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THE KEEPER
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JVSQ 1YRMGL [LIVI LI TPE]IH JSV XLI VIWIVZI XIEQ XLI TVIZMSYW WIEWSR ,EH
TVIZMSYWP] FIIR [MXL XLMVH PIZIP ;ILIR ;MIWFEHIR NSMRMRK XLIQ MR XLI WYQQIV SJ
-R 1EVMRSZMG XVEZIPPIH [MXL XLI 2I[ >IEPERH YRHIV WMHI XS XLI 9 ;SVPH 'YT MR
Colombia where he made two appearances.
,I [EW GEPPIH MRXS XLI 2I[ >IEPERH WIRMSV XIEQ MR 1EVGL F] GSEGL %RXLSR]
Hudson to play a friendly against South Korea. And he made his debut in the match in
7ISYP TPE]MRK XLI JYPP QMRYXIW ,I WEZIH E TIREPX] OMGO FIJSVI GSRGIHMRK XLI SRP]
goal of the game.
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+YMRIE MR XLI 3*' 2EXMSRW 'YT ƤREP JSPPS[MRK E HVE[ EJXIV I\XVE XMQI
4PE]IH MR XLI LSQI ERH E[E] [MRW EKEMRWX *MNM MR XLI 6SYRH KEQIW MR XLI 3GIERME
;' UYEPMƤIVW 2> LEZI TVSKVIWWIH XS ER 3GIERME TPE] SJJ ERH MJ XLI] [MR XLEX XLI]
[MPP TPE] EKEMRWX E 7SYXL %QIVMGER XIEQ MR E TPE] SJJ JSV E TPEGI EX 6YWWME
A KEY DEFENDER
&SVR MR )RKPERH 7QMXL WTIRX WIZIVEPɄ]IEVWɄEW E ]SYXL MR 2I[ >IEPERH ERH XLYW LEW HYEP
REXMSREPMX] %RH LI VITVIWIRXIH )RKPERH EX ]SYXL PIZIP FIJSVI HIGPEVMRK JSV XLI /M[MW
8LI JX MRW HIJIRHIV FIKER LMW GEVIIV EX -TW[MGL 8S[R WMKRMRK E TVSJIWWMSREP GSRXVEGX
EX XLI EKI SJ ,I TPE]IH SR PSER JSV 7XIZIREKI &SVSYKL &VIRXJSVHɄ ERH
'SPGLIWXIV 9RMXIH FIJSVI VIXYVRMRK XS XLI 8VEGXSV &S]W MR 1EVGL ɄɄɄ ɄɄɄ
7MRGI %YKYWX LI LEW FIIR E VIKYPEV EX XLI 4SVXQER 6SEH GPYF QEOMRK SZIV
ETTIEVERGIW ERH WGSVMRKɄ KSEPW
1EHI LMW MRXIVREXMSREP HIFYX MR 1EVGL MR E JVMIRHP] HIJIEX XS 1I\MGS 1EHI LMW
ƤVWX ;SVPH 'YT *MREPW ETTIEVERGI MR 2I[ >IEPERH W STIRMRK KEQI MR 7SYXL %JVMGE E ũ
HVE[ EKEMRWX 7PSZEOME ERH XLIR TPE]IH IZIV] QMRYXI SJ 2I[ >IEPERH W X[S SXLIV KVSYT
KEQIW EX ;'
-R .YRI LI WGSVIH LMW ƤVWX KSEP JSVɄ2I[ >IEPERH MR E [MR SZIVɄ*MNM MR E ;'
UYEPMƤIV ,I [EW EPWS E QIQFIV SJ 2I[ >IEPERHŭW 3P]QTMGW JSSXFEPP XIEQ
4PE]IH EW E WYF MR XLI ;' UYEPMƤIV E[E] XS *MNM MR 1EVGL ERH TPE]IH XLI JYPP MR
the return game.
TOMMY
SMITH
DEFENDER
Age Caps Goals
Club Ipswich Town
THE KIWI MESSI
6SNEW MW E [MRKIV EXXEGOMRK QMHƤIPHIV [LSWI XIGLRMUYI ERH WYTIVF WOMPP SR XLI FEPP LEZI
IEVRIH LMQ XLI RMGOREQI SJ XLIɄ/M[M 1IWWM
,I MW VMKLX JSSXIH FYX GER EPWS STIVEXI SR XLI PIJX ƥERO SV EW E WIGSRH WXVMOIV 4PE]W JSV
1IPFSYVRI :MGXSV] VINSMRMRK XLI %YWXVEPMER % 0IEKYI XIEQ PEWX %YKYWX EJXIV XLVII ]IEVW
in Germany with VfB Stuttgart where a foot injury hindered his progress and saw him
WTIRH QSWX SJ LMW XMQI [MXL XLI VIWIVZI XIEQ SV SR PSER MRGPYHMRK QSRXLW [MXL *'
8LYR MR 7[MX^IVPERH
1EHI LMW WIRMSV MRXIVREXMSREP HIFYX EW E WYF MR E HVE[ [MXL 'LMRE MR 1EVGL
FIJSVI LI LEH TPE]IHɄJSV ER]ɄNYRMSV 2> WMHIW ;SR LMW WIGSRH WIRMSV GET EKEMRWX
%YWXVEPME MR 1E] HIJIEX [LIR LI GEQI SR EW E WIGSRH LEPJ WYF
4PE]IH MR XLI 3GIERME 9 'LEQTMSRWLMT MR %TVMP TPE]MRKɄMR EPP JSYV QEXGLIW EW XLI
.YRMSV %PP ;LMXIW [SR XLI XSYVREQIRX XS WIGYVI UYEPMƤGEXMSR XS XLI 9 ;SVPH 'YT
[LIVI LI PEMH SR XLI STIRMRK KSEP MR XLI KEQI EKEMRWX 9VYKYE]
7GSVIH LMW ƤJXL MRXIVREXMSREP KSEP NYWX SZIV X[S QSRXLW EKS E[E] EKEMRWXɄ*MNM XS GPMRGL E
ZMGXSV] MR E ;' UYEPMƤIV
MARCO
ROJAS
MIDFIELDER
Age Caps Goals
5
Club Melbourne Victory
30
NEW ZEALAND
PLAYERS TOWATCH Words: Roy Kitson
STEFAN
MARINOVIC
GOALKEEPER
Age Caps Goals
Club 9RXIVLEGLMRKɄ +)6