OFC Nations Cup 2016 - vs New Caledonia | Wed 8 Jun | 5.50pm | SS Popup

Have to wonder what Doyle has done wrong. Hope Colvey has a better game, but he'd be my 3rd choice after the way he played against Vanuatu

shane smeltz our number 10!

Adams and Brotherton at the back??

Adams has been solid enough (so far)

I assume it will be a 5-2-3 with Adams at CB, despite the 4-4-2 lineup shown on the TV?

Prelevic has had a mare there!

just trying to figure it out- they had smeltz and adams pplaying CM

wait- What the Fudge is prelevic doing out there?

Clayton Lewis on the bench again.  Quite impressive to be doing that from Auckland

Prelevic scuffed that!

anyone else having issues getting coverage

Sorted, got Hola working

LOL, I also assume Shane Smeltz won't be starting on the wing.

Why on earth is Prelevic Starting?

Because he's the best player in the country at his position? Man, Hudson!

Wow, Prelevic defended well there. At least he can do that right.

End to end!

Someone told me that Fred was doing quite well as a comments man alongside GGW. And you know what, that person was not wrong!

Just not via the middle

Bill 'Rory Delap' Tuiloma

Impressed with Fallon - 100% effort and grit.

Yes, it does seem like it is Dewhurst that is dragging him down.

I do wonder sometimes how a matches atmosphere influences our impression of how good a game is. Trying to picture this being played in front of 40,000 noisy fans. Would it make it seem better?

Credit to GGW as well. 

ref isn't allowing much pjysicality at all

tentative game so far

Wow, Tzimopolous just destroyed him.

He says as Tzimopolous mows their guy down and gets waved on.

Should've been a yellow there for Themi.

a worry if the ref is going to be inconsistent. Games so far the reffing has been good IMO

Annoyingly this stream is quite shaky. Harder to tell if it was a good challenge or not

Some terrible touches so far from NZ

We will have to grind this one out I think

Is Prelevic actually really bad, or just bad in this game so far?

It was not.

Under the pump here.

Hudson-Wihongi on the bench?

I gathered that from the unequivocal condemnation of commentators and commenters!

he hasn;t played well this tournament. Expect TAHW to come on soon. 

We aren't holding the ball in midfield or turning them over in midfield either.

Reminiscent of Pulis' Stoke. Can they do it on a Wednesday evening in Port Moresby?

First time I remember saying this for some time... But that was a threatening corner from WeeMac

For the record 3-5-2: Marinovic - Tzimopoulos, Adams, Brotherton - Boxall, Tuiloma, McGlinchey, Prelevic, Colvey - Wood, Fallon.