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6 months ago
Just really disappointed with how technically poor we were. Poor touches, under or over hit passes, unable to dribble the ball, keeper who could seem to judge a cross.

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LT01Mowh
6 months ago
Did we have a shot on target?
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6 months ago
Fenix
Did we have a shot on target?
Think it was only a Kelli Brown attempt in the second half that forced a good save from their keeper.

That was also the closest we came to scoring all match.
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LT01Mo
6 months ago · edited 6 months ago · History
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360842050/football-ferns-lose-mexico-after-conceding-early-corner


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6 months ago
Down one nil in the 11th minute 
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6 months ago
Completely forgot this was on.
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coochiee
6 months ago
Are we playing 3-5-2? Or 442?
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6 months ago
Captaincy debut Kate Taylor.

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Un
6 months ago
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6 months ago
That goal for 2-0 was something else... probably the least intentional goal she'll ever score
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6 months ago · edited 6 months ago · History
Hopefully Esson goes better at the Nix, and hopefully Anna Leat can resurrect her career at Newcastle.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360866212/football-ferns-lose-mexico-again-despite-improved-showing

Four of the 16 players involved in Ciudad Juárez didn't play in the first match, with the Ferns now travelling to Kansas City, Missouri, for a daunting clash with the United States on Wednesday (kickoff 1pm Thursday NZ time).

Mexico made 10 changes, with centre back Rebeca Bernal the only player to back up.

It was the second time in as many matches that an Esson error led to a goal, after she failed to collect the ball at an early corner in the first meeting between the two teams this month.

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Fenix
5 months ago
Americans first lost (1-2) & then beat (3-1) Portugal in a pair of games last week.
Wonder if they had a cringeworthy pre series "We. Are. Going. To. Beat. Portugal" press conference.

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/olivia-moultrie-brace-powers-us-women-s-national-team-to-a-3-1-victory-over-portugal

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5 months ago
coochiee
Captaincy debut Kate Taylor.


We must be battling at the moment to have Taylor captain

Founder

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5 months ago · edited 5 months ago · History
2 nil. Going to be a long afternoon 
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5 months ago
Lara Wall on for her debut and has immediately picked up a yellow card 
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5 months ago
jaggedlittlenix
Lara Wall on for her debut and has immediately picked up a yellow card 

bit of a soft call from the ref to be fair, Wall barely touched the US player.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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5 months ago
theprof
jaggedlittlenix
Lara Wall on for her debut and has immediately picked up a yellow card 

bit of a soft call from the ref to be fair, Wall barely touched the US player.
 agreed, weak for the first yellow of the game 
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5 months ago
USA just so crisp with their passing, our ladies are chasing shadows

Queenslander 3x a year.

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5 months ago
5-0
nothing Esson could do

Queenslander 3x a year.

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kwlap
5 months ago
Eish, we are playing the best team going around atm. They are just several levels above everything we can do. Good fight and commitment from the team but just coming up unstoppable skill. 
I have an amazing ability to find my way out of mazes. I'm pathological. 
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LT01
5 months ago
the clear difference between the #2 ranked team and the #33 ranked team, financially the spend on the USA team would dwarf ours and it is being demonstrated on the pitch today,

Queenslander 3x a year.

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kwlap
5 months ago
All over.  9 goals shipped, none scored.  
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5 months ago
coochiee

We are good at picking up awards for not winning 
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5 months ago
theprof
the clear difference between the #2 ranked team and the #33 ranked team, financially the spend on the USA team would dwarf ours and it is being demonstrated on the pitch today,

I'd make them all watch the match replay many times,to see what USA did.  Doesn't cost much money to do that, and the lessons were all there.
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kwlapLGLT01Mi+1
5 months ago
I mean Portugal are 23rd, and not long ago were below NZ, they played USA a week ago and beat them 2-1, I think this reads far worse for the ferns :(
theprof
the clear difference between the #2 ranked team and the #33 ranked team, financially the spend on the USA team would dwarf ours and it is being demonstrated on the pitch today,
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coochieejaggedlittlenixLT01Mo
5 months ago · edited 5 months ago · History
"How do we close the gap"?

About 2.40 mins into the video.

You'd hope it's closer against the Matildas in November.

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5 months ago
Been at work so haven't seen even a second of the game, but seriously, wtf was the point of that?

I get the idea of playing good teams to test yourselves, but we always get hammered against the USA and it's frankly a waste of time. Opposition like Australia and Japan far more worth because while they're going to beat us we can at least give them a go.
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5 months ago
For me we were just physically not at the race, just slower and out muscled to easily. Looked a bit shell shocked. Just need bit of composure, I know that's easier said then done when the pressed so effectively.
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