New Zealand Women's U-20s
http://www.3news.co.nz/Junior-Football-Ferns-off-to-World-Cup/tabid/317/articleID/163641/Default.aspx
Definitely tidy.
Makes Larissa Riquelme look like a hobo.
Maybe not quite.
Why so pessimistic? We have the best woman footballer in the world.
Just stating facts. Simple.
Off day much?
He was playing along with the original gag.
Hard News2010-07-05 21:14:16
Buffy... I think it's you who has missed this one.� EG was suggesting that not aiming for all 9 was pessimistic.He was playing along with the original gag.
You like the pic?
New Zealand Football: Junior Ferns start World Cup run-in with Swiss draw
July 6, 2010
AUCKLAND � The Junior Football Ferns have shaken off the effects of a long haul flight to Europe and a two goal halftime deficit to draw 2-2 with fellow FIFA U-20 Women�s World Cup finalists Switzerland in Zurich on Tuesday morning (NZT).
Renee Leota headed a 65th minute Anna Green free kick past the Swiss �keeper to halve the deficit and a Rosie White header levelled the scores nine minutes later with Green again providing the final pass.
The Junior Football Ferns open their World Cup campaign against Sweden in the German city of Bielefeld in just eight days and while satisfied with aspects of the performance against the Swiss, New Zealand coach Tony Readings was demanding more consistency from his side.
�For parts of the game we performed to our potential and were following the game plan, and at other times when were in the ascendency we took our foot of the gas and let the Swiss back in the game,� Readings said.
�Even in the first half there were parts where I think we would have caused Sweden or the other teams in our group, Brazil and North Korea, a lot of problems but the second half was more like the real us. We were on top for a large portion and on the balance of play we were good enough to win.�
The Junior Ferns now move to Augsburg in Germany where they take on Japan in a training match on Friday morning (NZT) before shifting to Bielefeld.
�I�m hoping that we�ve got the rust out of our system and in the training match against Japan we can put that second half performance out there for 90 minutes,� Readings added.
U-20 International Women�s Friendly
Zurich
New Zealand 2 (Renee Leota 65�, Rosie White 74�) Switzerland 2 (22� 45�)
Halftime 0-2
New Zealand: 20-Erin NAYLER (GK), 3-Anna GREEN (Captain), 5-Briony FISHER, 6-Bridgette ARMSTRONG, 8-Betsy HASSETT, 9-Hannah WALL, 10-Annalie LONGO (18-Lauren MATHIS 74), 11-Rosie WHITE, 13-Nadia PEARL (19-Terri-Amber CARLSON 38), 14-Renee LEOTA, 17-Sarah MCLAUGHLIN (7-Hannah WILKINSON 46 / 12-Claudia CRASBORN 85).
Substitutes not used: 1-Victoria ESSON (RGK), 2-Elizabeth MILNE, 4-Chelsey WOOD, 15-Emily COOPER, 16-Julia LYNDS (RGK), 21-Lisa KEMP.
Coach: Tony Readings
Schedule
July 8
Training match
New Zealand v Japan
Augsburg, Germany
6pm local time (4am July 9 NZT)
FIFA U-20 Women�s World Cup, Germany
July 13 - August 1
New Zealand v Sweden
Bielefeld
July 13 2.30pm local (12.30am July 14 NZT)
Live on Sky Sport
New Zealand v Korea DPR
Bielefeld
July 16 6pm local (4am July 17 NZT)
Live on Sky Sport
New Zealand v Brazil
Dresden
July 20 2.30pm local (12.30am July 21 NZT)
Live on Sky Sport
Just when I thought I might get my sleep pattens back to normal... A bit disappointed more games aren't on sky.
While it's hard to be sure with underage tournaments (well, even senior tournaments to be fair), we look like we're in by far the hardest group. I'd give us a really good chance if we were in any of the other groups.
HT NZL 1:0 SWE
Enjoying the game so far, the Swedish striker looks dangerous but otherwise nothing we can't handle.
loyalgunner2010-07-14 02:54:13