New Zealand U-23s - Quali Whites

yea I have

Olp. Back in now.

Decent play by ol Monty

Monty Patterson is class. If his Ipswich career doesn't work out you would like to think the Wellington Phoenix would be keen.

Not sure about his general play overall, but it's hard to tell in a team like this.

Hopefully he kicks on. He definitely has a bit of a poachers instinct.

the bump in the pitch when the ball is played across the deck is incredible, no wonder they're pinging it in the air

how many offsides do they want to call/ play

I quite like the look of Rogerson

I've only been watching the last 10 minutes. Has the whole game been this shark?

Basically; first half was even worse

Jeez Lewis got a big kick ther

Oh well, getting the job done I suppose

Lewis taking an absolute beating

Sorted then final v fiji. Anyone know when it is?

5 games in 10 days. So some time within the next 10 days but likely very soon

Worth a read about Micronesia http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3153703/Micronesia-hammered-38-0-46-0-Pacific-Games-headlines-world-s-humiliation-good-them.html

well, well, well, three holes in the ground.

Learnt something new there.

its the fred de jong effect

he's not french, not flash

He's just a tawa lad

lewis, lewis!

Kickoff at 8pm NZT today for the final, right?

FINAL! l The Olympic Qualifying Final: #MensU23s v Fiji is at 8pm (NZ time) tonight. LIVE Streaming via @maoritv website (NZ viewers only)

— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 11, 2015

New Zealand kicked out of Finial? WTF???????????????

http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/fe27fa56-5086-416f-ab70-c10bc4a77e2b/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Is this real?

Embarrasing to be honest... really really sucks

heads have to roll for this. It's embarrassing

Yep NZF strikes again

Pathetic.

Total BS! Hudson to go?

Wouldn't blame the likes of Tuiloma retiring from the national team early

Is it really the coaches fault? Piss poor administration

Admin 101 - check eligibility of all players... if this is for real, it's utterly diabolical...

Release from NZF:

New Zealand Football confirmed on Sunday that Oceania Football has ruled a player from the Men’s U-23 squad was ineligible to compete at the Pacific Games Olympic Qualifying event in Papua New Guinea.

Following their semi-final loss to the New Zealand side, Vanuatu protested the eligibility of Deklan Wynne and a disciplinary hearing held on Sunday has upheld the protest with New Zealand forfeiting the match with a 3-0 defeat and Vanuatu to meet Fiji in the competition final on Sunday night at 8pm (NZ time).

New Zealand Football CEO Andy Martin said: “We strongly refute the ruling regarding the ineligibility of the player in question and we will be challenging this decision.”

New Zealand Football will make no further comment until the challenge process has been completed.

WOW!