New Zealand Women's U-20s
Edwards
McMeeken Walker Taylor van der Meer
Wisnewski Jensen
Whinham
Pritchard Clegg Lancaster
Prediction 2-1 win.
Sheaff
McMeeken Walker Taylor Van der Meer
Wisnewski Jensen
Whynham Collins Dugan
Clegg
Prediction 1-1 draw.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu32yHlGtNU
Sounds like both goals were on the lucky side.
Taylor and Neidermeyer our CB pairing stood out. Particularly Taylor. Wisnewski was best in midfield. Thought Lancaster was good when she came on. Whynam good with ball at feet, but unable to really connect up with team mates. Thought some of the other Nix girls were a bit disappointing though.
Yes , But Mexico is not a power in women's football, they failed to qualify for the senior world cup, but again senior womens team football and u20 football is very different, as seen when Germany lost to Colombia
Game against Germany is a 11am kick off, so hopefully not so hot. But that game today would have taken a lot out of the girls. With just a 3 day turn around now.
Be interesting to see how Australia go at this tournament. They put 3 goals past Mexico in a pre tournament friendly. They also scored 3 against Columbia. So should be confident in front of goal.
Thought this was actually a better all round team performance then the last game. Less errors and better combinations. Never going to be easy against Germany though. One of the powerhouses of women's football.
Despite the final score line. I thought that the U20 girls did ok against Germany. Held them scoreless for an hour before conceding from a corner then giving away a penalty 5 min later. But still lacking that extra bit of quality needed up front. We created a few decent half chances, but just couldn't put anything away. Was good to see us push for a goal after we went behind, and were unlucky to concede the third on the counter. Pretty good performances across the backline and in midfield I thought. With Jensen and Wisnewski having strong games. Taylor was great again. Player of the match even though she was on the losing team.
Thought this was actually a better all round team performance then the last game. Less errors and better combinations. Never going to be easy against Germany though. One of the powerhouses of women's football.
Agree with your summary. Thought they played better together. Had a couple of quite good chances.
Clegg saw nothing of the ball and Windham too often isolated and marked out of the game. We need to get an extra player up top IMO, perhaps revert to a back three and play WB's to provide the width. Give McKeenan (the Welnix RB) a run, use her engine.
Wingers IMO have offered very very little, so lets pack the middle of the park more.
Clegg saw nothing of the ball and Windham too often isolated and marked out of the game. We need to get an extra player up top IMO, perhaps revert to a back three and play WB's to provide the width. Give McKeenan (the Welnix RB) a run, use her engine.
Wingers IMO have offered very very little, so lets pack the middle of the park more.
But agree we need some changes. Right wing isn't working for me. A change there, maybe put McMeekan up there for her crossing ability. Or put Lancaster on LW and Collins on RW. Or put in a more technical player there that can at least link up, which isn't happening at the moment.
Surprised Macey Fraser hasn't featured. But was good to see Ruby Nathan get some minutes. Another eligible for the U17 WWC in a few months.
The teams overall performance at this tournament will be judged by how they go in this next game.
Edit. We have nothing to lose in this game so I hope the girls go for it. Won't be easy though. Columbia have not conceded a goal yet in this tournament. But I feel that if we can score and go 1 up. All the pressure will be on them. And pressure and the weight of expectation can make a big difference in a football game.
Unfortunately not the best defensive showing by us. There pace is making us indecisive and we keep giving the ball away unnecessarily
Didn't look like anything in normal viewing. Slowed down and looked at again and again on slow motion - And it is RED for the Colombian!
Didn't look like anything in normal viewing. Slowed down and looked at again and again on slow motion - And it is RED for the Colombian!
Pretty much curtains that is.
🇳🇿2-2🇨🇴
Substitute Lancaster has a cross come shot from outside the box on the right flank, and it dips underneath the cross bar!
Mexico lead Germany 1-0 in the other group game. Quarter of an hour to go.
Group table as it stands
🇨🇴 5
🇲🇽 5
🇩🇪 3
🇳🇿 2