New Zealand Women's U-17s
Welp, there it is. 10-0 after 80 minutes, Laura Bennett with 4. Ela Jerez also contributed a mirror image of her KS Cup goal
Record win at this level is 18-0 v Tonga in 2010
was referring to the record against the cooks, as discussed by the commentator.
Laura Bennett's brilliant top corner finish was the pick of the goals in the Young Football Ferns' opening win against Cook Islands at the OFC U-16 Women's Championship 🇳🇿🇨🇰 pic.twitter.com/PLlG3rezRz
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 15, 2023
What the U-17s got up to on their recovery day in Tahiti ⚽️🌿 pic.twitter.com/pT90ZusmO4
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 16, 2023
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tonga-and-new-caledonia-share-the-spoils-in-pulsating-group-a-encounter-at-ofc-u-16-womens-championship-in-tahiti/
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/profile-tongas-five-goal-hero-tamaa-faletau/
If New Caledonia beat Solomon Islands by less than four goals (but still win), Tonga and Tahiti later on could effectively play out an agreed draw of sorts to both go through. Shambles!
That highly likely though means a date with NZ, as Group B winners in waiting.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tahiti-take-top-spot-in-group-a-after-stirring-second-half-comeback/
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon-islands-produce-shock-to-deny-new-caledonia-a-semi-final-berth/
Looks like a NZ v Tonga semi. Could be ugly for the Tongans.
Fiji look the only side equipped to challenge NZ.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/livestream-vanuatu-v-new-zealand-ofc-u-16-womens-championship-2023/
Edit - 25-0 with 7 mins to go.
Beats previous record 18-0 achieved by same U16s/U17s in 2010 (verus Tonga).
Invoke the mercy rule. This shambles helps no one.
Half of these Vanuatu girls will probably go home & just give up on football completely. You can imagine the ridicule they will get back home, especially from local males.
Female football in OFC, still pitifully weak.
Carnage finishes 27-0.
Solution - next U16 OFC tourney have a top Division A of 4 teams, and Divsion B of 4 teams. The 4 teams all play each other once in a Round Robin, before a straight final (WC qualifier), 3rd v 4th, 5th v 6th & 7th v 8th.
So 4 matches each team, not 5 like this tourney.
Top 3 teams at this tourney (NZ & likely Fiji plus Tahiti) automatically go into Division A next tourney. Some sort of playoff in 2 years pre next tourney to find the 4th team in Divison A. Bottom 4 teams are in Division B.
Not perfect, but reduces the chance of pointless games like today.
I know is a new Solomons/OFC football academy in Honiara opened with the help of Japan. Is it taking girls or just boys. The scorelines at the recent OFC U19 girls tourney were nearly as bad. NZ the winners with GF 45 & GA 0, over 5 games so an average 9-0 scoreline.
Too good natured for that. They did a bit of dance post game, all smiles. Just happy to be there I guess, on a bit of an adventure. Likely first time out of Vanuatu for most of them etc etc.
But it was like they had never been coached at all. I only saw the last 30 mins, but they just had zero defensive shape or organisation.
Great goal from @WspringsFC’s Ela Jerez as part of the U-16 team’s win over Vanuatu at the @OFCfootball U-16 Women’s Championship 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/dNzCmNoMLa
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 21, 2023
The Vanuatu girls were just so easy to push off the ball. The polar opposite of Fiji who gave our girls a scare and will put up a good fight in the final.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/livestream-semi-final-2-ofc-u-16-womens-championship-2023/
Fijians needing a pen shootout to beat host nation Tahiti.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-clinch-place-in-final-following-confident-win-over-tonga/
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/fiji-edge-dramatic-penalty-shootout-to-advance-to-final/
Congrats Tonga on a good tourney for them.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/livestream-final-ofc-u-16-womens-championship-2023/
🥇 The winning team at our final training session before today’s OFC U-16 Women’s Championship final vs Fiji 🇳🇿🇫🇯
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 27, 2023
▶️ Stream live from 6pm at https://t.co/3Fs5C9XqIr pic.twitter.com/BiUY35c31R
Fijian coach is interesting. A 34 yr old Singaporean Chinese lady, who previously was the head coach of Seychelles women's senior national team. She also coached their female U19s against NZ earlier this year in that OFC tourney. Progressive coaching choice by Fiji. Recruited by Rob Shearman??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeline_Chua
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/preview-fiji-and-new-zealand-get-set-to-contest-final-at-ofc-u-16-womens-championship-2023/
our #17 was the difference in the second half she has real quality and was always looking to open up the game. With out her Birnie n co were stuffed.
A big get out of jail but off to another world cup! and thats all that matters..right
our #17 was the difference in the second half she has real quality and was always looking to open up the game. With out her Birnie n co were stuffed.
A big get out of jail but off to another world cup! and thats all that matters..right
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-break-fiji-hearts-with-94th-minute-winner/
Katie Pugh finally breaks through a resilient Fijian defence to score the winner in the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship final 🏆 pic.twitter.com/jPqzWWrLHz
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 27, 2023
but yes Rob will have Fiji ticking in no time