AW's vs New Caledonia - Match Thread

So Smith or Lochhead with the cross?

Man I am getting sick of commentaries in 2 different languages at the same time over top of each other!

Smith

67' - Substitution for NCL Poulidor Toto replaces Ramon Osamali

72' - Substitution for NCL Allan Hnautra replaces Jonathan Kakou (OFC)

Although Fifa denies this and tells me 81 minutes are gonewolfman2008-09-06 19:38:58

3-1 Smeltz gets another. Ripper of a goalbopman2008-09-06 19:37:32

What a strike from Shane Smeltz!! 3-1

f**ken get in there!

Looks like NC are making a few subs... what positions are they? Anyone watching on Sky know?

class finish!!

Good.

Our loss is Toronto's gain.

We need another one or two i think. Lets really tear them apart and try and get some confidence

What a terrible call! As bad as Ben Williams penalising Zura for being strong.
Critical_Lemon2008-09-06 19:41:35

Description of the goal? Only recent update on Oceania is following comment

Yggorrock wrote: | 4 minutes ago
Caledonia does not surrender!!!
Russia the Champion! )))

Goalie came out of the box, him and smeltz going for ball shoulder to shoulder and goalies goes down. Free Kick to them

Smeltz vs Keeper going for a 50-50 ball outside the box, shoulder to shoulder. Keeper went down and the reff blew. No card.

Great for the Nix that Smeltzy keeps the momentum going...

76' - GOAL New Zealand 3 - New Caledonia 1 - Shane Smeltz scores a cracking goal, after recieving the ball on the edge of the box, turning his marker and firing a powerful shot into the top corner.

Ah, the racism.

allez les tout blanc

A lot of the New Caledonian French are white men mind... The ones I've met anyway, not sure abotu the team

Result should ensure a good AKL walk up crowd.

Really?

Respect to our hero Smeltzy with his 2 goal haul for the AW's......especially considering he chose to be in NC representing his country in an important match rather than be in Adelaide for the birth of his 2nd child......

Legend, and that 2nd goal was a scorcher!!

Ful time yet then? We're still stuck on 79 minutes online

sh*t missed it again - I really should know better by now! HarryHotspur2008-09-06 19:50:08

What I find interesting is that there has been no comment about this making us Oceanian champions.

How many representatives of the Peoples Republik of Zealand's Aucklandia are likely to rise from their stupor and get the game next week?

Stevo2008-09-06 19:57:20

91' - New Zealand players are cramping up all over the pitch, suffering from the heat.

92' - Substitution for New Zealand Chris James replaces Jarrod Smith.

Full time - New Zealand are off to the Confederations Cup courtesy of a 3-1 victory over New Caledonia. They have also secured their place in a playoff match against the fifth ranked Asian confederation side for a place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

There you go

We're going to South Africa.