New Zealand vs Bahrain

[Timbo]

1 nil to NZ at half time (and overall) in the play off to earn the right to be cannon fodder at the World Cup.

 

[les dynam]

who won? i thought the bahrain team were mostly brazilians. i know many teams around the world now play players from brazil (eduardo, deco, sena etc) but a team full of them in the world cup finals would be bad news.

 

[Timbo]

Hour played, still 1 nil, Bahrain just missed a penalty. Live on Eurosport now.

 

[Timbo]

Apart from 'Jaycee John', most of them have fairly Bahrainian sounding names at least!

 

[les dynam]

are new zealand any good? i assume ryan nelson's playing for them

 

[les dynam]

Apart from 'Jaycee John', most of them have fairly Bahrainian sounding names at least!

i think they have to change names when becoming citizens. my understanding is that they brought hundreds of young brazilian players across a few years back in the hope that the best would form a competitive first 11. they wanted to qualify for the world cup and thought this was the best way to do it.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Nelson is playing

 

[les dynam]

score update please?

 

[Timbo]

score update please?

10 left, still 1 nil, Nelson appears to be captain. Rory Fallon playing too.

 

[Timbo]

i think they have to change names when becoming citizens. my understanding is that they brought hundreds of young brazilian players across a few years back in the hope that the best would form a competitive first 11. they wanted to qualify for the world cup and thought this was the best way to do it.

Appears that they are all proper 'born and bred' Bahrainians. (Apart from a couple of Nigerian born players)

 

[les dynam]

Appears that they are all proper 'born and bred' Bahrainians. (Apart from a couple of Nigerian born players)

that's good news then. must have got my middle east countries mixed up, i'm sure somebody has tried to create a team of brazilians somewhere or other

 

[South Yarra Seagull]

great result for the kiwis. would like to have them in our group...

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

Get in you kiwis!!!!!!!!

 

[Timbo]

FT, NZ through. Poor team, wont get a point at the WC.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Why is it only one leg?

 

[Willow]

 

[Willow]

Why is it only one leg?

0-0 in the first leg

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

that's good news then. must have got my middle east countries mixed up, i'm sure somebody has tried to create a team of brazilians somewhere or other

what you're talking about rings a bell although i believe it was qatar not bahrain

 

[rcf0712]

great result for the kiwis. would like to have them in our group...

bet they couldn't believe their luck, twice, firstly when The Socceroos went into the Asian qualifiers and secondly when they missed playing off against URUGUAY and got Bahrain instead!

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

FT, NZ through. Poor team, wont get a point at the WC.

They are poor, but good to see them and Oz in SA