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Nadi wins 2016 Pacific Cup tournament

Nadi wins 2016 Pacific Cup tournament
The victorious Nadi soccer side.

The Nadi Soccer team has successfully defended the 2016 Pacific Cup title after defeating NZFFI All Stars 1 nil this afternoon.

Mataiasi Toma scored the winning goal in the second half through a penalty.

This after an infringement in the NZFFI penalty box.

Nadi captain Vereti Dickson made two daring saves from Brian Kaltak penalty kick and a follow through shot from the Vanuatu born player.

Nadi held on to the 1 nil lead till the final whistle.

This is the fourth time Nadi has won the title since the tournament's inception in 2012.

Nadi received $10,000.

The winning goal scorer Mataiasi Toma said it was a great effort by all the players.

Earlier in the day, Nadi came from behind to beat USA All Stars 2-1 in the first semifinal while NZFFI All Stars beat Suva 3-1 in the second semifinal.

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