An unofficial NZ Knights page
for the 2006-2007 Season
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| Date | Venue | Opposition | Result | F | A | Scorers | Memories |
| July 16 | home | Newcastle Jets | draw | 1 | 1 | J. Richter | Almost totally new squad, only Noah, Frank & Devine on field from last season. 25m Malik Buari piledriver hits post. |
| July 22 | away | Queensland Roar | draw | 1 | 1 | D. Rodrigues | Dani hit the woodwork twice as well as scoring. Good start for Portuguese striker. |
| July 29 | home | Sydney FC | draw | 0 | 0 | Even game with last years champs. 18 yr old Kovacevic strong in central defence. | |
| Aug 4 | away | Adelaide United | loss | 0 | 1 | All three keepers out, ring-in Aussie keeper gives away penalty | |
| Aug 11 | home | Perth Glory | loss | 0 | 1 | ||
| Aug 18 | home | Queensland Roar | loss | 1 | 2 | D. Bazeley | Frank van Eijs sent off, P. O'Leary shows another red to his home team |
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| Aug 27 | home | Newcastle Jets | draw | 0 | 0 | Richter hit bar. Salley and Gemmill excellent in midfield, Emblen strong defence. | |
| Sept 2 | home | Adelaide United | win | 1 | 0 | M. Buari | First ever win at home! Brilliant strike from Buari. Devine working his butt off. |
| Sept 10 | home | Melbourne Victory | loss | 0 | 3 | Rain! Salley injured early. Bazeley did well, but no-one else imposed themselves. | |
| Sept 15 | away | Queensland Roar | loss | 0 | 5 | Emblen and Bazeley stood out as quality above the rest who struggled. | |
| Sept 21 | home | Sydney FC | loss | 0 | 1 | Deserved a draw. Gemmill back to good form. | |
| Sept 28 | home | Central Coast Marnrs | loss | 0 | 1 | Ref OLeary awarded late pen and two red cards - Bunce and Gregory Duruz. "You don't know what you're doing" Emblen almost headed equaliser. Bazeley's backpass. | |
| Oct 6 | away | Perth Glory | loss | 0 | 1 | A strong game, Gemmill should have scored, lots of chances. Emblen doing a double step-over, Johnson in midfield. Ref not awarding a penalty for Kovac's tackle! | |
| Oct 14 | away | Newcastle Jets | loss | 0 | 3 | Bazeley's brilliant last ditch tackle, Mohammed and Banks debuts, centre backs all subbed off!! Conceding three late goals. | |
| Oct 22 | away | Adelaide United | loss | 2 | 4 | N. Hickey, Own Goal | Goals! Fernando Moraes debut. Buari back, & in form, Casey's runs up front. |
| Oct 27 | home | Melbourne Victory | loss | 0 | 4 | Jonti, Noah and Scott Gemmill doing well. Some weak defending. The bloc still singing at the end. Chanting "We're not really here, we're not really here" after attendance 2300 announced! | |
| Nov 5 | home | Queensland Roar | win | 1 | 0 | Own Goal | Dustin Wells good debut, good cross sets up Oggie to score. Paston great saves on debut as well. Kovacevic and Duruz sound defence. Casey hit bar. Held out for 83 mins! |
| Nov 10 | away | Sydney FC | loss | 0 | 4 | Richter and Buari blowing good chances to score. | |
| Nov 19 | home | Central Coast Marnrs | loss | 0 | 2 | Alen Marcina looks good on debut. So many injuries, keepers are the subs. | |
| Nov 26 | away | Perth Glory | loss | 1 | 4 | Hickey | Lead after 3 min, Salley finally back from injury then two yellow cards, off, we lose in 31 degrees, Marcina good value, Richter volley & Wells header well saved. |
| Dec 3 | home | Newcastle Jets | draw | 1 | 1 | A Marcina (pen) | Dean Gordon solid debut in defence. Marquee signing Li Yan
from China didn't get on pitch. Emblen good touches up front. Bunce strong.
Duruz's goal saving tackle. "Bring on the Chinese geezers"; "Plains Rangers 2 Newcastle 1" from the Bloc! |
| Dec 10 | away | Adelaide United | draw | 1 | 1 | Gao Leilei | Gao slams ball inside near post for early goal. Emblen's good touches up front. Marcina, White miss one-on-ones. Paston three excellent late saves. Romario subbed off early. Salley & Johnson strong centre mids on their returns from injury & suspension. |
| Dec 17 | away | Melbourne Victory | loss | 0 | 4 | Knights owners pull out, FFA withdraws licence. Soccer NZ takes over team for rest of season. Only nine players travel to Melbourne, joined by ring-ins, including Tambo. Melb wins league, scoring all goals between 35th and 45th mins. | |
| Dec 29 | home | Queensland Roar photos |
win | 3 | 1 | J. Tambouras, N. Emblen, Marcina | Tambo throwing himself about, Embers juggling the ball while being marked, Johnson's workrate, 3 great goals, the crowd going mad, "We love you Michael (White), because you've got red hair..." |
| Jan 7 | away | Sydney FC | win | 1 | 0 | C. Bunce | Well organised team effort against last year's champs. Buncey volleys in from corner. Pastons saves. Sydney hit post twice. Marcina header saved by keeper's back leg. Gao's runs into the box. Defensive unit worknig very well. The Barmy Army chanting 'Kiwi army' as they get back at the Aussies for the Ashes whitewash! |
| Jan 11 | away | Central Coast Marnrs | draw | 0 | 0 | Richie Johnson, head bandaged after collision with Salley, saved shot off the line and had the best shot on goal. Buncey supreme. | |
| Jan 21 | home | Perth Glory photos |
win | 2 | 0 | Emblen, Buari | Gao goal ruled out for incorrect off-side. 5000 fans celebrate goals. Buari's running like a racehorse upfront. Emblen's combinations with everyone! Players giving away strip to fans. The hope that this club will survive into next season. |
Click here for A league points table
Leading Scorers:
| Alen Marcina | 2 |
| Noah Hickey | 2 |
| Own Goal | 2 |
| Neil Emblen | 2 |
| Malik Buari | 2 |
| Che Bunce | 1 |
| John Tambouras | 1 |
| Gao Leilei | 1 |
| Jonti Richter | 1 |
| Dani Rodrigues | 1 |
| Darren Bazeley | 1 |
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