FIFA Women's World Cup

canefan

If we can't make chances I hope the coach has more attacking options available. We made one cross that Wilkinson couldn't catch up with. I think we need to drive down the wings and make the early cross. It's very hard to try and score against a static D

Bovidae

A nervy 1st half by NZ, none more so than the hometown girl CJ Bott.

Chris B.

Putting the ball in the back of the net is a significant weakness from what I've seen of the Ferns. I was thinking 1-0 was a likely scoreline for this game, so it's not good that we're down.

canefan

I hope Milly Clegg is on the bench. Scored several goals for the Nix. Really young, but it's the time to be brave and bold right now

sparky

No need to panic. Keep possession, wait for the mistakes and the chances.

Bovidae

Two changes at HT. I'd bring Jale on for Wilkinson at some stage too.

canefan

Come on girls. Have to keep upping the tempo. Boss midfield

sparky

Wilkinson had a free header but couldn’t keep it down. NZ the better side, keep going!

MiketheSnow

Won’t get a better chance than that

She is some athlete mind

MiketheSnow

That was cheap as fuck

YC

canefan

We aren't good enough for Tika taka. Have to go full steam ahead

canefan

We are on top, but these girls have no idea where the goal is. I predict we lose 1-0, or 2-0 as they capitalise on our mistakes

Well, at least they won one game!

canefan

Let's not fuck spiders. Go on the attack and take the win, or at least take the Filipinos out of the running

Chris B.

Two decent efforts so far in this half- but, neither troubles the scorers. And now we put one in the back of the net, but millimetres offside in the build-up.

Fuck it!!!! 🙂

MiketheSnow

Unlucky

Great goal

canefan

We need a goal so the coach brings on a player who hasn't scored for NZ since 2018. Meanwhile she has a goal scoring wunderkind sitting on the bench. Jesus wept

MiketheSnow

Should have done better with that chance

Good save

Bovidae

The final delivery into the box was really poor.

This game has reminded me why I don't watch soccer on a regular basis

tough on the Ferns... but they simply were not urgent or accurate enough tonight

Chris B.

Pretty disappointing - four or five decent chances for us to score and we weren't able to.

Philippines took their one good chance.

A draw in this game might have been enough to get us into the play-offs - a loss makes it pretty difficult.

canefan

@Chris-B said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

Pretty disappointing - four or five decent chances for us to score and we weren't able to.

Philippines took their one good chance.

A draw in this game might have been enough to get us into the play-offs - a loss makes it pretty difficult.

I think we want Switzerland to beat Norway and we need to beat Switzerland. And hope the Philippines don't win. So out in the group stage it is

booboo

Vagaries of soccer huh?

Sneak a goal and defend luck hell.

Poos

P.S. I assume as much couldn't watch here. But first half stats were dominant.

Chris B.

@canefan Yeah - Swiss chicks to win well and take Norway largely out of the equation would be handy - then a draw (or even a close loss) for us against the Swiss might well be enough.

Really wasted an opportunity in this game though.

sparky

Well that’s a downer.

And will kill the average Kiwi’s interest in soccer for a couple of decades.

canefan

It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them

MiketheSnow

@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them

Broke them down many times, didn't finish them off

Bovidae

The big miss was Hand. That needed to be on target. Jale did get her shot on goal, but a great save from the GK.