Kickoff in an hour. We need a win to progress. We don't deserve it. Lucas Neil is suspended for the game, so already the defence is weak, because Kisnorbo is useless. Morale is low because we were beat by part timers, and because Graham Arnold has publicly stated that there is a lack of unity in the squad - that is the least of our worries at the moment, i'm more concerned with the lack of effort, the lack of quality defenders and generally the lack of talent.

In other news, apparently it is Lucas Neil's fault for our dismal performances so far ( ). Rumours flying about is that he's pissed off that he didn;t get the captaincy so he;s been acting like a shit. Yeh apparently it is some sort of European tradition for the oldest person in the squad to be named captain..........................................................I am not going to bother commening on that. I for one blame Dukes for the whole debarkle, because if people can make Lucas Neil a scapegoat, then I can make Dukes one simply because I do not rate him.

Mind you in saying all that I reckon we will scrape through with a 1-0 win and then go on to win the cup and I will be forced to eat all my words then die because I said so much that I choked to death.

Kick off v. soon. I dont think Kewell is starting.

Starting lineup

Schwarzer, Cullina, Beuchamp, Emerton, Wilkshire, Grella, Bresciano, Miligan, Carney, Aloisi, Viduka

Glad he's dropped Kisnorbo. Also glad he's got the A-League boys in it, they'll put their heart into the game.

we're playing attacking football. Thailand with possesson and going forward.

Defence looks a lot stronger.

Dukes got a good shot, weak, but the keeper somehow fumbled it. Promising begining.

i go for australia, otherwise i have to pay my friend lunch.

That now makes 2 of us going for Australia. I'll be going for Indonesia aswell, now that Vietnam got knocked out

Schwarzer nearly fucked it up. He was off his line and a cross nearly diverted in the back of the net.

Neill is a twat, howay the Vid!!

James Troisi will be playing for Oz soon, I hope.

Who is he?

Beauchamp makes a nasty tackle, freekick to thailand

corner to thailand. wilkshire heads it out. another corner, cleared by wilkshire but goes to a thai player who kicks it over.

17/18 year old striker in Newcastle reserves, he's pretty good and was on our bench when we played Palermo away in the UEFA Cup last season, plus a few other games. Never made an appearance for the first team yet though I don't think, although I could be wrong and he may have come on as a 90th minute sub before or something.

wilkshire keeps playing long ball, but nothing happens. Bresh is being greedy and wont pass soon enough

wake up aussie....!!!!!

He's probably better than big dukes

Carney is looking really good.

1-0 to Australia, goal by Michael Beauchamp

nice freekick, beauchamp gets his head to it.

We've been playing better without Kewell. There is none of this "let's pass it to harry" thing going on.

it was a nice pass & nice header...
2 goals to go aussie....

aussie on counter, forced wide and lost the ball.,

low corner wasted for aust.

yellow to aloisi for talking back.

Thailand will win,

probably will with out shit defence. They;ve also got the home support. If Australia looses we will definatley get a new coach.


SCHWARZER IS SHIT.

nearly thought they were going to score off a freekick.

1/2 time ends before we even got to take our freekick. It;s 1-0 to Australia and we are looking ok. Schwarzer is looking pretty vulnerable and Viduka has missed a couple of sitters, but otherwise we are looking ok.

0-0 In the Iraq, Oman game. At the moment Iraq and Australia are going through.

Thai nearly scored. nice save by schwarzer and quick thinking by miligan averted danger

nearly 2-0 to australia. bresh passed it to wilkshire, but it was a weak shot.

poor keeping by schwarzer. thaI takes a shot and he didnt get to it, spilled out to thai and nice tackle by milligan saved the day.

why the f**k did arnold play with kisnorbo when we've got mark milligan!

Kewell on for Aloisi.



BRING ON SUPERSUB TIMMY CAHILL!!!

Thailand take a shor, just wide.

Cahil or Carle is warming up, I dont know who yet.

Nice ball to bresh who was in the box unmarked, but alas a handball.

great challenge by cullina averts danger

Cahill on for Bresh.

good clearance by carney. he's been good. shot by thailand saved by schwarzer

thai player on the ground but we wont kick the ball out.

sneaky thai bastards kicked the ball out for a throw in instead of a goalkick

take grella off. he's been realy casual in his clearance and gave the ball away in a bad position

still only 1-0 then

2-0 thanks to dukes

3-0 to dukes again, nice cross by cahill

we're thru!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! iraq drew!!!!!!!!!!!111

dukes off for holman.

Carney should play more often, he's been really solid, as has Beauchamp. Much better than Neil and Kinsorbo

Holman ruined a great chance. poor finish.

2 mins to go

Viduka has been named man of the match, but he doesnt deserve it. Give it to Carney.

4 - 0 by Harry Kewell on the counter.