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
=> Read more here..
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.
Michael Ballack who accused his coach Loew, in defense of Torsten Frings, for not treating senior players with enough respect, finaly apologized and Stayed Firm For The South Africa 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. After the example set by the German team’s Captain Michael Ballack, Frings set out to meet coach Loew in Berlin, Frankfurt, to trail the path of his captain. Yes, Torsten Frings in turn apologized for his behaviour and once again, Germany confirms his aim for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers as everything is now going all set!
Ex South Korea Goal Keeper Lee Woon-Jae was banned last year for a late-night drinking session during the Asian Cup. But the big surprise came when Coach Huh Jung-moo announced that Lee Woon has been recalled in the South Korea team squad for the incoming World Cup 2010 Qualifiers.
More of this news, here..
Sad news for
Japan as the team suffers from the absence of three key players, namely
Yuji Nakazawa,
Shunsuke Nakamura and
Seigo Narazaki. Their trip to
Qatar for the
World Cup 2010 Qualifiers sounds perilous and full of doubts. Nobody would like to be in the hot shoes of the
Japanese coach Takeshi Okada at the moment. It’s a very very hard time for the Japanese team who made their first
World Cup finals in 1998.
Key defender Yuji Nakazawa and first choice goal keeper Seigo Narazaki are confirmed to be out of the squad as they suffer from a groin strain and ankle injury respectively. But Shunsuke Nakamura who is recovering from a knee injury, is still uncertain for being match fit. All is not going good for this Japanese team.
Read extra info here..
