followed, a pattern that continues today. They finished fourth in the
:12:12. > :12:19.Confederations Cup in 1995, before becoming the first African team to
:12:19. > :12:25.win Olympic gold in Atlanta a year later. A Juan Mata fall from grace
:12:25. > :12:27.followed in 1998, summed up when President Johnson tried to ban them
:12:27. > :12:32.from competing internationally after their embarrassing showing in South
:12:32. > :12:36.Africa. They are here now after clinching their first Africa cup of
:12:36. > :12:43.Nations title in 19 years, their third overall. But with big names
:12:43. > :12:53.missing, they may not have the strength to go all the way.
:12:53. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:02.Here is the Nigerian line-up. Any players that help them claim the
:13:02. > :13:09.African Cup Of Nations. The captain, one of our best players over the
:13:09. > :13:13.past four years. But the frontline is maybe a surprise. But it is a
:13:13. > :13:17.good competition for players to prove themselves. Then you are in
:13:17. > :13:27.the team. The World Cup is gone, everybody gets a chance to show what
:13:27. > :13:33.
:13:33. > :13:39.themselves? When you finish your international career and you have
:13:39. > :13:43.got 30 goals in 50 games, they don't list the teams you scored against.
:13:43. > :13:47.It's a chance for them to fill their boots and get goals, to try to
:13:47. > :13:51.better their record. It will be interesting to see the Nigerian
:13:51. > :14:01.midfielder. We are used to seeing John Obi Mikel playing defensively
:14:01. > :14:10.for Chelsea. He has more of a free role, it is actually Ogude that
:14:10. > :14:14.plays defensively in their midfield? He has scored some nice goals, we
:14:14. > :14:19.thought we had found the perfect Number 10 that can score goals and
:14:19. > :14:24.play in the middle. But in Chelsea he has not been playing that role
:14:24. > :14:29.that he does in the international team. Nobody really expects a shock.
:14:29. > :14:32.But there is a precedent for an upset here. You have to go back to
:14:32. > :14:38.1950, the World Cup, when England were expected to brush aside on
:14:38. > :14:48.American team that included a postman, a male worker and a funeral
:14:48. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:00.were the top team in the world. fair result to that game would have
:15:00. > :15:07.been 10-1 to England. Everybody seemed to be cheering for us. The
:15:07. > :15:11.next thing we know, the ball was in the net. England flew to their first
:15:11. > :15:19.World Cup finals as one of the tournament favourites, with a 4-0
:15:19. > :15:24.win against Italy under their belt. They were all star players. The team
:15:24. > :15:29.was good enough to beat anybody in the world. I don't think any of us
:15:29. > :15:35.were full-time professionals. teaching school and I had to get a
:15:35. > :15:44.leave of absence. The goalkeeper was an undertaker. Joe was washing
:15:44. > :15:50.dishes at a German restaurant in New York. Things went well for us. In
:15:50. > :16:00.the first game. They travelled into the hills, where facilities were a
:16:00. > :16:02.
:16:02. > :16:08.little bit more basic. The Americans appeared in the dressing room. They
:16:08. > :16:18.were smoking cigars. I felt it was going to be fairly comical, more
:16:18. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:25.than anything else. The early period is suggested that America's position
:16:25. > :16:31.as outsiders was justified. I know that they hit the woodwork two or
:16:31. > :16:36.three times in the first 20 minutes. I don't think I've played in a more
:16:36. > :16:40.1-sided game. The goal, there are different versions of that. I'll
:16:40. > :16:47.give you mine. I collected the ball, pushed to head a little bit and took
:16:47. > :16:52.the shot. I looked at the direction where it should have gone and I saw
:16:52. > :16:55.it get diverted by somebody. He goes after the ball with his head, it
:16:55. > :17:05.leaves his feet. He was barely trying to reach it and it must have
:17:05. > :17:15.
:17:15. > :17:22.It was deflected back to his left. A I don't think any of us at that
:17:22. > :17:28.time thought the score was going to be 1-0 at the end of the game.
:17:28. > :17:35.hit the crossbar and everything. It was frustration. When the final
:17:35. > :17:41.whistle blew, I have the ball at my feet and I picked it up. Dejection,
:17:41. > :17:47.we knew it would get headlines. We knew we had let the country down.
:17:47. > :17:50.It just shows you if a team gets out on the field and works hard and
:17:50. > :17:59.keeps hanging in, could things can happen.
:17:59. > :18:08.That match took place in a different Stadium. It is a dress
:18:09. > :18:18.rehearsal for the World Cup. �220 million has been spent bringing
:18:18. > :18:28.this stadium and up-to-date. It has a capacity of 62,500. Let's join
:18:28. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:40.our commentary team, Kevin Kelban It is a very imposing stadium,
:18:40. > :18:46.Kevyn. The divisions have never experienced anything like this
:18:46. > :18:52.before. Totally new experience? last international fixture on
:18:52. > :18:57.Tahiti soil, there were only 500 supporters. They won't be used to
:18:57. > :19:07.the atmosphere and the size of the crowd. They are 22 amateurs and one
:19:07. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:18.professional. And the one professional, Marama Vahirua.
:19:18. > :19:23.their best player and you want them in the best competition. He has
:19:23. > :19:28.been playing in Europe and has a lot of experience. It will be more
:19:28. > :19:33.beneficial with him in the team van being without him. He celebrates a
:19:33. > :19:43.goal, and his celebration is to pretend he is growing a Kanu, do
:19:43. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:54.Everyone expecting a tough task, but this tournament has thrown up
:19:54. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:44.more than a few shocks in the past. This could be one of the biggest
:20:44. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :21:01.shocks in confederation's copper The biggest upset in international
:21:01. > :21:05.We shall be back to the stadium for the kick-off shortly. There is a
:21:05. > :21:09.fascination about this game. Everybody wants to see how Tahiti
:21:09. > :21:15.well played. They play in front of 200 people normally. Players have
:21:15. > :21:19.been sitting and listening to crowd noise in headphones to be used to
:21:19. > :21:24.it. They cannot believe they are actually there. It will be
:21:24. > :21:28.interesting to see how they line up. Whether they just put ten players
:21:28. > :21:33.behind the ball, including the goalkeeper. They need to be some
:21:33. > :21:38.sort of a threat. How are they going to set the team up in terms
:21:38. > :21:43.of... They need to score a goal. Sometimes it is difficult to break
:21:43. > :21:47.down a team that just totally defend and break down the numbers.
:21:47. > :21:53.I wouldn't be surprised if Nigeria struggle at times in the game to
:21:53. > :22:02.break them down. A how big a game and how big a tournament is this at
:22:02. > :22:08.home in Nigeria? For every Nigerian found, when they hear the names of
:22:08. > :22:12.Spain being in the tournaments, you know? It is a feeling that is
:22:12. > :22:19.bigger than the World Cup. We have 150 million people reading the
:22:19. > :22:25.newspapers. And they are reading all about the big players moving
:22:25. > :22:34.around the top clubs, competing for the Kop. The Nigerians think it is
:22:34. > :22:42.a big tournament. If you are looking for a positive Tahiti, the
:22:42. > :22:48.late arrival might upset Nigeria? They arrived late, maybe Tahiti can
:22:49. > :22:52.take advantage that everything is not rosy in the Nigeria camp?
:22:52. > :23:00.Nigeria are looking for a win at No. 18 and Tahiti looking for something
:23:00. > :23:10.to tell the family about it when they get home. Let's go over to the
:23:10. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:31.4th game of the competition. The more than 150,000. Nigeria is over
:23:31. > :23:37.150 million for stuck Nigeria have been arguing over their bonuses.
:23:38. > :23:41.For Tahiti, it is a dream. It is almost a fantasy. They stand now up
:23:41. > :23:51.and turned towards their flag for the national anthem. For the first
:23:51. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :26:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:26:18. > :26:28.time in a major, international charismatic coach, Stephen Keshi.
:26:28. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:37.One thing I have never seen, and Tahiti do it, it is a tribal dance.
:26:37. > :26:44.I am sure someone miserable at fever would say that they cannot.
:26:44. > :26:49.Tahiti have been based in Chile to prepare. They lost 7-0 to the
:26:49. > :26:59.Chilean Under 20 team. Yesterday they played another club and lost
:26:59. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:27:53. > :28:03.home, but only two are actually in the team. Mikel John Obi is one of
:28:03. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:11.them. Kevin Kelban alongside me, nothing like a capacity crowd, it
:28:11. > :28:18.holds 62,500, I think they will get up to 15, 20,000 but no tribal
:28:18. > :28:24.dance? No, but this atmosphere in the stadium for the players from
:28:24. > :28:29.Tahiti will be the pinnacle. They have three huge games coming up and
:28:29. > :28:35.playing against some of the top talent around the world. We are all
:28:35. > :28:39.expecting it to be backs are against the wall. Every man behind
:28:39. > :28:44.the ball. They have to have some sort of threat, they cannot defend
:28:44. > :28:48.through the whole 90 minutes, they have to have a threat. It will be
:28:48. > :28:56.interesting to see how they do approach the match. Realistically,
:28:56. > :29:02.there is Stephen Keshi, one of only two men to have the African Nations
:29:02. > :29:08.Cup as a player and coach. They are playing for second place behind
:29:08. > :29:17.Spain in this group. Nigeria for Uruguay will go through and it may
:29:17. > :29:27.come down to who scores the most goals against ADT. We saw wonderful
:29:27. > :29:27.
:29:27. > :29:33.kick from Spain. They looked awesome. Tahiti in red and white
:29:34. > :29:43.from left to right. Against the Nigerian Super Eagles in their
:29:44. > :29:44.
:29:44. > :29:51.white strip. Tahiti immediately putting the ball out of play with a
:29:51. > :30:01.wayward pass from Ludivion. Here is Mikel John Obi. I watched Tahiti
:30:01. > :30:05.
:30:05. > :30:15.train last night. Up front they have Alvin Tehau. He will find
:30:15. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :30:53.himself isolated, I would imagine from Nicolas Vallar. Big cheers from
:30:53. > :31:03.the neutral supporters, who are not really neutral because they are
:31:03. > :31:29.
:31:29. > :31:36.there could be a chance of getting first shot of the game was from
:31:36. > :31:44.Vincent Simon for Tahiti. They are getting bodies forwards, Simon is
:31:44. > :31:49.looking to get forwards. They looked comfortable in the warmup, they
:31:49. > :31:59.looked comfortable during the anthems. A great start for the
:31:59. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:32:49. > :32:54.Vincent Simon, the man whose shot They are getting bodies forwards.
:32:54. > :33:04.It's not what we expected, we expected them to sit in, more of a
:33:04. > :33:16.
:33:16. > :33:26.damage limitation exercise. But they tournament in the African Cup of
:33:26. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:04.Vallar. The shot is deflected and it's gone in exhalation arc in
:34:04. > :34:12.Nigeria are in front after four and a half minutes. It took a huge
:34:12. > :34:22.deflection. Echeijil hit it. It took a massive deflection on its way
:34:22. > :34:27.
:34:27. > :34:35.past's. Jonathan Tehau was the unfortunate man. Went off the
:34:35. > :34:38.captain, Nicolas Vallar, at the end. Samin is completely wrongfooted. A
:34:38. > :34:48.bad start for the Tahitians. But we expected the Nigerians to score
:34:48. > :35:14.
:35:14. > :35:22.early. They just have to regain officials say that he didn't.
:35:22. > :35:30.was eight good attempt by Faatiarau. He did get a touch. The crowd have
:35:30. > :35:33.just seen that on the big screen. The referee probably has as well.
:35:33. > :35:43.The replays can kill a refereed dead, when you see them so soon
:35:43. > :36:12.
:36:12. > :36:17.credited with the goal. Indeed he game. They are playing a high line,
:36:17. > :36:20.in a couple of incidents they were looking to play them offside. Any
:36:20. > :36:30.sort of ball played behind them, they will be on to play them
:36:30. > :36:30.
:36:30. > :37:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:37:40. > :37:50.offside. Any sort of ball played popping up on the edge of the
:37:50. > :37:54.
:37:54. > :38:04.opposition penalty area. Alvin he has been at Nigeria. He has been
:38:04. > :38:07.
:38:07. > :38:17.allowed to be more advanced. I think out of Chelsea, Galatasaray are
:38:17. > :38:26.
:38:26. > :38:36.looking at taking him into Turkish planning on taking him into English
:38:36. > :39:15.
:39:15. > :39:18.football. Here is Echeijil, the Tucked away by Oduamadi. If you give
:39:18. > :39:27.the ball away like that against these quality players, you are going
:39:27. > :39:35.to get punished. A really good finished by Oduamadi. Once it has
:39:35. > :39:43.come through to Oduamadi, it is checked back on his right foot. He
:39:43. > :39:49.totally wrongfooted Ludivion. They've just got to try to stay in
:39:50. > :39:59.this game now. Don't concede too many more before half-time. It was a
:40:00. > :40:00.
:40:00. > :41:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:41:32. > :41:36.pass from Heimano Bourebare. That saying it is damage limitation. We
:41:36. > :41:40.are trying to put amateur football on the map. There are over 100
:41:40. > :41:43.places between them in the rankings. You would expect this to be a
:41:43. > :41:53.1-sided game. But can some of the players shine and get a move to
:41:53. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:25.challenge, but he got it right. The referee will get a dreadful state
:42:25. > :42:44.
:42:44. > :42:51.from the crowd if he gives Nigeria a coming to get that. Nicolas
:42:51. > :43:00.Vallar... He was not in the mood to take any prisoners. A very strong
:43:00. > :43:05.challenge. He got the ball.But I think that referees nowadays, if you
:43:05. > :43:10.lift both feet off the floor, he is turning and trying to get a cross
:43:10. > :43:20.and he comes over, it is a meaty, strong challenge. Any sort of feet
:43:20. > :43:51.
:43:51. > :43:54.off the ground, studs showing, you win their group in the current stage
:43:54. > :44:01.of African group qualifying. There are ten groups at the moment. You
:44:01. > :44:11.have to win the group to go through. Nigeria are winning with
:44:11. > :44:25.
:44:25. > :44:28.one game to go, but they have not good form. I'm fully expecting that
:44:28. > :44:35.they should win that game or at least get the point that they need
:44:35. > :44:39.to go through to the next phase. group winners will contain some good
:44:39. > :44:49.sides. Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, they might end up playing each
:44:49. > :45:06.
:45:06. > :45:12.angle was disappearing. I think he totally mishit it wide. He has
:45:12. > :45:21.rounded the goalkeeper. He totally mishit the ball and put it wide.
:45:21. > :45:31.think you are right. It just bobbled up. Aimed in towards Alvin
:45:31. > :45:34.
:45:34. > :45:41.Tehau, and Steevy Chong Hue was there as well. Offside here against
:45:41. > :45:47.Oduamadi. It was a bit embarrassing that a miss. It did take a bobble
:45:48. > :45:54.as he went round the goalkeeper. That is number two, I wonder how
:45:54. > :45:57.many more there will be. They are carving them open. That adhesions
:45:57. > :46:07.the need to drop a little bit deeper and don't allow the
:46:07. > :46:19.
:46:19. > :46:25.Nigerians any space in behind the remember years ago, I went so the
:46:25. > :46:29.old Lansdowne Road to watch the Republic of Ireland play Andorra in
:46:29. > :46:39.a World Cup qualifier when Mick McCarthy was in charge. Here is a
:46:39. > :46:40.
:46:40. > :46:45.chance! The President's had his programme notes and he said, there
:46:46. > :46:52.are no easy games in international football. Is that still the case?
:46:52. > :46:57.Tahiti, 2-0 down against Nigeria after seven minutes. And the bad
:46:57. > :47:01.news for Tahiti of course, they play Spain in three days' time.
:47:01. > :47:06.Watching Spain last night and seeing their quality, how quickly
:47:06. > :47:11.they moved the ball around the pitch. It will be nothing Tahiti
:47:11. > :47:16.have ever experienced. There are easy international games, because
:47:16. > :47:23.realistically this situation side wouldn't be able to compete in non-
:47:23. > :47:31.league football in England right now. They are two down, having made
:47:31. > :47:41.a bright start. The goals have been 1 double deflection and a defensive
:47:41. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:17.is the problem as the Nigerians are going to get, they won't be tested.
:48:17. > :48:23.Then they will have to raise their game to play against Uruguay and
:48:23. > :48:29.Spain. That is the problem they will have. The tempo being played
:48:29. > :48:36.out here will be different to those two games. We were watching Stephen
:48:36. > :48:46.Keshi watching closely, and given the squad only arrived at 3am this
:48:46. > :49:11.
:49:11. > :49:21.morning, they would be glad to be diving in a little bit. It was the
:49:21. > :49:24.
:49:24. > :49:29.very poor defending by Aitamai. The Nigerian player was Clear. In that
:49:29. > :49:39.situation he only had to drop off so he could see the ball and the
:49:39. > :49:58.
:49:58. > :50:03.Obi. Not enough pace on it to trouble the goalkeeper. There has
:50:03. > :50:13.been talk about the ball flying through the air and it affecting
:50:13. > :50:13.
:50:13. > :51:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:51:17. > :51:22.see if they take their place in the goalkeeping by Enyeama. Enyeama
:51:22. > :51:32.played against England in the World Cup in 2002, he is a very
:51:32. > :51:32.
:51:32. > :52:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:52:23. > :52:33.crying when his National Anthem was being played, will live long in the
:52:33. > :52:42.
:52:42. > :52:52.saying yesterday in the press conference. Most of these Tahiti
:52:52. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :53:24.Tahiti to score. Simon is getting forward from the left-back position.
:53:24. > :53:24.
:53:24. > :53:34.Just could not find the angle on his cross. It is a difficult
:53:34. > :53:37.
:53:37. > :53:47.position to be in, getting your foot around it. Mikel John Obi, his
:53:47. > :53:47.
:53:47. > :54:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:54:40. > :54:49.thrown forward another few yards to commit the Nigerian defence. It is
:54:49. > :54:58.a very young Nigerian squad. We were talking about the inexperience
:54:58. > :55:04.of the Tahiti squad. 3-0! The goalkeeper dropped it on to the
:55:04. > :55:11.left but of Oduamadi who gets his second of the game. They have been
:55:11. > :55:21.gifting the Nigerians the goals in this game. The goalkeeper will be
:55:21. > :55:23.
:55:23. > :55:33.very disappointed. No question of offside. Samin in goal has totally
:55:33. > :55:34.
:55:34. > :55:39.mishandled. A shocking. It is a moment to forget for the goalkeeper,
:55:39. > :55:46.who has been the first-choice for Tahiti since he took over in the
:55:46. > :55:50.last group game of the OCR no Nations Cup. They beat the Solomon
:55:50. > :56:00.Islands and then the New Caledonia in the final. At that is a moment
:56:00. > :56:12.
:56:12. > :56:18.to forget, I am afraid. Nigeria are ball had just crossed over. I think
:56:18. > :56:24.that it would have been at hat- trick for Oduamadi. He has been
:56:25. > :56:31.gifted the goals he has. Good pace by Musa down this left side. He is
:56:31. > :56:41.the one who can commit this Tahiti defence. I don't know really,
:56:41. > :56:42.
:56:42. > :56:50.because I have to come Seth's -- confess I was not glued to the
:56:50. > :56:55.oceanic Cup. The only other tournament Tahiti have been
:56:55. > :57:01.involved in it was the Under 20 World Cup in Egypt in 2009. In
:57:01. > :57:05.their group they played Nigeria and Spain. And they are both in their
:57:05. > :57:11.groups here in the Confederations Cup. It was 8-0 against Spain and
:57:11. > :57:17.they lost 8-0 to the other team in that group, Venezuela. A lot of the
:57:17. > :57:22.players are you see in front of you were in that tournament. Adding to
:57:22. > :57:26.that, we were talking they don't play a lot of competitive fixtures
:57:27. > :57:30.as a team. They come into this tournament very unprepared as a
:57:30. > :57:35.team. They have not played a lot of football together so that will be
:57:35. > :57:40.going against them as well. Sometimes they will go a whole
:57:40. > :57:50.calendar year without playing an international. Quite regularly,
:57:50. > :58:03.
:58:03. > :58:13.who is the most capped in the squad. It is a young side, Nigeria. Got a
:58:13. > :58:13.
:58:13. > :58:23.few players with a good collection of caps like Mikel John Obi, Musa,
:58:23. > :58:28.and Enyeama in goal. But most of them around the 10, 12 caps, so
:58:28. > :58:35.Stephen Keshi has changed things around a lot since he has been in
:58:35. > :58:41.charge, which is coming up to two years. Just talking before, all
:58:41. > :58:50.these players still eligible and want to play for their country, but
:58:50. > :59:00.Stephen Keshi does not pick them. No flag here, it was Anthony Ujah!
:59:00. > :59:04.Great save! Xavier Samin redeems himself. I don't want to patronise,
:59:04. > :59:10.but I am delighted for him. Especially after the mistake he
:59:10. > :59:14.made a few minutes ago. It will give him a confidence boost. They
:59:14. > :59:24.are playing a higher line, Tahiti. They are looking to try to convince
:59:24. > :59:34.the pitch. It is a dangerous game against the pace of these Nigerians.
:59:34. > :59:34.
:59:34. > :00:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:00:57. > :01:03.very unhappy to have a letter that He had better options. I don't think
:01:03. > :01:12.Stephen Keshi will want his side to get sloppy. That is good
:01:12. > :01:22.goalkeeping, by Samin. Ujah is 1-on-1 with the gold keeper. Dutch
:01:22. > :01:36.
:01:36. > :01:46.post match interview after Aberdeen had won the Scottish Cup. He said,
:01:46. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:51.that performance was a disgrace, that would dish it out, no matter
:01:51. > :01:55.what the score is. They can't become complacent. They've got to get it
:01:55. > :01:59.right. They are going to come up against quality opposition, so they
:01:59. > :02:06.have to get into good habits of finishing their chances.
:02:06. > :02:16.Opportunities to pass the ball, when they can. A free kick is given for
:02:16. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:38.co-commentator on BBC commentator at the African Cup of Nations. Look at
:02:38. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:43.this! Steevy Chong Hue could not quite find him. Corner to Tahiti.
:02:43. > :02:47.has been the player that has impressed for me. He's got good
:02:47. > :02:51.skills, take control. He got the better of Ambrose and did really
:02:51. > :03:01.well to get onto the outside of him. He could not pull it back. Good
:03:01. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:31.that Tahiti would do well to get a corner. At least they have got one
:03:31. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :04:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:04:20. > :04:25.hug and an apology. Nothing much in it. He went to win the ball, just
:04:25. > :04:35.caught the end of his toe. He did feel it, Ujah. But it was one of
:04:35. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:46.those comings together. The referee across town in the stadium you were
:04:46. > :04:49.hearing about earlier on, where the United States beat England in the
:04:49. > :04:59.1950 World Cup. Perhaps one of the biggest upsets in international
:04:59. > :04:59.
:04:59. > :06:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:06:05. > :06:14.Confederation Cup. Your next action is Rizzo, taking on Mexico. --
:06:14. > :06:17.Brazil. Then it is Italy against Japan. Brazil and Japan are both in
:06:17. > :06:22.action, the only two sides we know will be at the World Cup next
:06:23. > :06:32.summer. We will find out tomorrow three more Asian qualifiers.
:06:33. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:51.Australia look very likely to be one qualifiers, you can take off three
:06:51. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :07:11.not sure if it hasn't sometimes been their downfall. But they have shown
:07:11. > :07:11.
:07:11. > :07:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:07:52. > :07:57.more attacking intent than I Ogude. Not for the first time.
:07:57. > :08:07.have to do the things you would do against normal opposition. Don't
:08:07. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :08:20.take too many passes, keep the ball fourth, but the goalkeeper is in
:08:20. > :08:20.
:08:20. > :09:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:09:09. > :09:16.Chong Hue. It was nowhere near him. That was a poor finish, total
:09:16. > :09:21.mishit. Easy for the goalkeeper, Samin, at the end. I think he lost
:09:21. > :09:31.his footing as well. Tried to coalesce around Samin, but totally
:09:31. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:04.but the goalkeeper made a couple of that is a free kick, just outside
:10:04. > :10:11.the penalty area and a yellow card from Omeruo. Good, positive play by
:10:11. > :10:21.Chong Hue. Checking back inside, certain foul. It gives the Tahitians
:10:21. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :11:05.Enyeama's goal. Trying to put it into a decent enough area. Enyeama,
:11:05. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:18.in goal, just seeing it go past his free kick, Steevy Chong Hue, in
:11:18. > :11:24.2011-12, was playing well down the Belgian league for a team that have
:11:24. > :11:34.subsequently been bought by Vincent Kompany and renamed FC Brussels.
:11:34. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:51.Stephen Chong Hue is not there any arche great ball in. He's furious he
:11:51. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:06.goal won the Oceana Cup, was that far away from scoring. A great ball
:12:06. > :12:16.played in. A great run from deep. A little bit too much pace on it for
:12:16. > :12:16.
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:14:16. > :14:25.his own goal. Jonathan Tehau. that high line by Tahiti. Really
:14:25. > :14:35.good defending by Tehau at the far post. Ujah, coming in, with a simple
:14:35. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :14:59.goal, harmlessly from a decent position by Anthony Ujah. One added
:14:59. > :15:07.minutes at the end of the first half. It's was a decent chance.
:15:07. > :15:12.Good run across by Anthony Ujah. Very easy the Nigeria. They have
:15:12. > :15:22.the numbers, Tahiti, but they need to punish Tahiti when they do have
:15:22. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:52.sure who the happier coach will be? Damage limitation, as we talked
:15:52. > :15:57.about before the game. Tahiti have played decent enough stuff, but
:15:57. > :16:07.Nigeria have been dominant and should beat two or three more goals
:16:07. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:19.There is the first 45 minutes. A huge occasion for Tahiti, who
:16:19. > :16:24.started brightly but it went behind to a huge slice of fortune for
:16:25. > :16:34.Nigeria. A couple of opportunities for Tahiti, but Nigeria scored two
:16:34. > :16:42.more goals. Maybe, there is just a few glimpses we might see a real
:16:42. > :16:52.opportunity for Tahiti to start this Confederations Cup with a goal
:16:52. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:03.for themselves in their opening I would imagine the Nigerians would
:17:03. > :17:08.be disappointed with the shot ratio. TT have managed five shots today?
:17:08. > :17:16.It is most important how many end up in the back of the net. 3-0 is
:17:16. > :17:21.good, but we could do better. They might take us through to the next
:17:21. > :17:28.round. I think the coach will tell the players to not get carried away.
:17:28. > :17:32.It is a big show, everybody wants to enjoy themselves. Increase your
:17:32. > :17:36.personal tally, but you need to think ahead. If we get three points
:17:36. > :17:41.in the next game, it might all come down to goal difference. They will
:17:41. > :17:46.be reminded to make sure they use all their chances. The opposition
:17:46. > :17:51.are not the best, and many people watching will have wanted to see
:17:51. > :17:56.what Tahiti are like. In park, they played well and start a brighter
:17:56. > :18:03.than Nigeria? They got the first shot of the game. It is not
:18:03. > :18:06.embarrassing, 3-0. They have had a couple of efforts themselves, I
:18:06. > :18:16.have been impressed with Steevy Chong Hue. They were desperately
:18:16. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:26.unlucky by the way they conceded beginning? But this is the first
:18:26. > :18:33.minute of the game. Simon, you think get it out of your feet to
:18:33. > :18:38.get a cross in. He is positive and takes on the defender. He gets a
:18:38. > :18:45.shot in. OK, there wasn't enough power behind it, but they got the
:18:45. > :18:50.first shot. After that, it was a huge slice of fortune. They tried
:18:50. > :18:56.so hard not to concede early, but the first goal for Nigeria did come
:18:56. > :19:01.after five minutes, and not the way Tahiti would have dreamed about?
:19:01. > :19:07.it was a Nigeria's first break in the game. It is a hopeful cross in
:19:07. > :19:17.the box. Tahiti have numbers behind the ball. They have nine players
:19:17. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:25.plus the goalkeeper. Echiejil, who gets the shot in. It hit the
:19:25. > :19:31.referee, Echiejil gets the shot, two deflections and goes in off
:19:31. > :19:36.Vallar... He got the initial clearance. Be it was a comedy of
:19:36. > :19:41.errors and it was hard on Tahiti. They have a big enough the task
:19:41. > :19:46.without conceding a goal that deflects of the referee and two of
:19:46. > :19:53.their own players. Maybe Nigeria could have scored more goals. But
:19:53. > :19:58.they responded very well. mentioned, you played against
:19:58. > :20:04.Vahirua. He had another good effort. We were not sure how they were
:20:04. > :20:14.going to play, and they went for it and occasions. When they got
:20:14. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:20.possession they have a go? Yes, Vincent was very concentrated.
:20:20. > :20:26.Anything can happen. That should have been a corner, because it was
:20:27. > :20:33.saved. Tahiti were annoyed about it. Then straight down the other end
:20:33. > :20:39.and another golfer Nigeria? Nigeria are 2-0 up and they have had two
:20:39. > :20:44.big slices of luck. It is one of those occasions when there was a
:20:44. > :20:50.difference in quality. Nigeria showed their class. At this level,
:20:50. > :20:57.you cannot give top players an opportunity like this. The Nigerian
:20:57. > :21:02.reads it really well. Positive, quick passing. Great feet and just
:21:02. > :21:07.put over the goalkeeper. That was a great bit of quality in the first
:21:07. > :21:12.half. A If a striker gets a chance like this, first game of the
:21:12. > :21:22.tournament, you want to shoot it right away. Lovely finish from him.
:21:22. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:28.Kept his cool and beat two players. If we were looking at mistakes, the
:21:28. > :21:34.goalkeeper made a one. But there was another error for Nigeria to
:21:34. > :21:39.then go 3-0 up from Oduamadi. want to avoid the mistakes, really.
:21:39. > :21:48.You have a tough enough task as it is. That is just bread and butter
:21:48. > :21:53.for the goalkeeper. Does it of all? Not really. I think he has one eye
:21:53. > :22:03.on the player coming in, the goalscorer. He just takes his eye
:22:03. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :22:08.off it. He still puts it away nicely. It is difficult for
:22:08. > :22:13.goalkeepers. People underestimate how hard it is. You said Nigeria,
:22:13. > :22:17.they would be happy with the 3-0 scoreline, but there were a number
:22:17. > :22:27.of occasions they went through and you expected them to score. It was
:22:27. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:47.a long way from clinical. And Xavier Samin, redeemed himself?
:22:47. > :22:48.
:22:48. > :22:58.Echiejil is a left back. He is waiting for the ball in the middle.
:22:58. > :23:03.Sunday Mba, is a good player. will get better as the tournament
:23:03. > :23:08.progresses. The finishing will be more clinical. I think he was
:23:08. > :23:15.falling backwards and tried to put it into the bottom corner. It could
:23:15. > :23:23.be five or six. TT have created a few chances of their own. Kevin
:23:23. > :23:31.Kelban said the player who had impressed him was Steevy Chong Hue.
:23:31. > :23:38.He goes past Ambrose too easily. Ambrose tried to get back. It is
:23:38. > :23:43.very positive? A very positive, looking to take him on. He leaves
:23:43. > :23:49.Ambrose for pace. It is just that final ball he does not execute. A
:23:49. > :23:57.great cross in, Hue Eves the defenders. Just doesn't quite get
:23:58. > :24:04.the timing right. A couple of decent half-chances. I would love
:24:04. > :24:08.to see them score. I think this will be the highlight of the
:24:08. > :24:14.tournament, the best move in my opinion. After the tournament, the
:24:14. > :24:19.players will get the DVDs and keep looking back. The worst thing that
:24:19. > :24:25.could happen for Tahiti his Nigeria making a few changes. Bringing
:24:25. > :24:33.fresh legs on. We said we expected goals, only three at half-time. We
:24:33. > :24:37.asked people before to see how many people thought we would see five or
:24:38. > :24:43.more goals in this game. Some people said we were being unkind to
:24:43. > :24:53.Tahiti. 65% thought there would be more than five goals. This is the
:24:53. > :24:59.interim results. The vote is that now 75%. It is close now. Maybe
:24:59. > :25:03.they agree with you, John, things would change in the second half?
:25:03. > :25:10.think five was kind. I think the cut off point should have been
:25:10. > :25:14.about eight. It is not being disrespectful, but Nigeria with the
:25:14. > :25:24.players and experience they have, 100 places above Tahiti in the
:25:24. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:10.We have seen both Brazil and Italy. Who has impressed you the most?
:26:10. > :26:18.thought Italy played very well last night. They have a magician from
:26:18. > :26:23.dead-ball situations. They were outstanding. But I actually think
:26:23. > :26:26.on Saturday when Brazil play Italy, I think Brazil will win the game.
:26:26. > :26:32.But Italy were more impressive in their opening game. He it was
:26:32. > :26:38.interesting. On Sunday, to wet your appetite ahead of Wimbledon, the
:26:38. > :26:47.BBC will be showing a behind-the- scenes documentary on the US Open
:26:47. > :26:54.and Olympic champion, Andy Murray. People always say, you lock -- look
:26:54. > :26:58.so calm. But it is a different story. It is not going to be easy.
:26:58. > :27:03.To come so close, and not be able to do it, you just want to go to
:27:03. > :27:13.him. A I felt protective, because I knew what he was going to go
:27:13. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:20.through. He is a joy to be around, he is hilarious. Few people get to
:27:20. > :27:25.see that side of him. You only have 9.5 minutes left. If we talk
:27:26. > :27:35.outside the tennis courts and on the PlayStation, he is funny.
:27:36. > :27:36.
:27:36. > :27:41.turning point was winning the gold medal in the Olympics. Pressure is
:27:41. > :27:47.part of the business and he is proving himself. Having won the US
:27:47. > :27:53.Open, the press in Britain will be focusing on Wimbledon. He has got
:27:53. > :27:59.to win Wimbledon. That to look forward to this summer. Plenty more
:27:59. > :28:09.football before that. Loads of questions today, people asking me
:28:09. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:17.to ask you questions. This summer, it has been an interesting few
:28:17. > :28:27.months, rumours of a move to Crystal Palace? I do not know where
:28:27. > :28:28.
:28:29. > :28:34.you might see me. But it looks like I will leave. My representatives
:28:34. > :28:40.are talking with West Brom and were I end up, I do not know yet. But
:28:40. > :28:47.most importantly, I have a manager who can give me playing time. It is
:28:47. > :28:56.the last years of my playing career, I want to be active. The
:28:56. > :29:02.Championship, so good. I want to retire active. There is a period in
:29:02. > :29:07.his career, when he was ill advised. He made a mistake, and now has to
:29:07. > :29:12.show character, which I am sure he has got, whether it be at West Brom
:29:12. > :29:22.or any other club. He will score goals wherever he goes. Do you feel
:29:22. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :29:28.regrets, the QPR incidents? course, West Brom will always
:29:28. > :29:37.remain in my heart. The only thing is, I thought things could be done
:29:37. > :29:43.easier. It is easy to understand my position. Changes did not go into
:29:43. > :29:48.my favour and I was moved out of my position. I am sitting next to a
:29:48. > :29:54.striker who knows her how it feels to score Premier League goal. An
:29:54. > :30:04.opportunity came for me to go back to my favourite position. I needed
:30:04. > :30:04.
:30:04. > :30:11.to do more. I got used to winning. The continuity is what I did not
:30:11. > :30:15.see that West Brom. Something was wrong and I wanted to move on.
:30:15. > :30:21.Would you like to play international football again?
:30:21. > :30:27.course, Nigeria is my country. If I will still be needed. My priority
:30:27. > :30:32.to now is to serve the club I play for. But if my country courts, I
:30:32. > :30:36.will go and help them. Injuries might come, there are missing the
:30:36. > :30:40.key players in the team bus stop at the opportunity comes and I am
:30:40. > :30:50.needed, I cannot say no to my country. The second half is about
:30:50. > :30:59.
:30:59. > :31:09.to kick off, so back to the added to the three. Nigeria look
:31:09. > :31:14.
:31:14. > :31:20.like they are going to make a see how it goes for the first few
:31:20. > :31:26.minutes. It would suggest that Stephen Keshi is not happy with the
:31:26. > :31:32.quality of finishing? Ujah had a lot of chances to extend the lead and
:31:32. > :31:36.was a bit wasteful in front of goal. He could make way, or one of the
:31:36. > :31:46.attacking players that have been supporting him. Free kick to Tahiti
:31:46. > :32:10.
:32:10. > :32:16.Ujah, if he had had a look, he would have seen. But he was offside.
:32:16. > :32:20.could have taken a touch. Just offside. The linesman made the right
:32:20. > :32:30.decision, but he could have taken a touch. Maybe he could have shot
:32:30. > :32:44.
:32:44. > :32:54.himself. I wouldn't necessarily side? Has he injured himself? It is
:32:54. > :32:57.not, it is a Vincent Simon. I didn't see what he did, but it hurt.
:32:57. > :33:06.don't know if he rolled his ankle. There didn't seem to be any contact
:33:06. > :33:11.with the Nigerian player. He is inches from the side of the pitch.
:33:11. > :33:21.You could argue that they could give him treatment and get on with the
:33:21. > :33:21.
:33:21. > :34:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:34:11. > :34:20.It will be the smallest attendance in the Confederation Cup, but by a
:34:20. > :34:24.fair distance that largest crowd that Tahiti have played in front of.
:34:24. > :34:29.And Nigeria continue to miss the opportunities that they create for
:34:29. > :34:35.themselves or that Tahiti give to them. A poor finish. The ball was
:34:35. > :34:39.played in by Oduamadi. He was just trying to bend it into the corner.
:34:39. > :34:49.Maybe he could have even gone for power. The goal has opened up for
:34:49. > :34:49.
:34:49. > :35:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:35:39. > :35:43.him. Hit the target, test Samin. But at every opportunity, but they are
:35:43. > :35:53.giving the ball away. The final pass, the final ball, they can't
:35:53. > :35:53.
:35:53. > :36:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:36:34. > :36:44.seem to find a tick each insured. -- A lovely pass, this. A little bit
:36:44. > :36:52.overhead. Good goalkeeping, well read by Enyeama. The change, Anthony
:36:52. > :36:59.Ujah is coming off. Brown Ideye is coming on. He played all six in the
:36:59. > :37:04.African Cup of Nations, scoring in the win over Mali. He actually
:37:05. > :37:09.replace John Obi Mikel in Nigeria's World Cup squad in 2010, when John
:37:09. > :37:19.Obi Mikel had to miss it, injured. He didn't get on the pitch in South
:37:19. > :37:26.
:37:26. > :37:30.Africa, but he gets on the pitch in more goals, aware that it might, as
:37:30. > :37:34.we said at the start of the game, come down to goal difference between
:37:34. > :37:39.Nigeria and Uruguay. That is if you take the view that they are both
:37:39. > :37:43.likely to lose to Spain and they might draw with each other. Then it
:37:43. > :37:47.depends who beats Tahiti by the most. They have been wasteful in
:37:48. > :37:51.front of goal. When you get the opportunities, you have to get it
:37:51. > :37:56.right. If you have the passing opportunity, take it. If you get a
:37:56. > :38:02.chance in front of goal, you have to take it. The sloppiness that the
:38:02. > :38:12.Nigerians are producing could come back to hold them. At somebody who
:38:12. > :38:17.
:38:17. > :38:22.got 100 caps for their country, you Just quickly, if you are an
:38:22. > :38:28.international for Tahiti, are you looking forward to playing against
:38:28. > :38:33.Spain or dreading it? I think it's a bit of both. To share the pitch with
:38:33. > :38:41.the likes of any yes to an fabric ass, they will relish it. But they
:38:41. > :38:48.will have these thoughts of it being a landslide. They could lose 20-0,
:38:49. > :38:55.and that is not what they want to happen at the tournament. It looks
:38:55. > :39:05.like Nicolas Vallar, the captain, is coming off. He's hobbling away from
:39:05. > :39:23.
:39:23. > :39:33.Faatiarau. In comes the corner, they've scored! Tahiti have scored!
:39:33. > :39:36.
:39:36. > :39:40.What a fantastic moment! Jonathan Tehau has scored for Tahiti! Poor
:39:40. > :39:44.marking by the Nigerians, but a really good header. Well finished.
:39:44. > :39:51.That will give them so much joy from this tournament. Really poor
:39:51. > :40:01.marking. Tehau, with a really good header. Towering over the back of
:40:01. > :40:07.
:40:07. > :40:17.scored. That is as much as they could hope to do in this tournament.
:40:17. > :40:39.
:40:39. > :40:45.They are on the scoreboard. 3-1. And passing, at times. To concede a goal
:40:45. > :40:55.from a set piece, which Tahiti might have seen as the way of getting into
:40:55. > :41:17.
:41:18. > :41:20.this game, Paul play by Nigeria. grandchildren about that, when he is
:41:20. > :41:30.sitting in his rocking chair and wearing his slippers. Although they
:41:30. > :42:04.
:42:04. > :42:08.might not wear slippers in Tahiti, Another one bites the dust! He's
:42:08. > :42:18.being very selfish, trying to go around the goalkeeper. A passing
:42:18. > :42:18.
:42:18. > :43:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:43:18. > :43:28.to do the basics right. You don't want to concede goals against any
:43:28. > :43:58.
:43:58. > :44:01.nation, but coming into this hasn't had the best of evenings.
:44:01. > :44:11.Certainly not in possession. He got a little nutmeg before that. He
:44:11. > :44:20.
:44:20. > :44:26.tried to get back on his right side. own expectations, in all honesty.
:44:26. > :44:32.They have got men forwards, they have been very brave at times. I
:44:32. > :44:42.think Nigeria have been wasteful. But you have to give them credit,
:44:42. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :45:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:45:26. > :45:34.at the moment. Another sloppy pass by the Nigerians. They are giving
:45:34. > :45:44.the ball away. What a moment this is. Great ball into the far post.
:45:44. > :45:47.
:45:47. > :45:51.Tehau coming in and climbing above Ambrose. John Obi Mikel and Nigeria.
:45:51. > :46:01.I can tell you what the lead item on the news in Tahiti is going to
:46:01. > :46:11.
:46:11. > :46:17.be tonight. One before.-- will feel if Tahiti get another and
:46:17. > :46:27.it is 3-2? I am sure that will be in their minds now, they have to
:46:27. > :46:54.
:46:54. > :47:02.put his game to bed. Don't allow has gone Tahiti's Wake. It was good
:47:02. > :47:09.hold up play by Tehau. Got his body between the ball and the man.
:47:09. > :47:15.will be incredibly proud. But he will be thinking, what if? What if
:47:15. > :47:25.we get another corner and do that again and it is 3-2 and Nigeria get
:47:25. > :47:26.
:47:26. > :47:32.edgy? Free kick again to Tahiti. Set piece, they might look to
:47:32. > :47:40.profit from. Nigeria have missed some chances. They could easily
:47:40. > :47:45.have scored six. Of course, but we talk about preparation. And Tahiti
:47:45. > :47:48.have had a good spell over here in South America. They have prepared
:47:48. > :47:54.for the tournament, and Nigeria have only been here for an number
:47:54. > :47:59.of hours. It comes down to preparation. Nigeria could get
:47:59. > :48:09.tired legs, and Tahiti could exploit that. Tahiti were the first
:48:09. > :48:12.
:48:12. > :48:20.nation to arrive to prepare for the Confederations Cup. Nigeria were
:48:20. > :48:30.the last. That was the goals Goring celebration. He did not actually
:48:30. > :48:31.
:48:31. > :48:41.score it, Marama Vahirua, but that is what he does. Look at Stephen
:48:41. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :49:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:49:38. > :49:48.You don't want to concede goals, showed little since half-time.
:49:48. > :49:58.Tahiti have come back into the game, they look positive. Steevy Chong
:49:58. > :50:10.
:50:10. > :50:16.Hue has been the best player up Wolsburg. Nigeria are getting
:50:16. > :50:20.frustrated. There was no pace on the cross. The better option would
:50:20. > :50:26.have been to put it in with real pace and put your foot through the
:50:26. > :50:33.ball. Godfrey Oboabona with the throw for Nigeria, who are at the
:50:33. > :50:39.moment, winning the game, but feeling a little embarrassed by the
:50:39. > :50:49.scoreline, I would suggest. coach, Stephen Keshi on the
:50:49. > :51:24.
:51:24. > :51:34.ball this second half. He needed some help. He has got a throw.
:51:34. > :52:09.
:52:09. > :52:15.Oduamadi thinks he has scored a hat-trick, but he has and four star
:52:15. > :52:25.it was very tight. The linesman put his flag up instantly. A good run
:52:25. > :52:33.
:52:33. > :52:43.by the Nigerians. Great feet by Brown Ideye. Very tight. Giving the
:52:43. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :53:19.ball. They don't want to put themselves under any more pressure,
:53:19. > :53:29.they have gifted Nigeria a couple of goals in the first half. Clear
:53:29. > :53:34.
:53:34. > :53:44.your lines and then build again for Tahiti. They might have
:53:44. > :53:45.
:53:45. > :53:51.conceded again before then. It has gone in off the defender. It is an
:53:51. > :53:57.own goal and Jonathan Tehau, who scored Tahiti's has, I am afraid
:53:57. > :54:01.got the last touch on Nigeria's 4th. Disappointing from him. He tried to
:54:01. > :54:08.do the right thing to make the challenge to clear the ball. But
:54:08. > :54:18.again, Tehau in the wrong place at the wrong time, causing themselves
:54:18. > :54:18.
:54:18. > :54:28.problems. Again at the back, Tahiti... He is unlucky.And very,
:54:28. > :54:55.
:54:55. > :55:01.three goals this evening. Stanley Atani comes on for Marama Vahirua,
:55:01. > :55:11.who is given an ovation for stopped he has shown his ability, he is 33
:55:11. > :55:17.
:55:17. > :55:27.now, mostly played in the French division. Vahirua has been one of
:55:27. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :55:34.the best players. Stanley Atani is on, a 23-year-old. Plays the us
:55:34. > :55:39.Tefana in Tahiti. He did not play in the Nations Cup, which Tahiti
:55:39. > :55:45.want to get here, because he was injured. But has played in all six
:55:45. > :55:50.matches Tahiti have played since then. That was a decent save from
:55:50. > :55:54.Xavier Samin. And then wasted on the follow up by Oduamadi four-star
:55:54. > :56:00.if he does not get a hat-trick, he will be kicking himself all the way
:56:00. > :56:07.back to the hotel. Good save by Samin. The ball came back to
:56:07. > :56:13.Oduamadi, and he just smashed it over the top of the bar. Looking
:56:13. > :56:16.for a bit of composure. That is something Nigeria have not had when
:56:16. > :56:24.they have had chances this evening. If they have had more composure,
:56:24. > :56:29.they could have had more goals. Vahirua, I would imagine he has
:56:29. > :56:36.been taken off with Spain in mind. They will need every bit of quality
:56:36. > :56:46.they have got. I cannot imagine Spain been so wasteful in front of
:56:46. > :56:49.
:56:49. > :56:59.goal as and Nigeria have been. extraordinary statistic, 200,000
:56:59. > :57:02.
:57:02. > :57:12.the final population of the World Cup in 1950, the whole population
:57:12. > :57:24.
:57:24. > :57:29.of Tahiti could have fitted into you were Stephen Keshi now, the
:57:29. > :57:35.game is won, that is the first thing they have to do. Afterwards
:57:35. > :57:40.he will say, we have one. But he will know this has not been a great
:57:40. > :57:44.performance. You mentioned before, he will be disappointed, certainly
:57:44. > :57:54.with how wasteful they have been with possession and with chances in
:57:54. > :57:58.front of goal. That is the thing he will address after the game. You
:57:58. > :58:03.cannot be wasteful against the top nations of Spain and Uruguay.
:58:03. > :58:09.have come into this tournament of the back of two World Cup
:58:09. > :58:19.qualifiers, have Nigeria. They fitted in a friendly against Mexico.
:58:19. > :58:20.
:58:20. > :59:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:59:23. > :59:28.And they have had a busy diary over poor touch. Stephen Keshi, the
:59:28. > :59:34.Nigerian coach, really disappointed. It was a heavy touch by Brown Ideye.
:59:34. > :59:44.Has gone through and it was a poor touch four-star Kenneth Omeruo
:59:44. > :59:44.
:59:44. > :01:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:01:07. > :01:13.there. Nigeria hardly had ideal preparation, arriving at three
:01:14. > :01:17.o'clock in the morning yesterday. Tahiti, because they are playing in
:01:17. > :01:27.a match against a team far above anything they've laid against the
:01:27. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:55.5-1 to Nigeria and he has got three of them. Really good goal by
:01:55. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:17.Nigeria. A really good ball played too many more in the last few
:02:17. > :02:27.minutes. But one or two of them out there are gasping for breath.
:02:27. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:57.Vincent Simon is replaced. Edson continent of oceanic chains,
:02:57. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:15.chances, how many could they have had? Brown Ideye, one-on-one with
:03:15. > :03:20.the goalkeeper, you have to be clinical and finish those chances
:03:20. > :03:30.of. You are not going to get those chances against the top nations, if
:03:30. > :03:48.
:03:48. > :03:58.circumstances, Marama Vahirua would be all over this. He has been
:03:58. > :04:14.
:04:14. > :04:24.substituted is going to take it. It is going to be Stanley Atani, who is
:04:24. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:47.times the size, it would not have gone in. I was just going to say, it
:04:47. > :04:57.he lined himself like Jonny Wilkinson. It was the same result at
:04:57. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:41.It has found its way into the back of the net. Echeijile taps in number
:05:41. > :05:44.six. And Tahiti are running out of gas, quickly. Good finish by
:05:44. > :05:51.Echeijile. They have been more clinical in the last five minutes.
:05:51. > :06:00.The goalkeeper, Samin, could not keep a hold of it. Did really well
:06:00. > :06:08.to finish it off. A deflection, as well. It was probably always goal
:06:08. > :06:18.bound from Echeijile. Always his goal. He got the first thanks to a
:06:18. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:40.been worried. There are still things he could work on, but they were
:06:40. > :06:44.always going to be too strong. This is the key phase of the game. Can
:06:44. > :06:54.they hold on and not concede too many more to make the scoreline look
:06:54. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:11.looks like he gave him a kick in the ribs, telling him to get up. We are
:07:11. > :07:13.off to Rio tomorrow, where we all watched Tahiti play Spain, in
:07:13. > :07:23.arguably the biggest ever miss match in international foot wall in
:07:23. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :08:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:08:16. > :08:26.Mexico. Also on Wednesday, on BBC header flashes wide of the post. A
:08:26. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:45.decent corner from Oduamadi. Ambrose what would be their fifth World Cup.
:08:45. > :08:48.The first was when Stephen Keshi was their captain, the current coach.
:08:48. > :08:55.They were beating Italy until a last-minute Italian equaliser. Italy
:08:55. > :09:05.went on to reach the final. Roberto Baggio missed a penalty and Brazil
:09:05. > :09:17.
:09:18. > :09:22.2006 he managed Togo. He got them to the finals in Germany and was then
:09:22. > :09:26.sacked before the tournament began. They didn't do very well in the
:09:26. > :09:29.tournament and he was reinstated afterwards, but he had missed the
:09:29. > :09:39.big event. I am sure he is looking for redemption, from his own point
:09:39. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:54.back post by Brown Ideye. He couldn't get the right contact on
:09:54. > :10:03.it. I must admit, I always thought one of the strangest football
:10:03. > :10:10.fixtures I have commented on was Togo against Iran. But perhaps his
:10:10. > :10:13.-- Tahiti against Spain might top it. People were mentioning it could
:10:13. > :10:22.be a world-record score. At Tahiti half to enjoy the occasion as best
:10:22. > :10:24.they can. We all accept that Spain are going to be dominant, I am sure
:10:24. > :10:26.they are going to make a lot of changes from last night's
:10:26. > :10:36.performance. They can play the squad players, but it will be very
:10:36. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :10:56.victory is 31-0 against American Samoa by Australia. That is why they
:10:56. > :10:56.
:10:56. > :11:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:11:47. > :11:51.recently that they are really strong attempt to complete Echeijile's
:11:51. > :12:01.Patrick. I don't know if he meant it. If it had dropped in, it would
:12:01. > :12:13.
:12:14. > :12:23.home to run to send them through. A draw would actually also put a run
:12:24. > :12:24.
:12:24. > :12:31.through. -- Iran. That is as long as Uzbekistan did not beat cat are by
:12:32. > :12:41.four clear goals. That was, I have done my homework, I am going to use
:12:42. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:54.Oceana region. You are expecting New Zealand to go into that group full
:12:54. > :13:26.
:13:26. > :13:36.almost scored again. A wonderful chance. A really good ball played
:13:36. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:50.forwards. He put it straight through get a second goal. What a day that
:13:50. > :14:00.would be for the family. One of the Nigerian backline, I suspect it
:14:00. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:24.might have been Celtic's Ambrose, had gone to sleep and played him
:14:24. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :15:01.his mind. But he lashed it high and wide. They are coming on strong now,
:15:01. > :15:07.Nigeria. Really good skill by Ahmed Musa, as he pulled it back. A good
:15:07. > :15:17.chance. A good ball again from Ambrose. But it was a poor finish by
:15:17. > :15:17.
:15:17. > :16:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:16:03. > :16:13.be pleased about that, I would think. -- Tahiti. Is there one last
:16:13. > :16:22.moment? Referees said play on. Stanley Atani hit the shot hoping
:16:22. > :16:32.for an Enyeama mistake, which did not come. Hue has been positive
:16:32. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:43.tonight. Hit the target, but just could not beat Enyeama. Onside.
:16:43. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:11.That was a lovely ball from John has blown the whistle. Respectable
:17:11. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:17.for Nigeria. Nnamdi Oduamadi with at hat-trick. 6 do want is
:17:18. > :17:24.respectable. Stephen Keshi does not look delighted with it. His team
:17:24. > :17:28.have done enough I think, to keep the critics at they will stop but
:17:28. > :17:37.Tahiti scored a goal, and I think that it was beyond their wildest
:17:37. > :17:41.dreams. Jonathan Tehau. Up Jonathan Tehau, a highlight of the game.
:17:41. > :17:51.Nigeria were wasteful so many times in front of goal. We saw the Tahiti
:17:51. > :18:00.goal. It was a great header by Tehau. It is a wonderful night for
:18:00. > :18:08.Tahiti football. A big smile by Eddy Etaeta. A warm embrace, and
:18:08. > :18:16.rightly so. A great occasion such a 20,000 people who have enjoyed it.
:18:16. > :18:26.Nigeria have won it and they play Uruguay next. Tahiti face Spain
:18:26. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:35.Nigeria may have won the game, but Tahiti have won a few friends after
:18:35. > :18:44.that. 20,000 in the stadium, they normally play in front of 200. The
:18:44. > :18:46.manager said they just wanted to manager said they just wanted to
:18:46. > :18:56.score a goal, they manage that. A 6-1 they lose in the end, let's
:18:56. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:13.We could talk about the Nigerian goals, but we will get to that in a
:19:13. > :19:19.bit. We want to concentrate on Tahiti's moment and the goal from
:19:19. > :19:23.Jonathan Tehau. The manager said, this is what we dream about, and it
:19:23. > :19:27.happened in the second half? They happened in the second half? They
:19:27. > :19:33.will be delighted. It is all he wanted to do was score a goal,
:19:33. > :19:40.maybe keep a clean sheet, which was virtually impossible. A really good
:19:40. > :19:46.goal as well. Plenty of pace on the corner. Jonathan Tehau is round the
:19:46. > :19:52.back, he pulls off Ambrose. The goalkeeper was in no man's land. He
:19:52. > :20:02.could have headed it back to his team mates. That is then doing the
:20:02. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:13.boat's celebration. There is the manager, Eddy Etaeta are
:20:13. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:26.celebrating. They were the top trend on Twitter, Tahiti. They
:20:26. > :20:32.quote from the football federation in Tahiti. Yes, they lost 6-1, but
:20:32. > :20:37.a great goal from Jonathan Tehau who is part of this Tehau family.
:20:37. > :20:42.It is great for the team and the nation? I think they know what will
:20:42. > :20:47.be a success for them. They say one goal for them would be a great
:20:47. > :20:52.tournament, and it has happened in the first game. And the
:20:52. > :20:57.celebrations were dedicated to the people of Tahiti. You can only join
:20:57. > :21:04.them in that celebration. They have an incredible journey ahead of them.
:21:05. > :21:13.There were not many Nigerians miles at the end. They did win, but they
:21:13. > :21:17.had so many misses. It should have been double figures. Kevin Kelban
:21:17. > :21:23.said it in the commentary, they were very wasteful. The amount of
:21:23. > :21:30.times they tried to take it a round the goalkeeper. Again, he tried to
:21:30. > :21:40.take it round. He could have squared it up. It was a poor finish.
:21:40. > :21:40.
:21:40. > :21:45.The es are in the second half. need to improve on that. We had a
:21:45. > :21:51.difficult pictures in the World Cup qualifiers. We had a friendly game
:21:51. > :21:56.in Texas about a week ago. understand what you're saying, but
:21:56. > :22:04.some of these are basic mistakes, the ball getting caught under their
:22:04. > :22:09.feet. Trying to take it around the goalkeeper on so many occasions.
:22:09. > :22:16.they score 12-15 goals, it was expected of them, the fact they
:22:16. > :22:20.scored six, they will be criticised. When they go against Spain and
:22:20. > :22:24.Uruguay, they will need to take those chances. You said goal
:22:24. > :22:28.difference could be crucial. You would expect of the likes of Spain
:22:28. > :22:34.and Uruguay would score more against Tahiti? I hope those goals
:22:34. > :22:40.will be enough for us to qualify. If we draw against Uruguay, it will
:22:40. > :22:46.come down to the goals we scored. In the last game, they will know
:22:46. > :22:52.how many goals they need against Tahiti. Maybe three points against
:22:52. > :23:02.Uruguay, but if it comes to a draw, we might regret missing these
:23:02. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:08.chances. Jonathan Tehau, is the first demand in the history of the
:23:09. > :23:14.Confederations Cup to score at both ends. I don't think he will lose
:23:14. > :23:23.too much sleep. I think the Tehau family will never buy another drink
:23:23. > :23:27.for as long as they live in Tahiti. He is a bit unfortunate. Gets a
:23:28. > :23:34.little touch and it goes in. I don't think it will be a major
:23:34. > :23:40.issue for him. This could have been even more glory. It would have been
:23:40. > :23:49.unbelievable. I think he had one eye on the keeper. What is
:23:49. > :23:59.important is the homework. He is a good header of the ball, and we did
:23:59. > :24:02.
:24:03. > :24:12.not have that information. Oduamadi missed a couple, but he did get a
:24:13. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:21.hat-trick. He scored the important goals in the game? Well done to him.
:24:21. > :24:26.He did deliver. He's got a very important World Cup qualifying goal,
:24:26. > :24:33.the last minute against Kenya at home. And now again, helping the
:24:33. > :24:43.team. He will Rick -- progress to be a good player for the national
:24:43. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:48.team. What do you think the reaction would be back home in
:24:48. > :24:54.Kenya because of the missed chances in this game? Psychologically we
:24:54. > :25:01.could not prepare well for this game. The late arrival, you know.
:25:01. > :25:06.And the team we have played, they were written off, so how do you
:25:06. > :25:11.prepare for a game like this, it is difficult. Now they are under
:25:11. > :25:19.pressure to play well against Uruguay. Waiting for the response
:25:19. > :25:25.to a difficult situation as well. I think we can still do well.
:25:25. > :25:29.positive response to Tahiti to night, but some will argue they
:25:29. > :25:35.will devalue the competition. They could concede over 20 goals in this
:25:35. > :25:42.competition? I agree, it is fantastic they are there. Everyone
:25:42. > :25:46.has jumped off their seats when Tehau scored. In a sense, do you
:25:46. > :25:53.need teams like this in a major competition when everyone is taking
:25:53. > :25:59.it seriously, it is on all of the television stations. Do you need a
:25:59. > :26:08.team like Tahiti that will probably concede 35 goals during the
:26:08. > :26:18.tournament, while they there? It does devalue it slightly. They have
:26:18. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :27:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 146 seconds
:27:08. > :27:14.enjoyed their opening game. Brazil Always a proud moment to hand over
:27:14. > :27:19.to him. Spain, is there anything they will seek to fear from Tahiti
:27:19. > :27:24.with their game on Thursday? They will be quaking in their boots.