Tahiti Scored The Biggest Goal Of Their Lives As They Are Trounced By Nigeria

Tahiti and Nigeria were the final two teams yet to play a match in 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup action until Monday, when the Minnows and the Super Eagles squared off in Brazil with a shot at the golden trophy on the line.

Nigeria jumped out early against the overmatched Tahiti side and never looked back, scoring six goals and missing several other chances to turn a 6-1 final into a final that would have looked more like a high-scoring baseball game than a soccer match.



Echiejile got the Super Eagles on the board just five minutes into the match, scoring off a ricochet and giving his side the 1-0 lead.

the Super Eagles didn't stop there, as star striker Nnamdi Oduamadi got the first of his three goals just five minutes later. The Super Eagles took a 2-0 lead just 10 minutes into the match, and Tahiti was on pace to give up 18 goals at that point—one every five minutes.



Oduamadi would strike again in the 26th minute, when he found the back of the net after an error from Tahiti goalkeeper Xavier Samin paved the way to a 3-0 start. Despite the opponent's gaffe, Oduamadi had no problem celebrating his brace

At that point, the rout was officially on. BBC Sport, for one, was taking odds on whether or not the Super Eagles would break the five-goal mark by the end of the afternoon:

Nigeria wouldn't score again in the first half, and Tahiti took that time to mount a slight shift in the possession area of the game. Let's be clear—the Minnows struggled to get anything going, but their attack style lends itself to the idea that a few goals are going to be scored in the tournament if the opposing side relaxes.

That's exactly what happened in the second half.





Jonathan Tehau did what seemed like the impossible—he scored a goal against 'The Giant of Africa' after 54 minutes of futility from his inexperienced squad. A corner kick and a poorly positioned Vincent Enyeama led to the goal, and a 3-1 deficit for the Minnows.




It would be the only goal Tahiti scored on the afternoon, but it certainly was a low spot for the Super Eagles and one that sparked the Minnows to celebration.

Nigeria shattered any hope of a come back as they scored three more goals in the final 35 minutes to turn a close match into a blowout in Brazil on Monday afternoon. One was an own-goal from Tehau, but the other two belonged to Echiejiele and Oduamadi, who added their second and third goals of the afternoon, respectively

But after all said and done a country with the population of 178,000 people scored a goal against a country with a population of 178 million.