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  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    adrian said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    New Zealand v Peru. Anyone watching?

    Any strean?
    Yes. www.crickfree.net
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    0-0 at halftime. Peru look classy on the ball. NZ holding their own.
  • adrian
    adrian Posts: 760
    Cheers.
    Big crowd
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    adrian said:

    Cheers.
    Big crowd

    Yep. Full house.
  • jamescafc
    jamescafc Posts: 1,831
    Why didn't wood start?
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    0-0 final score. Wood came on for final 10 minutes and forced a save with first touch of the ball - a free kick. Don't really fancy kiwi chances on Thiursday morning in Peru. Great atmosphere in Wellington. Biggest crowd ever to watch a football match in NZ - over 37,000 with the additional seating.
  • jamescafc
    jamescafc Posts: 1,831
    Pubs were rammed in Auckland. I'd underestimated the interest in it.
  • adrian
    adrian Posts: 760
    Size does not always matter.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    edited November 2017
    adrian said:

    Size does not always matter.

    You tell yourself that :wink::wink:
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Decent result for New Zealand all things considered. Peru still favourites but the Kiwis will be glad they're still in the tie after the first game.
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  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    So Saturday has arrived and my train tickets for Shrewsbury are in my pocket.
    But instead of ten of us traveling for what should have been a good Day out I am stuck at home.
    To make matters worse Mrs.Blackpool has insisted that we take the grandkids to the cinema to watch Paddington bear.

    I fu@$$g hate international breaks.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    Callumcafc said:

    Decent result for New Zealand all things considered. Peru still favourites but the Kiwis will be glad they're still in the tie after the first game.

    Agree. A goal for Peru would have totally killed the tie. As it is the All Whites still have a (slim) chance of progressing to the WC Finals.

    I watched it on a live stream and thought it was a decent game despite the 0-0 scoreline.

    Now for Denmark to do the business later and its been a good weekend.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    jamescafc said:

    Why didn't wood start?

    He was carrying a slight injury I believe (hamstring).
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    Ivory Coast in big trouble. 0-2 down at home to Morocco who only need a draw.
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    Come on Denmark, hopefully they can get a couple of goals before the second leg
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    SouthWest_Addicks said:

    Come on Denmark, hopefully they can get a couple of goals before the second leg

    What an awesome double save from Randolph though!!
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    ForeverAddickted said:

    SouthWest_Addicks said:

    Come on Denmark, hopefully they can get a couple of goals before the second leg

    What an awesome double save from Randolph though!!
    He's really become a decent 'keeper
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    edited November 2017
    Morocco through, Ivory Coast out.

    Tunisia through by the skin of their teeth (0-0 home draw with Libya), Congo out (did what they needed to do, 3-1 win).
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    1. Northern Ireland or Switzerland (12th Nov)
    2. Croatia or Greece (12th Nov)
    3. Italy or Sweden (13th Nov)
    4. Ireland or Denmark (11th & 14th Nov)
    5. Tunisia or Congo
    6. Morocco or Ivory Coast
    7. Senegal or Burkina Faso or Cape Verde or South Africa
    8. New Zealand or Peru (15th Nov)
    9. Honduras or Australia (15th Nov)

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    edited November 2017
    DR Congo gave up a 2-0 lead on Tunisia back in September by conceding twice in two minutes near the end of the game.

    If they'd held that lead, they'd be at the World Cup.

    http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367103/index.html#
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    edited November 2017
    0-0 between Ireland and Denmark. Who will be happier with that? Denmark IMO. An away goal in the next leg puts them at a big advantage.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    edited November 2017
    Callumcafc said:

    0-0 between Ireland and Denmark. Who will be happier with that? Denmark IMO. An away goal in the next leg puts them at a big advantage.

    I agree. Ireland offered next to nothing tonight and Denmark won’t play that badly again.

    Another 0-0 and pens is the only way I see Ireland getting through.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited November 2017
    Middlesbrough and ex West Ham and Birmingham City goalkeeper Darren Randolph played well for the Republic of Ireland as did Bournemouth academy product Harry Arter.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    Apart from Croatia smashing Greece these play offs are really tense, understandably no side wants to give anything away.

    NZ 0 Peru 0
    Honduras 0 Australia 0
    Denmark 0 Ireland 0
    NI 0 Switzerland 1
    Sweden 1 Italy 0

    Hopefully the 2nd legs are a bit more exciting.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Callumcafc said:

    0-0 between Ireland and Denmark. Who will be happier with that? Denmark IMO. An away goal in the next leg puts them at a big advantage.

    Do away goals count extra if tie is level? I hate that rule
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Callumcafc said:

    0-0 between Ireland and Denmark. Who will be happier with that? Denmark IMO. An away goal in the next leg puts them at a big advantage.

    I think Ireland, they didn't appear to even want to score a goal last night - it was all about protecting the 0 and turning it into, effectively, a one leg play-off in front of a packed Aviva Stadium in Dublin. They've achieved that but I cannot see them beating the Danes unless something dramatic changes between now and the second leg.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    oohaahmortimer said:

    Callumcafc said:

    0-0 between Ireland and Denmark. Who will be happier with that? Denmark IMO. An away goal in the next leg puts them at a big advantage.

    Do away goals count extra if tie is level? I hate that rule
    Generally, i think its a very good rule - brought in in the early days of the 2 legged European cup games to try to entice away sides (mostly Italian) out of their own half and not parking the bus looking for a 0-0. It does make for a more entertaining game normally.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Magennis starts on the bench for Northern Ireland...

    10 mins played, 0-0 (1-0 on agg).
  • Ianaddick62
    Ianaddick62 Posts: 263
    Magennis not starting for Northern Ireland tonight
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    The_President said:

    oohaahmortimer said:

    Callumcafc said:

    0-0 between Ireland and Denmark. Who will be happier with that? Denmark IMO. An away goal in the next leg puts them at a big advantage.

    Do away goals count extra if tie is level? I hate that rule
    Generally, i think its a very good rule - brought in in the early days of the 2 legged European cup games to try to entice away sides (mostly Italian) out of their own half and not parking the bus looking for a 0-0. It does make for a more entertaining game normally.
    Good piece on away goals here and the effect it's had on two legged ties

    https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/should-away-goals-rule-be-scrapped-fourfourtwo-investigates

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