New Zealand Men's U-17s

Match highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FZLl25-s8

9-1 against Samoa

Ernie obviously motivational

PNG next up. They drew 0-0 with Fiji so should be a straight forward game. New Cali looking to be the other contender in the group. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPfus1tRIWY

http://www.radiolivesport.co.nz/Jose-Figueira/tabi...

Jose talking before the Fiji game.

Solomons ran Tonga into the ground. Some lovely finishing from the Solomons.

Goal scored (starting around 1min48 of vid) is great - beats 7 players.

Looks like you could throw a blanket over Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Tahiti in Group B

Doesn't show William Jones getting a second yellow for entering the feild of play without permission, despite being told by the linesman that he could.

Play New Calidonia tomorrow that should determine who is 1st and 2nd in the group. Bit of an advantage to come second as they will get a later kickoff time in the semi final

Anyone else noticed that every time anyone scores at this tournament time slows down?

3-2 up against New Caledonia at half time...the OFC updates include this gem...

"PENALTY for NCL - Taken by KENON but the referee demands a retake

Retaken and he scores but no goal - I'm lost"

Is Wynton coaching the PNG u-17's as well as their senior side?

NZ coach Figueira seems impressed anyway:

“We played against a very well-coached and well-organised PNG side and having seen them during the week we knew it wasn’t going to be a roll over and in the early stages of the game they posed us a few problems,” Figueira said.

5-3 after 67 mins with Rogerson completing his hat trick on 60 mins.

Live Twitter feed here:

https://twitter.com/OFCfootball

Still 5-3 on 72 mins

New Caledonia tied it up at 3-3 on 50 mins but it's been all NZ since then.

Rogerson: 3 goals, Probert: 1 Johnson: 1 for Nz

Through to the semi finals with a game in hand. Chance to rest players before their semi on the 25th.

Mon, 19 Jan 2015 8:48a.m.

New Zealand Under 17 coach Jose Fieguera is with us to look at his side’s 3-0 victory in Papua New Guinea in Apia on Saturday and their efforts at the Oceania Football U17 Championships thus far.

http://www.radiolivesport.co.nz/Jose-Figueira/tabid/454/articleID/22033/Default.aspx

This needs a referee to explain. How is the 2nd penalty retake a goal kick? (How was it a penalty in the first place). It was scored!! (2:30ish)

Also the dive for the other penalty around 4:20 is just awful

I can confirm I'm not Andrew Dewhurst...sorry to disappoint.

Logan Rogerson looks quality.

That game had it all. Great goals, some poor refereeing, keeper howler, and a shockingly poor dive.

Our number 10 looks quality.

They had a few lucky breaks defensively with the ball some how not going in otherwise it could have been a far bigger score line.

That been said they took their opportunities well.

#10 is Rogerson. Reports he's been really good all tournament.

Is he the son of Dom Rogerson from Wests (and Hamilton)... I remember him having a lad that would be about this age.

Think so News. He's a tron kid.

Our keeper?

no

Yeah ok. If you say so. Noting wrong with his positioning for any of the goals.

He could be standing on the goal line and this finish would still have gone in.

Positioning for second goals is off camera.  He fudged it up, but that happens everywhere.

Exactly where you would expect to be after the ball has come from the right side.

Exactly where I would expect a keeper to be for a penalty.

Nah. Dom Rogerson's son is Josh and a bit younger than this crop of U17s. Think he might be in a U20 age group.

Currently leading 1-0 over Cook Islands. Looks to be the second string team.

45'+2' GOAL!!! @NZ_Football 2-0 @CookIslandsFA | Jamie WOODLOCK converts for the Kiwis #OFCU17#NZLvCOK 2-0

Finished 6-0. Semi against either Vanuatu or Tahiti to be played on 24th in American Samoa (which I think makes it Sunday here).

New Zealand 6-0 Cook Islands (half: 2-0)
NZL: Oliver Ceci 10’, Jamie Woodlock 45+2’, 56’, 66’, 72’, Sean Skeens 82’
COK: –

How much affect has the shadow U17 team playing in the ASBP Youth League had on how well the NZ team is playing at this tournament?

NZ beat Vanuatu 5-1 to make the final vs Tahiti, who beat New Caledonia 3-2

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Kiwi teams have a reasonable recent track record in Oceania quals. Big step up to the World Cup...