The break arrived with the score at 0-0, and the match remained poised until the teams returned. Vanuatu then found the goal that separated the sides, while Fiji finished without an equaliser. No further goal altered the score, leaving the visitors with a one-goal win. The key stats are contained in that progression: a level half-time score and a 0-1 finish.
This was another close chapter in a recent series of meetings. Vanuatu had beaten Fiji 2-1 in one of the previous matchups, while another ended 2-2; an earlier meeting had finished 1-1. The latest result added a second Vanuatu win among those recent scores, with the other two games ending level. The highlights were concentrated in the second half, when the only goal arrived. In short, the summary is straightforward: Fiji held the game level at the interval, but Vanuatu made the decisive breakthrough and carried the result to full-time.