Totally against the run of play, NZ had 3 or 4 good chances already this half.
Another one, Killen scores, shit keeping.
3-1
All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams
Totally against the run of play, NZ had 3 or 4 good chances already this half.
Another one, Killen scores, shit keeping.
3-1

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)
Grumpy old bastard alert
Anything is against the run of play. This game is so one sided and we could/should have 4 more
Grumpy old bastard alert
Dewhurst just blathering at the moment.
Does give Upper Hutt a shout-out though.

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)
Is it a good crowd?
That's a 5th we should of had. Dodgy keeper!
Grumpy old bastard alert
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.
Normo's coming home
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
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.
Is it a good crowd?
Grumpy old bastard alert
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)
Traditional island fitness kicked in and they have run out of gas. Stat on screen is balls in penalty area NZ 27 SOL 5
Grumpy old bastard alert
Only thing keeping score close at the moment is AW's finishing nearly as comical as SI defending.
Totally one sided game now.

7931 for the crowd, might be some Knights accounting there as it looks like 1500
Grumpy old bastard alert
Only thing keeping score close at the moment is AW's finishing nearly as comical as SI defending.
Totally one sided game now.
Grumpy old bastard alert
Is it a good crowd?
Could do with subs - Marco, Payne and Keat if it were me
Grumpy old bastard alert
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.
Lochhead scores!

Kosta my man of the match thus far, Killen a strong showing too
Grumpy old bastard alert
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)
Shit, Dewhurst made sense on a yellow card for once
Grumpy old bastard alert
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
White Noise sings out of tune version of Stand Up For The All Whites.

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
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?