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All Whites V Solomon Islands Tue SS2 7:30pm

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over 13 years ago

Totally against the run of play, NZ had 3 or 4 good chances already this half.

Another one, Killen scores, shit keeping.

3-1


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over 13 years ago

Good cross from Leo, keeper tries to pat the header to ... well somewhere and Killen gets a horse (never look a gift one in the mouth)

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over 13 years ago

Anything is against the run of play. This game is so one sided and we could/should have 4 more

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over 13 years ago · edited over 13 years ago · History

Dewhurst gives Upper Hutt a shout out. You'll be all pleased to know its his old club... You now have an association to him

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over 13 years ago

Dewhurst just blathering at the moment.

Does give Upper Hutt a shout-out though.


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over 13 years ago

Anyone else watching the game on MySky HDI  in Wellington getting a frozen screen every 30 secs   ..for ten seconds or so..then continues  then stops    etc etc

Its pissing me off now, especially since I just got the set top box replaced last week grrrr!! (probably the weather)


  Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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over 13 years ago
Arsenal wrote:
charliec wrote:

Is it a good crowd?


What do you think?

Im guessing Auckland hasnt turned up again
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over 13 years ago

That's a 5th we should of had. Dodgy keeper!

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over 13 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
james dean wrote:

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.


All of this makes sense I guess other than why Lochead is needed if he's not playing a defensive role.  Get someone else in there who can pass the ball

Normo's coming home

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over 13 years ago

Dewhurst and Ngata currently admiring Reid's "huge legs"


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over 13 years ago

SHUT THE FUCK UP DEWHURST


I'm one more shit piece of commentary from ripping my eye balls out and stuffing them in my ears. 

Fuck this stupid game

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over 13 years ago
Traitor wrote:

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.


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over 13 years ago
charliec wrote:
Arsenal wrote:
charliec wrote:

Is it a good crowd?


What do you think?

Im guessing Auckland hasnt turned up again
To be fair, shit weather on a school night and you put the game in the most remote part of Auckland so most of the populous of Auckland have to travel through the bottle neck of the bridge. Warm couch, SKY... Why would you?

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over 13 years ago
RedGed wrote:

Anyone else watching the game on MySky HDI  in Wellington getting a frozen screen every 30 secs   ..for ten seconds or so..then continues  then stops    etc etc

Its pissing me off now, especially since I just got the set top box replaced last week grrrr!! (probably the weather)

Change the channel and then back to football...


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over 13 years ago

Traditional island fitness kicked in and they have run out of gas. Stat on screen is balls in penalty area NZ 27 SOL 5

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over 13 years ago

Only thing keeping score close at the moment is AW's finishing nearly as comical as SI defending.

Totally one sided game now.


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over 13 years ago

7931 for the crowd, might be some Knights accounting there as it looks like 1500

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over 13 years ago

Only thing keeping score close at the moment is AW's finishing nearly as comical as SI defending.

Totally one sided game now.


Totally agree sir

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over 13 years ago

Lochhead gets a horse too

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over 13 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
charliec wrote:
Arsenal wrote:
charliec wrote:

Is it a good crowd?


What do you think?

Im guessing Auckland hasnt turned up again
To be fair, shit weather on a school night and you put the game in the most remote part of Auckland so most of the populous of Auckland have to travel through the bottle neck of the bridge. Warm couch, SKY... Why would you?

Fair enough - I heard the weather back home was pretty poor and cold at the moment.  Im on the Sunshine Coast (QLD) 50 odd days with no rain, beautiful spring weather
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over 13 years ago

Could do with subs - Marco, Payne and Keat if it were me

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over 13 years ago

Well Sigmund and Wood it is

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over 13 years ago
james dean wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:
james dean wrote:

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.


All of this makes sense I guess other than why Lochead is needed if he's not playing a defensive role.  Get someone else in there who can pass the ball


Lochhead scores!


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over 13 years ago

Kosta my man of the match thus far, Killen a strong showing too

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over 13 years ago
karori wrote:
RedGed wrote:

Anyone else watching the game on MySky HDI  in Wellington getting a frozen screen every 30 secs   ..for ten seconds or so..then continues  then stops    etc etc

Its pissing me off now, especially since I just got the set top box replaced last week grrrr!! (probably the weather)

Change the channel and then back to football...



all good now Karori cheers.

  Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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over 13 years ago

Sigmund on with bad case of diarrhea. Sponsors Persil happy.


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over 13 years ago

Wood Scores

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over 13 years ago

5-1

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over 13 years ago

Chris Wood chests in a great Kosta kross.

5-1


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over 13 years ago · edited over 13 years ago · History

Marco on for Ivan, scores with first touch from Wood cross.


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over 13 years ago · edited over 13 years ago · History

6-1.

SI just awful now.



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over 13 years ago

Marco for...... Ivan

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over 13 years ago

Rojos Scores

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over 13 years ago

6-1

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over 13 years ago

Shit, Dewhurst made sense on a yellow card for once

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over 13 years ago

So do we now abandon the idea that the island teams are any kind of a threat and start building a team to challenge the Central American opposition?

Normo's coming home

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over 13 years ago

Game just sloppy now.

McG fucks up good chance.


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over 13 years ago

White Noise sings out of tune version of Stand Up For The All Whites.


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over 13 years ago

The match kicks off

1' New Zealand go straight on the attack and win a corner

2' Leo Bertos bends the corner in for the All Whites but nothing comes of it

5' The hosts have dominated the early stages and Solomon Islands are yet to break out of their half

8' New Zealand have the first chance of the match when Chris Killen chips in a cross for Shane Smeltz but goalkeeper Samson Koti saves his diving header at point blank range

10' Tony Lochhead nearly gets in behind the Bonitos defence but is called back for offside

12' GOAL!!! New Zealand 1 - 0 Solomon Islands: The All Whites go ahead when Smeltz steers home a Bertos corner

13' The Solomon Islands try to hit back immediately through Benjamin Totori but the Wellington Phoenix striker scuffs his shot wide

20' Kosta Barbarouses trys to get in behind but can't prevent the ball going out for a goal kick

21' Smeltz heads a dangerous Lochhead free kick just wide

22' McGlinchey crosses to Killen but Koti saves the effort

25' Koti comes out to claim a Winston Reid free kick 

25' GOAL!!! New Zealand 2 - 0 Solomon Islands: Barbarouses goes around Koti and shows good composure to slot into an empty net

27' Killen and Koti both pick up injuries in a challenge and play is held up while they receive treatment

30' Both players appear fit enough to continue and play restarts

34' Good work from Joses Nawo sees the Solomon Islands win their first corner

34' Totori finds the side netting from an acute angle

35' Barbarouses has a penalty appeal turned down

40' Koti comes out to the edge of his box to claim a long ball

41' Mark Paston cuts out a Henry Fa'arodo cross at the near post

42' Koti goes down injured in the goal box for the second time tonight

43' SUBSTITUTION: Koti is unable to continue and is replaced by Paul Huia for Solomon Islands

44' Reid goes down following a free kick but is soon back on his feet

45' Shane Smeltz gets in a cross from the right but Barbarouses can't guide his header past Huia

45' Two minutes of injury time will be played

The first half comes to an end

The second half kicks off

46' Nelsen plays a one-two with Barbarouses down the left and crosses for Smeltz to head onto the bar

49' Barbarouses bears down on goal but Tome Faisi comes across to block his effort

51' GOAL!!! New Zealand 2 - 1 Solomon Islands: The visitors get back into the contest when captain Henry Fa'arodo turns home a low Leslie Nate cross

53' GOAL!!! New Zealand 3 - 1 Solomon Islands: The All Whites restore their two-goal cushion when Killen heads a Bertos cross towards goal and substitute goalkeeper Paul Huia somehow lets in through his grasp

54' SUBSTITUTION: Gagame Feni is replaced by Himson Teleda for Solomon Islands

60' Killen forces a good save from Huia following a Bertos corner

64' Lochhead forces another good save after a low cross from Smeltz

69' GOAL!!! New Zealand 4 - 1 Solomon Islands: Lochhead finishes off a Killen cross nicely at the far post for his first international goal

73' SUBSTITUTION: The All Whites make a double change, captain Nelsen being replaced by Ben Sigmund and Smeltz making way for Chris Wood

77' Barbarouses goes close with a shot from distance

80' GOAL!!! New Zealand 5 - 1 Solomon Islands Chris Wood chests home a cross from Barbarouses

82' SUBSTITUTION: Ivan Vicelich is replaced by Marco Rojas for New Zealand

83' GOAL!!! New Zealand 6 - 1 Solomon Islands: Rojas scores with his first touch after Wood squares to present him with an open goal

86' YELLOW CARD: Wood is cautioned for New Zealand

89' McGlinchey nearly makes it seven for New Zealand but can only find the side netting

90' Two minutes of injury time will be played

The final whistle is blown

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over 13 years ago · edited over 13 years ago · History
james dean wrote:

So do we now abandon the idea that the island teams are any kind of a threat and start building a team to challenge the Central American opposition?


NO.  Recent OFC Cup and losses to PNG and Vanuatu not so long ago prove that.  
This is how we should play working towards the style we need to beat Jamaica/Costa Rica/Honduras/Canada
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