U-20 vs Chile

Exciting stuff, we should have killed it off though.

I bet the Chile players had a word about the double yellow booking cause the ref looked to have forgotten...

Good to get the three points, but we really should have killed the game off in the first half.

We really need to beat the English but that will be made all the more difficult by the fact that Percival won't be able to play after that stupid push on the Chilean player.

Yeah, our keeper was so irritating.  Always mucking around and taking ages.  You'd think after she'd been booked she'd get her act together but she still didn't.  It was unbelievable.

Just thought I'd mention, those nets were not attached to the ground very well at all.  When we scored the penalty the ball slipped under it and I thought we'd somehow missed. 

And it was a welcome relief to have a commentator who didn't have to clear his throat 24/7.

Rosie White and Percival = class

already been said but ill add to it- keeper is way out of her depth, she looks unfit and slow for the pace of this game- shown up on 3rd goal
but ill keep it positive- way to go girls, continuing to redefine NZL women's football by beating traditional football nations when the men struggle against minnows

oh, no thats actually negative

C'mon Kiwi win the third match and qualify!

with percival out maybe a start for longo although smith looked good we she came on

I share everyone's sentiments about Charlotte Wood, she is off the pace and it is her own fault; imagine knowing you are going to a WC tournament and not getting yourself fit. Overweight and slower than a sloth. (The animal, not the YF member). And Herdman selecting her is even more mind-boggling.

To be fair she's most likely faster than me

I thought of Bill "Fatty" Foulkes. TheJam2008-11-23 20:21:58

They dominated 1st half....should have put it 2 bed....

Percival was the wrong player booked so shouldnt have been sent off. Kiwis going to appeal booking/ suspension so hopefuly will play v England.

So you mean she looked fat and over weight and got picked on reputation when there is a better keeper on the bench?
Agent 472008-11-23 23:01:16

good game to watch,....the first goal for chile was fantastic....shame about the other 2 goalkeeper was shocking...and i had to listen to "fattie" comments about her the whole way through the game

football_mum2008-11-27 13:02:34

Cant belive i forgeot about this game, sounded awsome. anyone know where there is highlights? 

I can just hear the American scholarships knocking at Rosie White's door!

Two hatricks in her past three games for International teams not fancied to win.
And at only 15 representing NZ at U17 and U20 is an achievement in itself.
Good luck to her in the future!

Maybe here : http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/video/videolist.html

Great win and against the hosts with 16000 fans looking on.  Can we sign Rosie White to the Phoenix please lol...  is this the same keeper that was in the u17 world cup?  I thought our keeping in that tourney here in NZ was excellent...

Oh and if you're watching highlights look at that 5-0 win by Brazil over Mexico, their third goal is freaking fantastic - BEST... THROW IN... EVER.

She was meant to be the U-17 keeper but got injured just before the opener so Victoria Essen replaced her.

So how do people rate our chances against England?  They beat Chile by two while we only managed by one, and they drew with Nigeria who beat us.

Nigeria were lucky to beat us and we should have beaten Chile by double figures.

So, England to steal an undeserved win.

Charlotte Wood,  whats up with that??

They already do at fed level

Sarah Mcgloughlin is taking one

t***er said this morning that the coach said to him last week that they should beat England, so for what that is worth

I thought Hannah Wall was outstanding.....she's a class act, so much skill and pace.

She cant can she?
You cant over turn a two yellow card = red card suspension.
Cant get yellows undone.

Apparently they think the ref got the wrong player for the 2nd yellow card