NZ boys u17 v Chile u17

NZ boys u17 v Chile u17

Not sure how many of you know the NZ under 17 side has a couple of games against the Chilean under 17 side. First game was at North Shores ground on Friday night. A 0-0 draw with both sides being pretty well matched. Sorry I dont know who many of the players are but the best player on the park for either team was a kid called Zane. An absolute standout. To be honest in the second half I thought the NZ were the better side. Next game is a curtain raiser for Waitakeres home game on Sunday.

Errr, we lost 1-0.

Zane Sole would be the boy... sounds like he may be snapped up by a NZFC side in the next few days.

I missed the first 20 minutes, didnt ask anyone the score. Sorry about that.

i saw the game, zane was top class - he can tackle, is quick, good passer and skillful too. played agaisnt him last year vrs mags in the chatham cup and he bossed much more senior players around then too.

Lost 1-0 Friday and 3-0 on Sunday (missed that game too)

s2art2009-01-13 22:20:27

My pick of the first eleven for the under 17 national team.
                      Fergus Neil, Gordon Murie, Nick Patterson, Adam Thomas
                 Thomas Spragg, Dylan Windust, Jack Hobson, Cameron Lindsay
                                                      Zane Sole
                                                Andrew Milne

who would be your goalie?

Alex Carr organises well, talks a lot and is smart with his decision making.
He is a penalty shoot-out specialist and has safe hands. If it came down to a penalty shoot out, Alex would have the edge.
Coey Turipa is also a good keeper, has safe hands and has the edge with a better kick than Alex.
They are both good keepers so perhaps you might like to toss a coin on this one.

Either would be ok in the qualifers,  both have different strenghts as pointed out

Yes. Alex is still only 15 though and does not turn 16 till March. Coey however turns 17 next month so is nearly 13 months older than Alex.