Tefana's dominant win raises concerns

Tefana defeated Arue 18-0 in a match that did not satisfy Tefana's coach Efrain Araneda, who expressed concern about the lack of resistance from Arue in preparation for the Coupe de France match against Thionville.

High-scoring matches in Tahiti senior league

The sixth round of the Tahiti senior league featured high-scoring results, with Tefana and the Young Tahitians each scoring 18 goals, while Vénus scored 15. Vénus, the Young Tahitians, and Pueu form the leading trio in the standings with a run of six consecutive victories.

Dragon loses to Central in key match

The sixth round of the Tahiti Championship began on Thursday at the federal technical center with the main match of the program, which opposed Dragon to Central 1. Dragon, from Titioro, had the favor of the odds but was handicapped by several player absences due to players retained by the Tahitian and New Caledonian selections participating in the Oceanian Nations Beach Soccer Cup in Aorai tini hau.

Young Tahitians dominate Manu Ura

The Young Tahitians confirmed their strong performance on Friday by annihilating Manu Ura 18-0, which is certainly the bottom team in the championship. The team of Civil Ouane has a solid base and can have interesting ambitions this season.

Pueu continues winning streak

Pueu continued its winning streak on Saturday against Pirae (3-0) and Mataiea, which had two absent players since the start of the championship, avoided a general absence by facing Punaruu 2, the two teams drawing 2-2 at the technical center.

Tefana coach criticizes match quality

In the upcoming match, obviously no suspense between Tefana and Arue, the team of Efrain Araneda defeating Arue 18-0, but the Tefana coach was not at all satisfied with the way events unfolded, quite the opposite, in view of the Coupe de France match against Thionville.

Arue coach highlights team challenges

Jacob Tutavae, the coach-player of Arue, was also disappointed but not for the same reasons: "We train well but against such teams, we cannot apply in matches what we prepare and then we have many absences currently and this penalizes us even more against the top teams. It's sure that this kind of match is frustrating for our young players and I have the impression that they lack confidence against opponents like Tefana and from there, it's hard to play good football. We completely lacked grit today and without that, it is impossible to consider challenging a team of the level of Tefana."

Vénus and Excelsior secure wins

Vénus signed a new and wide victory (15-0) with seven goals from his emblematic captain Roonui Tehau against Taiarapu at Pueu. Excelsior took three points against Central 2 (3-1) at the technical center.

Upcoming matches and standings

The teams of the Tahiti Championship have little recovery time as they will be back on Tuesday for the eighth round. New red cards are expected during the matches Arue-Vénus, Tefana 1-Punaruu 2, Manu Ura-Central 1 or Dragon-Taiarapu, but we will follow with interest the match Young Tahitians-Tefana 2 at Louis-Ganivet between two top teams and Pueu-Punaruu 1, two clubs aiming for Ligue 1 in the second half of the season. Excelsior-Pirae and Mataiea-Central 2 will complete the program.

League standings after six rounds

Patrice Bastian Classification Teams Points Matches 1. Vénus 24 points 6 2. Young Tahitians 24 points 6 3. Pueu 24 points 6 4. Tefana 2 18 points 5 5. Tefana 1 17 points 5 6. Punaruu 1 17 points 6 7. Central 1 15 points 6 8. Dragon 15 points 6 9. Excelsior 14 points 6 10. Pirae 10 points 5 11. Arue 10 points 6 12. Punaruu 2 8 points 6 13. Taiarapu 8 points 5 14. Central 2 7 points 6 15. Mataiea 6 points 6 16. Manu Ura 5 points 6.