Oly-whites (the Olympic campaign)

Lacks a catchy nickname?

Great too see a player whom has been outstanding for the last couple of years at both NZFC and Northern League level being chosen, that being Aaron Scott, a pillar for both Waikato and Melville in the last few years

Anyone know if there will be Radio coverage with the Olly-White games?

OFC MEN�S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT DRAW

Kick-off Date Match
1400 01/03/08 New Zealand vs. Fiji
1630 01/03/08 Cook Islands vs. Vanuatu
1900 01/03/08 Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands

02/03/08 REST DAY

1430 03/03/08 Solomon Islands vs. Cook Islands
1700 03/03/08 Fiji vs. Papua New Guinea
1930 03/03/08 Vanuatu vs. New Zealand

04/03/08 REST DAY

1430 05/03/08 Fiji vs. Cook Islands
1700 05/03/08 Papua New Guinea vs. New Zealand
1930 05/03/08 Solomon Islands vs. Vanuatu

06/03/08 REST DAY

1430 07/03/08 New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands
1700 07/03/08 Cook Islands vs. Papua New Guinea
1930 07/03/08 Vanuatu vs. Fiji

08/03/08 REST DAY

1200 09/03/08 Cook Islands vs. New Zealand
1430 09/03/08 Vanuatu vs. Papua New Guinea
1700 09/03/08 Solomon Islands vs. Fiji

Notice how we get Fiji and the Solomons at the hottest time of the day ?

I really don't have a good feeling about this.

to be expected though
NZF should remember though and next time we host Invercargil here we come, or the chathams

Here in winter will do, make them play at Alex Moore in a Southerly with Hail...

If your going to mention a Waikato player it has to be Hone Fowler for this year, doesn't look the same since he cut his hair though will certainly be better for it in the heat

yep, clearly a most unfortunate coincidence  

perhaps on the internet - I remember that few a of us listened to a fijian station based in auckland for the 'Big Whites' WC game v fiji tigers2008-03-01 13:00:53

33� GOAL! Cole Peverly picks up a lay off and lashes home a sensational goal for New Zealand! Its 1-0 to the Oly Whites! Benaminion had no chance

  from the oceania site live updates pg, looks like fiji were dominating for a while and hit the bar early on   bummer -

41� GOAL! A Malakai Tiwa long range is deflected into the New Zealand net by Steven Old � its credited to Tiwa

tigers2008-03-01 15:37:48

OMG 1-1!

no updates so assume 1-1 at half-time

will Costa come on and score the winner?

the udate says rain is due to arrive -which I expect will further lower the temp

I'm reading the live updates and boy the writer of them could do with a good English teacher.

tigers2008-03-01 16:26:46

"67' Dan Keat's outswinging corner goes out for a goal-kick"

anyone else just get 16 mins of updates (5 or so comments) all in one go??

yeh Ed it was a bloody long 68th minute!

YES 2-1 Old!!

on ya mate!!!!

That's classic!

LOL

Steven Old never fails to surprise, well done Olys and Oldy especially

Thank f**k for that.  Beautiful Beijing.  Here we come.

Stevo2008-03-01 21:49:13

"89' Rampaging run from Sam Messam..."

Great win, Had a feeling the Oly-Whites would snatch a late winner.

Surely we should be getting better results than this in Oceania?

Island refs, in Fijian heat when Fiji have been focussing on the Under-23 side for the last 6 months ?

I'll take that.  Superb.
Hard News2008-03-01 21:10:13

Anyone who watched the Under-20's last year will know exactly how much that means.

yep that is a BIG result

have to remember that old was responsible for there goal