All Whites V Solomon Islands Tue SS2 7:30pm

Fire up!! Off to The Merchant, c'mon All Whites!

If they charged $15 bucks last time and got 8k then someone has well and truely f$%$ed up with the pricing for this game

Starting lineup- Brockie and Wood out - Killen and Barbarouses in.....(according to TV 3 News at 6pm)

 On an unrelated matter - does anyone know if Manny is still playing for Malta?

I'll be getting up at 6 to watch Italy v Malta tomorrow, and I'd love it if Moosecat was there!

Anyone got a working stream yet.

VIPBOX no streaming yet and LSHunter has the game but not channels listed.

Cheers

Of course, but I'd like to think that the OFC might look at the big picture commercially. And nothing to stop NZF offering the visiting team a share of revenue to sweeten the deal.

It will be interesting to see what the attendances in the Islands are like Tuesday vs Friday.

Anyone have a stream for this?

Cant find a stream, but am picking up the radio coverage...i am at work so probably better option for me. :)

http://www.radiosport.co.nz/player/listenlive/

smeltz just missed a half chance.

Have we scored yet?

smeltzy

volley from shane smeltz from 6 yards. NZ 1 -0 up 11th min

Closing in on Coveny's record

GET IN

These officials, particularly the lino, are shit

Any body able to post a team sheet? For those of us offshore.

Kosta, 2-0

Kosta = Kwolity

Nicely done Kosta, but what terrible defending!

Dear Dewhurst - you don't call for a stretcher for the keeper unless he is getting dragged. It's not like he can come back in 5 mins

Some one should tell Benji that he can pass to his team mates rather than try score from 40 out on all angles.

We really are all over them.

Good to see all the lads wearing white boots to match their outfits

Is it a good crowd?

You really can see the difference between Ryan and the rest. Under pressure and you just wince but he always has that touch or turn the right way and he is in miles of clear air.

Brockie.

And Killen for Wood.

Paston, Reid, Nelsen, Smith, Bertos, Vicelich, McGlinchy, Lochhead, Killen, Smeltz, Barborouses

The possession stats are NZ 68, SOL 32

Kosta misses a sitter.

From OFC:

New Zealand: 1. Mark PASTON [GK], 2. Winston REID, 3. Tony LOCHHEAD, 5. Tommy SMITH, 6. Ryan NELSEN, 7. Leo BERTOS, 8. Michael McGLINCHEY, 9. Shane SMELTZ, 10. Chris KILLEN, 15. Ivan VICELICH, 17. Kosta BARBAROUSES
Substitutes: 4. Ben SIGMUND, 11. Marco ROJAS, 12. Glen MOSS [GK], 13. Daniel KEAT, 16. Jeremy BROCKIE, 18. Tim PAYNE, 19. Michael BOXALL, 20. Chris WOOD 
Coach: Ricki HERBERT [NZL]

Personally, I think this will suit Smeltz a lot better.  Still disappointed we don't get to see some of the younger guys in midfield.  Would like to see Keat and/or Payne get at least 30 minutes each, Rojas as well.

The disappointing thing for me as a Phoenix fan is Totori. Granted he is up against 2 premiership and a championship defender but he has taken so many dreadful options. As Harry opined, has he passed yet?

At half time can someone explain how we are actually lining up?  Is it sort of 3-4-1-2 with Kosta in the hole (1) - or is he out wide?

Or is it just back to front?

The back 3 are sitting a little deeper but are not under pressure, they have pushed 1 forward into the middle so it's been a back 2 at times

Lochhead and Bertos are playing midfield/winger roles. They have no need to track back. Vicelich and McGlinchy are playing as straight centre halves really. I would say Vicelich is probably a little bit deeper but McGlinchy is not really playing as an AM hence why they look like CH, as opposed to AM/DM.

Kosta is floating both sides, Smeltz is at the top with Killen playing in behind him.

FFS, so pissed off. Clicked a link for Bet365 that said I could watch if signed up & deposited. So after I did I was told they couldn't broadcast due to licensing. (It's not being broadcasted here in OZ)

Lol! Silly old fool me eh?

Ps. Radio commentary ain't so bad.

Smeltz hits the crossbar.

Solos get a lucky one. A misguided shot turned into a low cross which happened to have one of their players there

Reid header hits post SI go straight down the field and score