Final score was New Zealand 0 and Fiji 2
The match Opposing New Zealand v/s Fuji was played at Lautoka, the 2nd largest city of Fiji. The New Zealand’s Goal Keeper was red-carded in this match and this proved to be lethal for the team.
New Zealand’s Squad
1 Glen MOSS (GK)
2 David MULLIGAN
4 Jeremy CHRISTIE
5 Ben SIGMUND
6 Steven OLD
7 Leo BERTOS
8 Cole PEVERLEY
9 Jeremy BROCKIE
10 Greg DRAPER *
14 James PRITCHETT
15 Costa BARBAROUSES *
Substitutes:
18 Jacob SPOONLEY => *Replaced num#10 at 59′mins
12 Kris BRIGHT => *Replaced num#15 at 68′mins
3 Aaron SCOTT
11 Allan PEARCE
13 Jeff CAMPBELLCoach ==> HERBERT Ricki
Fuji’s Squad
1 Simione TAMANISAU (GK)
2 Esava NAQELECA
4 Peni FINAU
5 Alvin SINGH
6 Laitia TUILAU
7 Pita BALEITOGA
10 Osea VAKATALESAU
11 Roy KRISHNA
15 Salesh KUMAR
16 Malakai TIWA
17 Malakai KAINIHEWE
Substitutes:8 Tuimasi MANUCA => Replaced num#10 at 77′mins
13 Jone VONU => Replaced num#17 at 45′mins
3 Malakai WAQA
9 Josaia BUKALIDI
14 Niumaia TAGI
20 Benaminio MATEINAQARA
Coach ==> BUZZETTI Juan Carlos
Referees
Main Referee => FRED Lencie
1st Assistant Referee => CHILIA Mahit
2nd Assistant Referee => JOSEPH Michael
4th official => MINAN Job
Cards During Match
1) Red Cards
- Glen MOSS (New Zealand GK) at 59′mins
2) Yellow Cards
- Salesh KUMAR (Fiji) at 40′mins
- Peni FINAU (Fiji) at 89′mins
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The last 12 fixtures for this year 2008 will all be played on the Wednesday 19th November 2008 (at different times of course). Here’s a list highlighting the matches.
1) Suriname v/s Haiti
2) Bahrain v/s Australia
3) USA v/s Guatemala
4) New Zealand v/s Fiji
5) Honduras v/s Mexico
6) United Arab Emirates v/s Iran
7) Qatar v/s Japan
8.) El Salvador v/s Costa Rica
9) Saudi Arabia v/s Korea Republic
10) Jamaica v/s Canada
11) San Marino v/s Czech Republic
12) Trinidad and Tobago v/s Cuba
Below is a sreenshot of the full list taken from FIFA:
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has made some weird decisions concerning the squad which will be for action for the World Cup 2010 Qualifiers. He has omitted the following important players:
1) Sunderland midfielder’s Andy Reid
2) Bolton’s Joey O’Brien
3) Barcelone’s Steve Finnan
4) Stoke’s Rory Delap
The final composure of the Republic of Ireland Squad is as follows:
Given (Newcastle), Kiely (West Brom), Murphy (Scunthorpe); McShane (Sunderland - on loan at Hull), O’Shea (Manchester United), Dunne (Manchester City), Kilbane (Wigan), Bruce (Ipswich), Delaney (QPR), Foley (Wolves); McGeady (Celtic), Andrews (Blackburn), Gibson (Manchester United), Whelan (Stoke), Duff (Newcastle), Hunt (Reading), Miller (Sunderland), Keogh (Wolves); Keane (Liverpool), Doyle (Reading), Stokes (Sheffield United), Caleb Folan (Hull), Long (Reading).
Wonderful news for Australia as the trio Harry Kewell, Vince Grella And Mark Bresciano are back for action. But Australia coach Pim Verbeek is now worried about Grella who is suffering from a hamstring while playing for Blackburn last weekend.
Fortunately as a backup plan, Pim says midfielder Carl Valeri who returns from suspension could replace Grella. So they should be pretty comfortable for their incoming World Cup 2010 Qualifiers against Bahrain.
Other noticeable news is the call up of goalkeeper Adam Federici. Veteran players once again proved that their versatility and key role are intrinsic to the success of their team.
