Nigeria and Tahiti played each other in their first match of the 2013 Confederations Cup, in the Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte. Nigeria won 6-1, but the moral victory goes to Tahiti, who nobody expected to put up as valiant a fight as they did - let alone score a goal.
Attendance - 20,000
Referee - J Aguilar
Line ups:-
Tahiti (Head coach: Eddy Etaeta) -
23 Samin; 04 Ludivion, 10 Vallar (08 Faatiarau, 54'), 19 Simon, 02 Tehau; 06 Caroine, 07 Bourebare, 16 Aitamai, 03 Vahirua, 13 Chong Hue; 17 Tehau
Substitutions Not Used: 01 Roche, 22 Meriel, 05 Wagemann, 12 Lemaire, 14 Aroita, 20 Vero, 09 Tehau, 15 Tehau, 18 Tohoni, 21 Hnanyine, 11 Atani
Nigeria (Head coach: Stephen Keshi) -
01 Enyeama; 02 Obobona, 03 Echiejile, 05 Ambrose, 22 Omeruo; 10 Mikel, 13 Ogude, 19 Mba (04 Ogu, 57'); 07 Musa, 14 Ujah (08 Brown, 51'), 20 Oduamadi
Substitutions Not Used: 16 Ejide, 23 Agbim, 06 Egwueke, 12 Kwambe, 21 Francis, 15 Babatunde, 17 Onazi, 18 Eze, 09 Akpala, 11 Mohammed
Goals:-
Nigeria - Vallar (OG) - 5'
Nigeria - Oduamadi - 10'
Nigeria - Oduamadi - 26'
Tahiti - J Tehau - 54'
Nigeria - J Tehau (OG) - 68'
Nigeria - Oduamadi - 76'
Nigeria - Echiejele - 80'