History for Blairinho

It wasn't the best goal - by far - but still our best, I reckon.

Skipper Sumner in Malaga, June '82. As a kid it was quite scary seeing those WC games, were we out of our depth? Would we embarrass ourselves? Would we cruelly undo all that drama to get there?

We were 3-0 down at HT v that very strong Scotland side. I think it was Peter Williams who said at the break, 'Well, it looks like the All Whites are getting a hard lesson here, in just how tough the WC Finals are going to be...'

Then we scored. I ran into the kitchen shouting, 'We've scored! We've scored!'

For me there was nothing like that feeling, before or since. Well, apart from Wooddin, Reid, Smeltz, Fallon Jnr (although I never saw that goal live)...and those epic 1980-1982 WC Qualifying goals, each one almost as important as the other.

No goals in this recent series v Peru was a real bummer.

It wasn't the best goal - by far - but still our best, I reckon.

Skipper Sumner in Malaga, June '82. As a kid it was quite scary seeing those WC games, were we out of our depth? Would we embarrass ourselves? Would we cruelly undo all that drama to get there?

We were 3-0 down at HT v that very strong Scotland side. I think it was Peter Williams who said at the break, 'Well, it looks like the All Whites are getting a hard lesson here, in just how tough the WC Finals are going to be...'

Then we scored. I ran into the kitchen shouting, 'We've scored! We've scored!'

For me there was nothing like that feeling, before or since. Well, apart from Wooddin, Reid, Smeltz, Fallon Jnr (although I never saw that goal live)...and those epic 1980-1982 WC Qualifying goals, each one almost as important as the other.

No goals in this recent series v Peru was a real bummer.