The Vodafone Fiji Under-20 soccer side now has to win against the Solomon Islands to qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after they were held by Vanuatu 2-2 in the OFC Under-20 Championship at the ANZ Stadium.

Fiji leads the table with 10 points while Vanuatu is second with 8 points after four games.
 
Vanuatu opened the scoring in the 22nd minute but Fiji came back strongly and equalised after three minutes through Nickel Chand.
 
Fiji Captain Jale Droloa increased the lead 15 minutes later to make it 2-1. 

Vanuatu equalized in the 12th minute of the second half to level terms.

The matches on the last day of the competition on Saturday will see Fiji clash with Solomon Islands at 7.30pm, New Caledonia take on American Samoa at 2.30pm and Vanuatu face-off with PNG at 5pm.


Story by: Nitesh Raniga