New Zealand Men's U-20s

2-2 Fiji back... a draw could be the best result for us..

We are up 2-0 against PNG. 28 mins played.

http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e7153d86-9e27-47ea-8301-eb939b6af795/language/en-US/Default.aspx 

5-0 after 80 mins.  A solid outing I venture....

Dale higham scored a goal woah!

well done to the young guns

Higham actually wasn't too bad on the few occasions I saw him, I guess it's quite easy to dismiss PNG as being poor though.

Side note: Can anyone remember the last time we had to follow updates on the OFC wesbite, and it was a guy who comically didn't understand English? Or did I just imagine that?

 Na that is pretty standard.

storm roux apparently had a great game at right back. bill tuiloma came on to replace higgins at left back. hopefully young roux kicks on and nabs that RB spot at Glory next year

Boyd and Fenton scored so thats good for Nix as well..

must've been a bit strange for them

nah..any professional footballer would be proud to represent....and boost their confidence

I'm glad the Nix boys scored.Keep them keen

When someone finds the highlights please get it on here...i'm dying to avoid doing work.

Higgins got dragged because of the yellow card.. Jesse edge was warming up before ready to come on.

 Some highlights of Fiji v Vanuatu.

 NZ v PNG.

The celebration of the frist goal in Vanuata v Fiji is amazing.  The second man in puts a proper deliberate trip on his own man so he can start the pile up!!

 LOL that is a classic

Brilliant goal as well

So PNG did they even get a shot on goal? We were all over them.

tyler boyd missed a few sitters. nice ball in to fenton though for 2nd goal

Next game vs Vanuatu starts at 3. 

http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/191c2cde-c6a1-46b9-a62d-c08281f4f974/language/en-US/Default.aspx 

Jeepers, some old looking boys playing for Vanuatu

bench looks a lot stronger

stronger than 1st XI

1-0 to kiwis 

Ends 1-0 to us.

Sounds like Vanuatu had more chances in the second half, still a win is what we need.

So the boys were solid today, didnt take enough of there chances and nearly gifted vanuatu a goal but lucky for good work from the keeper  .. The vanuatu team turned to dirty tactics and a few of our boys were on the end of two footed challenges which the refs only gave out yellows.. 

Horses mouth

"Its bloody hot"

"Refs are honking"

"Training ground makes happy valley look like anfield"

Whoops.

Infact it might be said that Anfield looks like happy valley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD9QV8pVc&feature=youtu.be

vanuatu highlights

crocombe looks very solid. tuiloma is looking big. nice wee run to set up only goal. thomas fantastic on the ball and howieson's boot is fantastic from set piece.

Did we watch the same highlights... almost every delivery by Howieson was too long and was only made to look good by the keepers poor positioning.

How you can say anyone looked fantastic on the ball is also a mystery giving the short snippets seen, and if anything looking at the highlights there was only one team in it in the second half and it wasn't us. One little moment doesn't make a game.

Crocombe did look solid though.

Fiji is haping up as the must win game. When do we have them?

Thomas' comment simply needed an 'again'. Between this and first game he was fantastic on the ball. I guess we see things differently on Howieson. I thought his delivery was fantastic. Anyway

OFC U-20 Championship - Match Day 3 PreviewNew Zealand vs. New
Caledonia
2pm local time, Monday 25 March
Churchill Park
Lautoka,
Fiji

Referee: Salesh CHAND [FIJ] (Fijian ref before the Fijian game) - Not a good sign

Understatement.

sweet ball/assist by the big boy on the turn!!!

Last time we were in this position at a OFC U20 tourny -

Tahiti

Wheres tahiti/solomons side this year? Shouldnt be allowed to pull out