New Zealand Women's U-17s

And here come all the gamesmanship and fake injuries every 2 minutes from Venezuela....

omg how did we not score

The Venezuelan keeper must be the player of the match.....

So many times so damned close. We should be up by HEAPS!

This.

Gut wrenching stuff, 2-1 loss when they deserved to wion. Such a cruel game at times.

Hard luck girls. Sucks to lose when you're easily the better team. Bring on Spain!

63% possession to NZ, more shots on goal, more corners. So unfair. Positive is that these girls really can play and going forward the womens game has some real talent coming through. Glad to see the coach trying to let the girls play with freedom.

Couldn't finish a sandwich.  Should have won that by a handful.  NZ easily the better side.  Hate watching games like that.

conceeding off a goal kick is poor

Agreed, that's what England do.

Thought we were clearly the better team, but sadly sometimes that isn't enough. Great to see the way we knocked the ball around though, very positive signs.

Yeah if we can keep this approach with the age group sides the senior sides will reap big benefits in the future.

Tears. Sounds like we played well even though a loss.

Least my other team (Canada) won today.

Next game is against who and when??

Yay, oh Canada!

Did Hannah Carlsen play at all?

you spend all day on the internet and you cant find that out? No she didnt

from NZ Football website

FIFA U-17 Women�s World Cup � Group C
Couva, Trinidad

New Zealand 1 (Kate LOYE 10) Venezuela 2 (Ysaura VISO 24, 67)
Halftime: 1-1

New Zealand: 1-Chloe-May GEURTS (GK), 2-Rachel HEAD (13-Megan LEE 84), 3-Tessa MCPHERSON, 4-Olivia CHANCE (10-Hannah WONG 84), 6-Evie MILLYNN, 7-Holly PATTERSON, 8-Kate LOYE, 12-Stephanie SKILTON (5-Brittany DUDLEY-SMITH 70), 14-Katie BOWEN (Captain), 17-Sivitha BOYCE, 18-Rebecca BURROWS.
Substitutes not used: 9-Hannah CARLSEN, 11-Grace PARKINSON, 15-Kate CARLTON, 16-Jessie MATHEWS, 19-Michelle WINDSOR, 20-Jess REDDAWAY (RGK), 21-Lily ALFELD (RGK).
Head Coach: Dave EDMONDSON

Venezuela: 1-Maleike PACHECO (GK), 2-Genesis MORENO, 3-Yaribeth ULACIO, 4-Soleidys RENGEL, 5-Yurimar TOLEDO, 6-Maria RODRIGUEZ, 8-Maria CARRERO (14-Natasha ROSAS 46), 9-Ysaura VISO, 10-Marialba ZAMBRANO (captain), 11-Michelle CLEMENTE (18-Joemar GUARECUCO 75), 17-Maryeling MARTINEZ.
Substitutes not used: 7-Paola VILLAMIZAR, 12-Nathaly NATERA (RGK), 13-Orliany MARCANO (RGK), 15-Anna ALVARADO, 16-Genesis MONCADA, 19-Silvana ARON, 20-Jessyca MONTES, 21-Wendy PADILLA.
Head Coach: Kenneth ZSEREMETA

Cautions: Maria RODRIGUEZ

I don't tbf. Not the last few days anyway.

I would have liked to have seen Hannah Carlson get a run, she is a very good player

good grief, Germany must be favourites for this tournament. In only 2 matches have scored 19 goals!!!

at half time against South Africa the score was 9-1, the added one more goal in the 2nd half. The game finished 10-1

Good luck tomorrow girls! (and the Canadian girls)

FIFA U-17 Women�s World Cup � Group C
New Zealand v Spain
Couva, Trinidad
Sept 9, 4pm (8am, Sept 10 NZT)
Live on Sky Sport 3 from 7:45am

New Zealand (from): 1-Chloe-May GEURTS (GK), 2-Rachel HEAD, 3-Tessa MCPHERSON, 4-Olivia CHANCE, 5-Brittany DUDLEY-SMITH, 6-Evie MILLYNN, 7-Holly PATTERSON, 8-Kate LOYE, 9-Hannah CARLSEN, 10-Hannah WONG, 11-Grace PARKINSON, 12-Stephanie SKILTON, 13-Megan LEE, 14-Katie BOWEN (Captain), 15-Kate CARLTON, 16-Jessie MATHEWS, 17-Sivitha BOYCE, 18-Rebecca BURROWS, 19-Michelle WINDSOR, 20-Jess REDDAWAY, 21-Lily ALFELD
Head Coach: Dave EDMONDSON

Spain (from): 1-Dolores GALLARDO (GK), 2-Ana SAENZ, 3-Ana Maria CATALA, 4-Ivana ANDRES, 5-Laura GUTIERREZ, 6-Nagore CALDERON, 7-Gema GILI, 8-Marina GARCIA, 9-Paloma LAZARO, 10-Amanda SAMPEDRO, 11-Alexia PUTELLAS, 12-Sara TAZO, 13-Elena FERNANDEZ (GK), 14-Arene ALTONAGA, 15-Iraia PEREZ, 16-Paula NICART, 17-Sara MERIDA, 18-Raquel PINEL, 19-Paula LOPEZ, 20-Nerea PEREZ, 21-Patricia ASENSIO (GK)
Head Coach: Jorge VILDA

OK Girls, good luck

Dammit long range goal to Spain 5 min in

Its all a bit tight and scrappy at present, we need to open up the play and use both flanks. Spain apply pressure in numbers which means quick switched balls when we win it might give us good space to counter into.

We are struggling to keep possession, Spain apply so much pressure to the player on the ball

1-1 YESSSSSS Kate Loye!!

Spain looking the better side 20 min gone, almost a mirror image of the Venzuela game although we arent resorting to long ball

The girls are having to work very hard defensively and are doing a pretty good job of staying disciplined with respect to team shape but stray passes are letting us down when we win the ball back. We are spending long periods of time without the ball.

Halftime, 1-1. Tidy up the stray passes, switch play a bit more and keep up with the defensive discipline and we could nick this.

Spain 55% possession 3 shots on target, NZ 2 shots on target

Stunning free kick goal to Spain 47th minute

We are looking increasingly shakey at this point

The technical difference, especially in midfield, is huge.

Sure is

I think the Spanish movement off the ball is a lot more urgent and our ball speed is too slow and we are making it too easy for Spain to pressure the ball player hard

Yeah, hit the nail on the head there. And our first reaction is too simply hoof it away, whereas most of the Spaniards look for a pass. Gotta hope we can get something off a set-piece!

We need to sub Patterson, she looks tired and is making too many mistakes