Don't know if this has already been posted but the NZ Invititaional
XI vs Fiji game is live from Suva on SS3 tomorrow night at
7.30 pm.
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Sweet. Thanks for that.
But we'll all be at the nix game .. except for the out
of towners. I'll have to set the recorder before I leave.
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I'm in Christchurch so I'll be watching the game. Thanks for
telling us that it was televised, I didn't think it'd have a chance
of making it on to tv.
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Suprised to hear they are playing it. Anyone know the squads?
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New Zealand Invitational 11 to play Fiji (August 10-12):
Goalkeepers: Roy Bell (Macarthur Rams, NSW), Jacob Spoonley (Wellington Phoenix).
Defenders: Sam Jasper (North Shore United), Joel Mathews (Central United), Steven Old (Wellington Phoenix), James Pritchett (Auckland City/Bay Olympic), David Samson (Melville), Craig Wylie (Lynn Avon AFC).
Midfielders: Andrew Barron (Canterbury United), Jeff Campbell (Waitakere United/North Shore United), Stuart Hogg (Birkenhead AFC), Sam Mathews (Central United), Cole Peverly (Waikato FC/Hamilton Wanderers), Aaron Scott (Waikato United/Melville).
Forwards: Jeremy Brockie (Hawke's Bay United), Daniel Ellensohn (Macarthur Rams, NSW), Craig Henderson (Dartmouth Col lege, USA), Sam Messam (Hawke's Bay United).
Goalkeepers: Roy Bell (Macarthur Rams, NSW), Jacob Spoonley (Wellington Phoenix).
Defenders: Sam Jasper (North Shore United), Joel Mathews (Central United), Steven Old (Wellington Phoenix), James Pritchett (Auckland City/Bay Olympic), David Samson (Melville), Craig Wylie (Lynn Avon AFC).
Midfielders: Andrew Barron (Canterbury United), Jeff Campbell (Waitakere United/North Shore United), Stuart Hogg (Birkenhead AFC), Sam Mathews (Central United), Cole Peverly (Waikato FC/Hamilton Wanderers), Aaron Scott (Waikato United/Melville).
Forwards: Jeremy Brockie (Hawke's Bay United), Daniel Ellensohn (Macarthur Rams, NSW), Craig Henderson (Dartmouth Col lege, USA), Sam Messam (Hawke's Bay United).
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
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BARRON TO LEAD INVITATION XI AGAINST FIJI
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NZF/August 9, 2007
AUCKLAND - Andy Barron will captain a New Zealand Invitation XI
including four other All Whites in the first of two Football for
Life charity matches against Fiji in Suva on Friday
night.
The Canterbury United playmaker will be surrounded in the midfield by All Whites team-mates Jeremy Brockie and Jeff Campbell and New Zealand U-20 representative Craig Henderson for the match at Fiji Post Stadium (Sky Sport 3, 7.30pm).
New Wellington Phoenix signing Jacob Spoonley will start in goal ahead of a back four including All Whites James Pritchett and Steven Old while the Invitation XI�s two-man strikeforce includes Hawke�s Bay United marksman Sam Messam, the brother of Waikato rugby representative Liam Messam.
The Invitation XI will only have the benefit of two short training sessions ahead of the match which is to be followed by a second leg at Churchill Park in Lautoka on Sunday (3pm NZT).
But coach Jonathan Gould insists the limited preparation has not dampened his side�s ambitions for the matches - a joint initiative by Oceania and FIFA to raise funds for the victims of April�s deadly tsunami in the Solomon Islands.
�A lot of the players know each other so I don�t think it�ll be a problem and we�ve got a number of experienced guys like Andy [Barron] and Jeff [Campbell] who I�d expect to bring the team together ,� Gould said.
Despite the determination to play well, Gould said the matches had to be put into context.
�Carlos [Fiji coach Carlos Buzzetti] is using this as preparation for Fiji�s [South Pacific Games opener against] Samoa and all our players have something to prove. But we shouldn�t lose sight of the fact we�re playing for the needy in the Solomon Islands,� the former Scotland and Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper said.
�In my mind if you�ve got people paying for a charity match they must be entertained whether that�s with a competitive match or goals�that�s what we�ve got to try and do.�
New Zealand Invitation XI: Jacob Spoonley (GK), James
Pritchett, Aaron Scott, Steven Old, Craig Wylie, Jeremy Brockie,
Andy Barron (captain), Jeff Campbell, Craig Henderson, Stuart Hogg,
Sam Messam.
Substitutes: Roy Bell (GK), Cole Peverley, David Samson, Sam
Jasper, Joel Mathews, Sam Mathews, Daniel Ellensohn.
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
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Starting line-up below. I am impressed with the fact that Fiji
have an ex Celtic and Scottish goal keeper as their coach. Good on
FIFA for footing that bill.
Who are the likely goal scorers from our attack? I am not too
familair with the strikers.
New Zealand Invitation XI: Jacob Spoonley (GK), James
Pritchett, Aaron Scott, Steven Old, Craig Wylie, Jeremy Brockie,
Andy Barron (captain), Jeff Campbell, Craig Henderson, Stuart Hogg,
Sam Messam.
Substitutes: Roy Bell (GK), Cole Peverley, David Samson, Sam
Jasper, Joel Mathews, Sam Mathews, Daniel Ellensohn.
AUCKLAND - Andy Barron will captain a New Zealand Invitation XI
including four other All Whites in the first of two Football for
Life charity matches against Fiji in Suva on Friday
night.
The Canterbury United playmaker will be surrounded in the midfield by All Whites team-mates Jeremy Brockie and Jeff Campbell and New Zealand U-20 representative Craig Henderson for the match at Fiji Post Stadium (Sky Sport 3, 7.30pm).
New Wellington Phoenix signing Jacob Spoonley will start in goal ahead of a back four including All Whites James Pritchett and Steven Old while the Invitation XI�s two-man strikeforce includes Hawke�s Bay United marksman Sam Messam, the brother of Waikato rugby representative Liam Messam.
The Invitation XI will only have the benefit of two short training sessions ahead of the match which is to be followed by a second leg at Churchill Park in Lautoka on Sunday (3pm NZT).
But coach Jonathan Gould insists the limited preparation has not dampened his side�s ambitions for the matches - a joint initiative by Oceania and FIFA to raise funds for the victims of April�s deadly tsunami in the Solomon Islands.
�A lot of the players know each other so I don�t think it�ll be a problem and we�ve got a number of experienced guys like Andy [Barron] and Jeff [Campbell] who I�d expect to bring the team together ,� Gould said.
Despite the determination to play well, Gould said the matches had to be put into context.
�Carlos [Fiji coach Carlos Buzzetti] is using this as preparation for Fiji�s [South Pacific Games opener against] Samoa and all our players have something to prove. But we shouldn�t lose sight of the fact we�re playing for the needy in the Solomon Islands,� the former Scotland and Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper said.
�In my mind if you�ve got people paying for a charity match they must be entertained whether that�s with a competitive match or goals�that�s what we�ve got to try and do.�
If we build it, they will come...
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haha Proak. Beat me by a second!
If we build it, they will come...
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Um I think London chris that the Scottish keeper mentioned was
Gould (the NZ team manager) not Buzzetti whom I'm sure is from
mainland Europe but I could be wrong.
Supporter world's best and worst football teams: Waikato/WaiBop, Kingz, Knights, Phoenix, The Argyle, The Whites & the All Whites
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Doh! Thought his background was familiar. I mis-read the
paragraph. Cheers Disco. LondonChris2007-08-10 00:56:56
If we build it, they will come...
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Ha ha yeah trigger finger eh!
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
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NZ won 2-1. Three Fijians were from Wairarapa in Cap Prem. They
looked average if that's their best team.
Its no longer a problem.
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it was a rather average game on a whole dont you think. However it
was certainly brightened by to great goals in the second half and
some magic by stuart hogg down the right flank just before he went
off.
Pitch looked horrible
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