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Archive for February, 2008

Sydney thumped by Houston, Galaxy done by Gamba Osaka

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Pan-Pacific Championship 2008
@ Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
Semi Final 1
Gamba Osaka 1
LA Galaxy 0
Semi Final 2
Houston Dynamo 3
Sydney FC 0
Despite Sydney having just finished their season and Houston having yet to begin their’s, the American side looked much sharper and blew Sydney away with a first half flurry that produced three goals. The only real [...]

Toshiba falls on own sword: HD-DVD production to cease

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

As widely reported, Toshiba has given up on its HD-DVD format, conceding defeat to Blu-Ray in the war for the next-generation of optical media. After recent studio defections the decision was largely expected, although the accelerated wind-down comes as a little bit of a surprise — they expect to cease production by the end of [...]

Sydney in Hawai'i, NSW neighbors in Final

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

I would’ve posted earlier but I’ve suffered a ridiculously potent case of tonsillitis which ended up leaving me with swollen and itchy joints for a week after two weeks of more typical symptoms.
Anyway, so Sydney have been knocked out of the A-League Finals and have become Australia’s representative at the Pan-Pacific Championship, playing Houston Dynamo [...]

WCQ: Australia account for Qatar

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Australia 3
Qatar 0
@ Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Crowd: 50,969
Date: 2008-02-06
Despite most of the side arriving just days before the match kicked off, Australia looked like a well-bonded and cohesive unit as they took Qatar apart in the first half to get their World Cup Qualification campaign off to a bright start. I must admit to being apprehensive [...]

Socceroos shenanigans continue

Monday, February 4th, 2008

It’s not looking especially rosy for the Australian side ahead of their opening World Cup Qualifying match against Qatar in Melbourne this Wednesday (2008-02-06). First they draw 1-1 with Melbourne Victory in a practice match, then Verbeek elects not to call up Harry Kewell, Nick Carle and Michael Beauchamp and now defender Mark Milligan has [...]