Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Appointments



The appointments have been released for the 1st 8 games. I will referee the game between Brazil and England. Yay! I am really excited about this game because I think it is going to be a good game with 2 football (soccer for those of you in Canada) powerhouses. There will definately be contrasting styles of play which will make for an entertaining game to watch. We have been working with the communication system in training for the last 2 days, but it hasn't been working that well, mainly because there has been 3 or 4 other crews using theirs at the same time so there is a lot of interference. Yesterday, my team and I went for a walk to the post office and Starbucks (oh yeah!), and we wore the headsets. We looked like undercover spies....so cool. Hopefully the system works for use tomorrow. During the game I will be wearing a huge belt around my waist with a transmitter in the back. I will be wearing the Polar Heartrate belt on my chest, and the beep flag armband on my left arm...can you say RoboCop! I am just getting ready to leave the hotel for the airport, as my game in is Windy Wellington, so I will try to post some pictures later. My game is at 12pm on Thursday and I am not sure if it will be televised in Canada. I believe you can go to the FIFA.com website and they may have some clips of the game. Again, cross your fingers, toes, and anything else for me. Let's show them what the Canadian can do!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Michelle,
A little birdie told me about your blog. Great reading.
Congratulations.
Everything's crossed in anticipation of your first match.
Isaac

law5 said...

You will be awesome.

susan said...

Good luck, Michelle! You will be amazing (especially to look at with all that robo cop gear on!) Hard to believe you have been gone for over 1 week already. Everything is crossed; looking forward to the next update.

love,
Susan

susan said...

Holy cow Michelle! Just checked the FIFA site; there in big letters was PYE, Michelle - referee. It doesn't get any better than that!

Susan

Iain said...

an exciting end to the game! hope you enjoyed it!!

Anonymous said...

Michelle - great blog. Really exciting stuff you are getting up to. Like the suit too - v smart.

I spent a lot of time in Wellington - flying in can be exciting on a windy day even in a 737!

Are they playing in Dunedin? I lived there for 5 yrs.

Lee said...

Congrats on your first game Michelle! Wish we could see these matches..if anyone knows where on Canadian media, thanks for sharing. I've discovered that cbcsports.ca will be live feeding our Canadian girls next match on Halloween evening PT, yeah! Below is what I've found so far on your game Michelle...happy future whistling.

Lee

The final whistle sounds.
90' +2 England sees an effort go off target.
90' Brazil sees an effort go off target.
89' (0 - 3) CARTER (England) scores!!
87' ELI (in) comes off the bench to replace HOLBROOK (out) (England)
86' BRUTON (England) is yellow carded.
86' England concede a free-kick following a challenge on Brazil.
86' Brazil take a corner kick.
85' Brazil swing in the corner.
85' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of Brazil.
84' England sees their effort hit the target.
81' Brazil commit a foul.
78' Brazil sees an effort go off target.
77' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of England.
77' Brazil sees their effort hit the target.
76' England are penalised following a foul.
75' Brazil concede a free-kick following a challenge on England.
75' (0 - 2) BRUTON (England) scores!!
74' EDUARDA (in) comes off the bench to replace ALINE (out) (Brazil)
71' (0 - 1) CARTER (England) scores!!
71' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of Brazil.
71' England sees their effort hit the target.
69' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of England.
69' Brazil sees their effort hit the target.
69' BRONZE (in) comes off the bench to replace DALY (out) (England)
69' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of Brazil.
68' England hits their free-kick on target.
68' KETLEN (Brazil) is booked by the referee.
68' Brazil commit a foul.
67' England are penalised following a foul.
66' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of Brazil.
66' England sees their effort hit the target.
64' England concede a free-kick following a challenge on Brazil.
62' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of England.
62' Brazil sees their effort hit the target.
61' JANE (in) comes off the bench to replace STANIFORTH (out) (England)
59' England commit a foul.
57' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of England.
57' Brazil sees their effort hit the target.
56' ANA (in) comes off the bench to replace FRANCIELE (out) (Brazil)
56' Brazil sees an effort go off target.
55' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of England.
55' Brazil sees their effort hit the target.
51' Brazil are penalised following a foul.
48' Brazil sees an effort go off target.
47' Brazil concede a free-kick following a challenge on England.
The second half kicks off.
The referee brings the first half to an end.
45' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of Brazil.
45' England sees their effort hit the target.
43' England commit a foul.
40' England sees an effort go off target.
39' England take a corner kick.
37' Brazil are penalised following a foul.
36' England concede a free-kick following a challenge on Brazil.
36' Brazil commit a foul.
35' Brazil rattles the crossbar.
33' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of Brazil.
33' England sees their effort hit the target.
28' England see one of their shots blocked.
25' Brazil strike their free-kick wide.
24' England are penalised following a foul.
23' England concede a free-kick following a challenge on Brazil.
22' England are ruled offside.
21' Brazil strike their free-kick wide.
20' England commit a foul.
19' JULIANA (in) comes off the bench to replace BEATRIZ (out) (Brazil)
19' England are penalised following a foul.
17' Brazil concede a free-kick following a challenge on England.
15' England commit a foul.
15' England sees an effort go off target.
12' Brazil are penalised following a foul.
11' Brazil illegally handle the ball.
10' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of Brazil.
10' England sees their effort hit the target.
6' A shot is blocked by the goalkeeper of England.
6' Brazil sees their effort hit the target.
5' England concede a free-kick following a challenge on Brazil.
2' England commit a foul.
The match kicks off.

law5 said...

Good job Mich, i say the video highlights. Good advantage, Nico is pissed someone is work on you.
Ciao

Miro said...

Hi Michelle , I can not wait to read , more , about your experience on the Cup .
You are great girl and you deserve it.
Al the best from Vancouver .

Miro .