AkCity FC At The FIFA World Club Cup
Nice to see Auckland in front!! They can beat these guys huh!
al ahli are from egypt aren't they, not they gulf, and are pretty sharp (although in a rough patch of form)
Al Ahli is from the UAE.
Al Ahly is from Egypt.
Al ahli are doing a lot of probing but no great problems defending for AkCity.
AkCity starting to run out of steam.
Last 10 minutes, possession to Al Ahli. Lots of crosses in.
edward l2009-12-10 06:18:18
Nearly 2-0. Still chances for Auckland.
Corner to Al Ahli. Short, then wide, then over the post.
Down other end, crossed goal, Ak City couldn't get it down.
Ak City end, shot, spilled by Spoonley, picked up in time.
End to end stuff.
How bout thta!! Coombes.
Yes, 2-0. Coombes. Lovely long shot from right hand side, outside box.
He had to switch from Right back to attacking midfielder just before the match
23 min left
Jordan coming on.
edward l2009-12-10 06:26:10
Is there a pay out for winning into the quarter final?
al ahli are from egypt aren't they, not they gulf, and are pretty sharp (although in a rough patch of form)
Al Ahli is from the UAE.
Al Ahly is from Egypt.
So they are playing the UAE one?
al ahli are from egypt aren't they, not they gulf, and are pretty sharp (although in a rough patch of form)
Al Ahli is from the UAE.
Al Ahly is from Egypt.
So they are playing the UAE one?
Yes, at their home ground.
No their home ground is Dubai, this is in Abu dhabi
Is there a pay out for winning into the quarter final?
The winners take away $5 million, second-placed team received $4 million, the third-placed team $2.5 million, the fourth-placed team $2 million, the fifth-placed team $1.5 million, the sixth-placed team $1 million and the seventh-placed team received $500,000, assuming it's the same as 2008.
Couple of corners for Al Ahli. Another long shot.
edward l2009-12-10 06:30:33
Now I know why they went so hard for this match! I thought we were playing that Egyptian side again so thought that it was all a bit pointless, this all starts to make sense
What is ridiculous (and makes this tournament ridiculous) is that a team from the UAE qualifies for the Club World Cup purely because they host it
All money for the game I guess, with this and the cash for supplying all whites to the world cup the nzfc might be able to stick around for a while longer
well there will be at least 2 teams in it.
Now I know why they went so hard for this match! I thought we were playing that Egyptian side again so thought that it was all a bit pointless, this all starts to make sense
The tournament is seen by South Americans as the only chance to prove themselves against the strong european clubs.
What is ridiculous (and makes this tournament ridiculous) is that a team from the UAE qualifies for the Club World Cup purely because they host it
All money for the game I guess, with this and the cash for supplying all whites to the world cup the nzfc might be able to stick around for a while longer
No their home ground is Dubai, this is in Abu dhabi
I see.
Phew, Ullmann had to head it over his own net.
Out near the corner.
Our defence looks like a 4-2-3-1
Great save, tipped over net by Spoonley.
8 corners to 1 apparently, Al Ahli over AkCity.
10 mins left
Final substitution for Al Ahli on now.
edward l2009-12-10 06:40:54
This is magic! forgot this was on until i read an article just now on goal.com about how we were gonna get done 3-0.
is this on TV anywhere? i'm just following on fifa.com
well there will be at least 2 teams in it.
Better that than going back to club national league where chairmen's eyes will light up and try to get Miramar Rangers or Central United to this tournament
But yes, that's all it's likely to do
This is magic! forgot this was on until i read an article just now on goal.com about how we were gonna get done 3-0.
on sky sport 3!!!
is this on TV anywhere? i'm just following on fifa.com
I have a real thing against football in the Gulf so I'm glad ACFC are winning. They have all of this money and influence yet fundamentally they are crap. Crap players, crap teams, crap crap crap, all done with the most fantastic and professional preparation. Then you have Bin Hamman, you have clubs in Saudi and Quatar paying players ridiculous amounts, Quatar bidding for a World Cup, you get them repatriating african players for more money. Piss off
Jason Hayne off. Crowd leaving. 3mins left.plus stoppage 4 mintues.
Williams to Jordan, straight down the middle, good shot saved.
Campbell on for Ullman who looks like he has cramp.
edward l2009-12-10 06:48:16
and yes most of it is based on pure jealousy, but also annoyance that footballing tradition is constantly trumped with cash
who do the winners go on to face?
who do the winners go on to face?
Atlante from Mexico the Concaf champs and if Auckland win that they play Barcelona!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, not that Al Ahli are a team i had heard of before, but isn't this the club level equivalent of us making SA2010? (kind of sort of not really?)
Chad Coombes, goal of the tournament?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
FT 2-0. Yes. History and another $500,000 USD.
All over. Jubliation on the field.
can't get that stream, hopefully i can see some (brief) highlights later at tvnz.co.nz??
wow 2-0! Good goal by Coombes! Auckland didn't touch the ball much in the last 15mins.. just held onto that lead. Well done!!
is the mexican side going to post a cricket score?
is the mexican side going to post a cricket score?
They will be tough that's for sure.
wonder what the bookies were paying for Auckland to win that one?
$5.60 outright or $4.70 in extra time.
FIFA posting:
edward l2009-12-10 07:17:56
another good result for football in NZ - sounds like a gutsy effort
nice $$ - might alter the landscape in NZ a bit
Excellent performance defensively, well done by Williams in midfield broke down a lot of attack again, Vicilich and Hogg did really well at the back also
A bit confused.
They were only guaranteed US$500,000 for going of which they only got $250,000 due to the cost splitting agreement with NZF and NZFC clubs. So because they have now beaten Al Alhi they get $1M which turns into $500,000 for them?
I thought it was $1M (then split) to begin with. Where did that figure all come from?
They were only guaranteed US$500,000 for going of which they only got $250,000 due to the cost splitting agreement with NZF and NZFC clubs. So because they have now beaten Al Alhi they get $1M which turns into $500,000 for them?
I thought it was $1M (then split) to begin with. Where did that figure all come from?