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<blockquote data-quote="Wally" data-source="post: 413"><p>Australia 2 Solomon Islands 2</p><p>SOLOMON ISLANDS striker Commins Menapi humiliated Australia with two goals to earn the Melanesian minnows a draw which cost New Zealand a World Cup qualification playoff berth.</p><p></p><p>The result means Australia will now face the Solomons, ranked 154th in the world, in a two-legged World Cup playoff in September 2005.</p><p></p><p>The winner of that will play the fifth-ranked South American side for a place at Germany 2006.</p><p></p><p>Australian coach Frank Farina expressed contempt earlier last week for the notion that the Socceroos could lie down in this match to let the Solomons through and avoid more dangerous playoff against NZ.</p><p></p><p>While Australia didn't throw the match, Farina did pick a very inexperienced starting line-up.</p><p></p><p>New Zealanders will see the result as akin to cricket's under-arm bowling incident but the All Whites have only themselves to blame for the situation after losing 4-2 to Vanuatu.</p><p></p><p>Vanuatu finished last in the six-team tournament</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally, post: 413"] Australia 2 Solomon Islands 2 SOLOMON ISLANDS striker Commins Menapi humiliated Australia with two goals to earn the Melanesian minnows a draw which cost New Zealand a World Cup qualification playoff berth. The result means Australia will now face the Solomons, ranked 154th in the world, in a two-legged World Cup playoff in September 2005. The winner of that will play the fifth-ranked South American side for a place at Germany 2006. Australian coach Frank Farina expressed contempt earlier last week for the notion that the Socceroos could lie down in this match to let the Solomons through and avoid more dangerous playoff against NZ. While Australia didn't throw the match, Farina did pick a very inexperienced starting line-up. New Zealanders will see the result as akin to cricket's under-arm bowling incident but the All Whites have only themselves to blame for the situation after losing 4-2 to Vanuatu. Vanuatu finished last in the six-team tournament [/QUOTE]
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