Oly lads vs Chile - Next week !!

It is going to be a f**king terrible game with these conditions.

Sod the weather, I'll be there. Just a trip down the road for me.

stuck at home with a sick tiger cub,

Would it be frowned upon if I bought along a text book to study from at half time? Was tossing up between the footy and some quality study, and decided to combine the two... though I think the footy may come out on top really

I was going to take a book but it might be a bit wet for it.

There's a roof on the stand right? My book has been dropped in a puddle many times over, so it doesn't make too much difference. Getting books wet makes them look more read, and by inference, the person holding the book more learned.

I'd be keen to hear any updates about from the game this avo? weather is looking sh*te!

Yes but the book I'm reading is an old copy of Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited, it's already falling apart and Im not sure if my friend will be impressed if i give back to her waterlogged. Maybe I'll just take a FFT.

0-0 after 20 or so. Draper and Costa not playing (and maybe not named in the squad?) Apparently game so far is pretty close, however the Chilleans look pretty classy. Will try keep you updated (with much reliance on bopman, christie#1 and Paulinho...)

Scrub that, 1-0 Chile after 30ish.

2-1 from a corner. Scorer- Boxall?

Find Feverish won by�..Scottishbhoy!!

Drawn by Neil Emblen

Can anyone list the starting line up espec of the nz u23s

2-1 fulltime. and no sorry couldn't list it for you.bigtobz2008-07-02 16:53:55

Who was the back four then?

                      little(?)
          scott   old   boxhall hogg
    jenkins    van rooyen peverly henderson
               brockie ellehnson

messam, draper,matthews and fowler came on.(edit-and tinkler)

was an alright game.goalie made the one error but made a few good saves afterwards.bit of a shame.
the chileans would of destroyed us on a dry pitch! their right wing/back was pretty good.
one thing that stood out was the speed that they switched the ball and whipped in crosses.
for nz, draper looked sharp when he came on, and cole and van rooyen worked hard in the middle.old played well after a few early stuff ups
shame about the weather and newtown is stuffed now!

le_tissier2008-07-02 17:29:54

how did the full backs play against the quick chilean wingers/ was scott capt still - hope so i rate him

scott was still captain yeah..he played pretty solid to.
on the left hogg let them get behind a couple of times, but otherwise got stuck in and also looked alright.
the main threat from the chileans came down the right.he was a class above, whipped in some great balls in the first half.

be interesting too see how they accomodate nelson really .... wonder where that change will happen

Little = Liam Little - Otagp NZFC keeper.

As was said earlier it would have been a bigger scoreline if it had been dry.

A lot of doom and gloom, I thought Old and Boxall played very well against players of a speed and style that would normally cause them problems.  The right winger was superb, the second goal a disaster.

If Henderson's bicycle kick hadn't earned a superb save or his long wide shot had been an inch lower it could have easily been a deserved draw.

Yeah i thought the boys looked good. especially in the second half. was sitting with a mate who is in the u20s who is down training with the u23s and he was telling me draper and costa havent made the final squad. suprised me because i thought draper looked very good when he came on.

would be a mistake to leave out draper i feel. agree with news, though boxhall and old looked pretty good.a few moments of miscommunication but otherwise dealt well with some sharp play.

Didn't see clebo, good to know he's out and about. There was a bunch of kids running round saying that smeltz was there as well. Olywhites had a few moments but couldn't match the chilean passing and possesion (ole!)

...and Neil Emblen, top man.

Damnit, thought I had the scoop there... Was chatting with Draper's mum who was sitting behind me... she said they were told this morning taht they didn't make the squad. Shame that, I thought in his fifteen minutes or so he held the ball well, didn't rush his passes, but perhaps was pushed off the ball a little easily at times. Get a few pies in him and it could be a sign of bigger things to come this season hopefully! Leeds_Chris2008-07-02 18:26:27

Didn't see clebo, good to know he's out and about. There was a bunch of kids running round saying that smeltz was there as well. Olywhites had a few moments but couldn't match the chilean passing and possesion (ole!)

Thought it was a really good match - although a draw would have been a better reflection of the game. Terrible conditions (weather and pitch).

MissP2008-07-02 18:25:48

Didn't think the final squad had been announced yet? Or did you mean final squad for this game?

Final squad seems to have been announced to the squad and leaking...