Football Ferns

Disappointing goal. Nayler should have done better on the first shot, and probably could have done better on the follow-up too.

Agreed, she was very slow to get back up from the first attempted save, and even then she still probably should have got something on it.

43" on my SKYGo

what Channel?

My Sky Sport 3 is showing 18"

that is weird as fudge that mine is heavily delayed.  We cant be looking at the same channel.  I've closed and reopened the app several times, changed channel, 21 minute mark.

If we are looking ta the same channel then I'm even more annoyed at sky.

They have conceded three pretty soft goals

Ii don't blame you.

Sky switched the channel they broadcast it on at the last minute too from a pop-up to Sky Sport 3 (ch.53)

My mum phoned me because she couldn't find it.

Doubt if my recording of it will come out now.

Will have to watch a replay on Sky tonight (they'll probably switch that around too...)

This always ends the same.  Disappointing goal.  Not sure I have enough faith in the team to see us draw level.  They need to stop talking themselves up and be a bit more humble.

AAAAH my issue was I was using the skygo app instead of the website.  Had to do some tricky workarounds to get it running at work but the app is delayed heavily, the website isnt.

Silly sky.

We are in the toughest group, the #1 and the #3 in the world. I never expected us to beat either of these teams. I doubt we can draw level but the nice thing is that on the world stage in the womens game we are up at a decent level. 

Yeah, when I was watching it live and saw the shot from outside the box, I thought - easy. Nek minnit...

Agree with this statement.  It's really the overconfidence this team has that irks me the most.

Sky Go starting to be an arse for me ARRRRGGGGGHHH

We need China to beat Sweden. If that happens and we keep this scoreline we can go through

if we lose 0-1 that goal concession is going to amplify my pain

Come on You Ferns! 1-1 is as good as a win

Sorry, I must have tipped it one over.  COME ON FERNS!!!

Just giving the ball away in midfield too much

Need no draw in group a

That hurts.

Aussie through to next round (6-1 vs. Zimbabwe) and Germany upset by Canada 2-1.

Damn, USA just went ahead on 58 min. vs. Colombia 2-1

Crucial China v Sweden encounter kicks off at 1 pm NZT (live on Sky)

Another bad goal. We ended up with 3 players on their 2 out wide, with Abby Erceg drawn out wide, and they still got the ball in easily, and to an unmarked player in the heart of the box. Very naïve.

ruthless, that was a good goal, she should have been marked.

arse 

Come on team

A simple ball on the flank should not take three of our players out, including our CB who ended up trying to block the cross.

So looks like our only hope to progress is if Sweden lose, it won't be the end of the world if we lose 3-0, we would be on equal goal difference as Sweden. (and of course, we need them to lose so their goal difference will only get worse if they do) 

Maybe we can do a Portugal?

Would hate to think how many times we have given away the ball in midfield today

I'll be interested to see what Tony Readings has to say about this game.  If he says we played well, I will go ape shark.

Hate to say it, we don't deserve to go through.

Great ball from Pereira to Hearn there

Oh that was ugly from Riley.