Australia and Malaysia both booked places in the final of the OFC Futsal Championship Invitational while hosts New Zealand and Tahiti will battle it out for third place after a thrilling fourth day of action at in Auckland, New Zealand.
The highlights were the two semi-finals, which both served up tense encounters as all four sides fought desperately to earn a shot at the title.
The first was the more high scoring affair as Tahiti once again employed their counter-attacking style to great effect in holding Malaysia to a 3-3 draw after extra-time.
Despite periods of frantic attacking from each side, there was no further score in the second spell as the contest was forced into the added period.
Malaysia must have thought they had won it when Khairul Mohd Bahrin finally broke the Tahiti resistance just before the extra-time break but the Aito Arii hit back not long after the restart when Antoine Tave volleyed home.
Penalties were therefore needed to separate the teams and it was two-goal hero Mohamad who added to his match-winning exploits with the crucial spot kick in a 4-3 success.
Malaysia technical advisor Marcelo Serpa Coelho said they knew the game would be tough after seeing Tahiti play against Australia.
He added they wanted controlled a lot of the ball in the second half but they couldn't score and that gave Tahiti more confidence.
Tahiti coach Heitapu Hunter couldn't fault the effort of his charges but felt they could've pulled off one of the most memorable results in the country's history if they had been more clinical in front of goal.
He said they are very proud of the boys but they have to improve.
Malaysia found out it would be Australia who would provide the opposition in tomorrow's final after the Futsalroos nudged past New Zealand's Futsal Whites 2-0, Chris Zeballos scoring at the end of each half to break Kiwi hearts.
The result was a huge improvement on the heavy losses suffered by New Zealand at the hands of Australia in the Trans Tasman Cup in Wellington the previous week but coach Scott Gilligan remains keen to see a further increase in standards.
The Futsal Whites will meet Tahiti - a side that defeated the touring New Zealand 3-0 on aggregate in a recent series - in the play-off for third tomorrow and Gilligan believes it will be a close encounter.
The afternoon had earlier kicked off with New Caledonia and NZ Invitational, both winless so far, looking to avoid the wooden spoon in the play-off for seventh spot.
Despite neither side having posted a victory, New Caledonia went into the clash as warm favourites due to their status as a fully-established national team.
In contrast, this tournament was the debut outing for the NZ Invitational side, which is made up of players not included in the Futsal Whites squad.
Simon Mead's men made light of this fact though as they scored four goals for the second time running but this time managed to also secure the win.
New Caledonia co-coach William Bret felt fatigue played a big part in the loss.
The Solomon Islands joined NZ Invitational in signing off on a high by going on the goal rampage against Vanuatu, hitting double figures against their Melanesian neighbours for a 11-5 win.
The Kurukuru have endured a disappointing campaign but returned to the form that had seen them earn four OFC titles in a row.
Solomon Islands coach Dickson Kadau was pleased to be returning home on a positive note and believed his team's underwhelming results were largely due to the development work being put in by the other Oceania nations.
The last day of the OFC Futsal Championship Invitational today will see Tahiti and New Zealand meet in the third place play-off at 5pm before Malaysia and Australia contest the title in the final from 8pm.
