All Whites v Paraguay - Friday 2am - BELI

 

Absolutely gutted to hear Nelsen has had the stomach bug.....chances are a few of the others have had it as well. How cruel bad luck is that.....even if they get over it they will be drained. With such a short time between games Rickie might have to go to the bench earlier.

 

C'MON YOU ALL WHITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

Amen.

I remember us playing Paraguay back in June 1995 on the AWs first ever South American tour. Bobby Clark was coach then and it wasn't a bad side.

AWs played in the Chilean Football Centenary Tournament (quite a prestigious gig) comprising us, Chile, Paraguay and Turkey.

 

                   All Whites 2  Paraguay 3

 

Mike McGarry apparently had a very good game and Paraguay were perhaps lucky to win.

Simon Elliott played in that game & I think Vicelich was an 18 year-old reserve.

 

22/06/1995, Santiago, Estadio Nacional
Copa Centenario
PARAGUAY            3 (Jorge Campos 2', 55', Jos� Cardozo 23')
NEW ZEALAND         2 (Carlos Gamarra 42' OG, Chris Jackson 64')
Paraguay:           Rub�n Ruiz Diaz, Juan Villamayor, Celso Ayala, Carlos Gamarra, Juan Jara,
                    Roberto Acu�a, Estanislao Struway, Sotel (Julio Enciso 88'),
                    Jorge Campos, Edgar Denis (Silvio Su�rez 85'), Jos� Cardozo.
New Zealand:        Alan Stroud, Chris Zoricich, Andy Rennie, Graeme Marshall, Alun Evans,
                    Michael McGarry, Stu Jacobs, Chris Jackson, Simon Elliott, Vaughan Coveny,
                    Darren McClennan (Mark Elrick).
Referee:            Hern�n Silva Arce (Chile)
Coaches:            Paraguay: Ladislao Kubala (Hungary/Spain).
                    New Zealand: Bobby Clark.

 

Afterwards NZ played two games against Uruguay who were preparing to host the Copa America (they subsequently won it). We lost the first 7- 0 but rallied to draw the second game. Uruguayan legend Enzo Fransescoli played. The stadium's grass seed was from NZ...

 

So, back then, a narrow loss to Paraguay and draw with Uruguay showed even back then we could foot it (if you conveniently forget the 7-0 loss...)

 

This current AWs side is way more experienced and has more pros who have  been playing at a higher level. Most of Bobby Clark's 1995 side were NZ or Aussie NSL based.

I have fond memories of seeing the side draw 0-0 with the Socceroos later that year in a friendly at QE II in Christchurch.

 

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS LADS!!!!!!!! 

    

 

Details of that 1995 Paraguay game:

22/06/1995, Santiago, Estadio Nacional
Copa Centenario
PARAGUAY            3 (Jorge Campos 2', 55', Jos� Cardozo 23')
NEW ZEALAND         2 (Carlos Gamarra 42' OG, Chris Jackson 64')
Paraguay:           Rub�n Ruiz Diaz, Juan Villamayor, Celso Ayala, Carlos Gamarra, Juan Jara,
                    Roberto Acu�a, Estanislao Struway, Sotel (Julio Enciso 88'),
                    Jorge Campos, Edgar Denis (Silvio Su�rez 85'), Jos� Cardozo.
New Zealand:        Alan Stroud, Chris Zoricich, Andy Rennie, Graeme Marshall, Alun Evans,
                    Michael McGarry, Stu Jacobs, Chris Jackson, Simon Elliott, Vaughan Coveny,
                    Darren McClennan (Mark Elrick).
Referee:            Hern�n Silva Arce (Chile)
Coaches:            Paraguay: Ladislao Kubala (Hungary/Spain).
                    New Zealand: Bobby Clark.

 

IF CHRIS JACKSON CAN SCORE AGAINST THEM, WATCH OUT PARAGUAY THIS TIME ROUND- SMELTZ, FALLON, KILLEN, WOOD OUT TO GET YA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed