The competition was held in Majuro, RMI from the 22nd to the 24th July 2024.
The event was futsal, and the teams played the pool stage matches at the SDA School, and the knock-out matches at the Marshall Islands High School.
Highlights are available on YouTube.
You can hear what it meant to 2 of our players, Charles Facer and Reggie Waiti in this interview with ABC Australia.
Pictured above: The Marshall Islands Men’s Futsal team, photo taken after their final vs Kiribati.
Squads:
RMI squad list:
| Squad number | Name | Date of birth |
| 16 (GK) | Jonathan Koehler | 23 Feb 1982 |
| 2 | Pat Phelon | 05 Aug 1986 |
| 3 | Charles Facer | 22 Nov 1995 |
| 13 | Sam Tepou | 06 Sept 1992 |
| 6 | David Waiti | 07 July 2006 |
| 7 | Reggie Waiti | 07 Aug 2004 |
| 8 | Cullen Turanga | 07 Sept 2006 |
| 9 | Kairos Zinihite | 02 Feb 2004 |
| Tuetena Timon | 19 May 2007 | |
| 14 | Oscar Belamana | 25 Jun 2006 |
| 10 | Folliet Schutz | 28 Mar 2002 |
| Junior Villi | 04 May 2008 | |
| Gabino Peter | 04 Dec 2006 | |
| 12 | Baaro Tekawara | 27 Aug 2002 |
| 5 | Ming-Che Tsai | 10 Oct 2000 |
| 13 / 2 | Matt Webb | 04 Mar 1991 |
Kiribati squad list:
Coached by: Eriati Reebo (Kiribati), Iosefa Pine (Kiribati), and Teekia Rui (Kiribati)
| First name | Last name | DOB |
| Bangao | Bakabane | 11 Aug 1994 |
| Bitamatang | Keakea | 26 Mar 1989 |
| Bauro | Martin Jr | 22 Jan 2007 |
| Toom | Kiteon | 26 Sept 1997 |
| Tetaua | Beeni | 25 Feb 2000 |
| Taratiera | Rekenibai | 3 Apr 1995 |
| Riuteri | Eeri | 2 Dec 1994 |
| Matakite | Taea | 17 Oct 2000 |
| Longona | Selevale | 24 Mar 1992 |
| Barao | Taramon | 8 Aug 1999 |
| Kaibu | Tetabo | 1 Jan 1998 |
| Teekia | Rui | 22 Nov 1980 |
Federated States of Micronesia Squad List:
Coached by: Vasantha Wanigasundara (Sri Lanka) and Matty Conrad (UK)
| First name | Last name | DOB |
| Sean | Southwick | 11 Dec 2003 |
| Maphrick | Ruweday | 3 Jun 2004 |
| Kaiden | Mersai | 30 Aug 2004 |
| Myles | Mailing | 7 Jan 2004 |
| Kenneth | Aldana | 27 Dec 2004 |
| Francisco | Laurdin | 9 Jun 1989 |
| Pendura Barnabas | Kariti | 27 Nov 1997 |
| Camriche Joseph | Pelep | 21 Aug 2005 |
| Zackery | Henly | 12 Jun 2006 |
| Yop | Laurdine | 21 Feb 2008 |
| Franky | Donre | 27 Apr 2008 |
| Jerold Sultan | Pluhs | 10 May 2005 |
| Enderson | Paul | 6 Apr 2002 |
| Lexter | James | 25 Oct 1999 |
| Lester | James | 25 Oct 1999 |
Competition results:
Monday 22nd July (SDA School):
| RMI A | 0 – 8 | Kiribati A |
| Bangao Bakabane (7) Kaibu Tetabo |
| RMI B | 2 – 9 | Kiribati B |
| Ming-Che Tsai Matt Webb | Bauro Martin Jr (5) Tetaua Beeni (2) Barao Taramon (1) Toom Kiteon (1) |
Tuesday 23rd July (SDA School):
| FSM B | 3 – 8 | RMI B |
| Zack Henly (3) | Junior Villi (2) Gabino Peter (2) Matt Webb (2) Cullen T Charles Facer |
| Kiribati A | 15 – 2 | FSM A |
| Bangao Bakabane (8) Bita Matang Keakea (2) Kaibu Tetabo (2) Longona Selevale (2) Riuteri Eeri | Zack Henly Yopi Laurdine |
| FSM A | 2 – 8 | RMI A |
| Maphrick Ruweday og | Folliet Schutz (2) Cullen Turanga (2) Kairos Zinihite Gabino Peter Pat Phelon Ming-Che Tsai |
Wednesday 24th July (MIHS):
| Kiribati B | 8 – 0 | FSM B |
| Tetaua Beeni (3) Martin Jr Bauro (3) Barao Taramon (1) Taratiera Rekenibai (1) |
Semi-final 1
| FSM | 3 – 8 | RMI |
| Zack Henly (2) Maphrick Ruweday | Cullen Turanga (2) Kairos Zinihite (2) Ming-Che Tsai Folliet Schutz Baaro Tekarawa Pat Phelon |
Semi-final 2
| Kiribati A | 5 – 3 | Kiribati B |
| Kaibu Tetabo (3) Riuteri Bangao Bakabane | Toom (2) Taratiera |
Bronze medal game:
| Kiribati B | 15 – 1 | FSM |
| Eriati Reebo (3) Toom Kiteon (2) Martin Jr Bauro (5) Tetaua (5) | Jerold Pluhs |
Final:
| Kiribati A | 6 – 2 | RMI |
| Kaibu (4) Bangao Bakabane (2) | Gabino Peter Matt Webb |
Pool A
| W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| Kiribati A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 |
| RMI A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 |
| FSM A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 0 |
Pool B
| W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| Kiribati B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 6 |
| RMI B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 3 |
| FSM B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 0 |
Kiribati are winners of the 2024 Outrigger Challange Cup (Futsal)
Goalscorers
The winning Kiribati squad.
Micronesian family. A combined photo with Marshall Islands, FSM, and Kiribati teams together.
Player of the tournament (voted by other teams):
Kiribati ‘A’ goalkeeper: Matakite Taea
Young player of the tournament (chosen by organisers):
FSM: Yopi Laurdine
Golden boot for most goals scored:
Kiribati ‘A’: Bangao Bakabane – 18 goals
Golden boot winner Bakabane Bangao receiving his pendant from Matt Webb and Lloyd Owers of the MISF.
Official Site of MISF 