Group A: New Zealand | Norway | Philippines | Switzerland

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over 2 years ago
Jale with some proper game time and up front please and thank you. 

She might be actually able to connect with a header unlike our other options.
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Unwa
over 2 years ago
Wilkinson from a set piece??? If it accidentally hits her in the head and goes in maybe. 

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Gooner 4 LifeMoNinumber8+1
over 2 years ago
All or nothing! Let’s keep the dream alive. Go Ferns!
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kwlapMoOi Oi EdgecumbeUn
over 2 years ago
I would love Michaela Foster to come on, even just for the corners/free kicks where she can put it on a dime.
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FenixOi Oi Edgecumbe
over 2 years ago
I'm not sure about Longo starting in place of Hassett, or Chance instead of Riley. They didn't change the game much when they came on, but, hope I'm wrong!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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LG
over 2 years ago
COYF!!! Pump the cheese!!!
I have an amazing ability to find my way out of mazes. I'm pathological. 
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over 2 years ago
Faaaaark that felt like our chance to pinch one.
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over 2 years ago
Fark Norway pumping the Phillipines 2-0 already 
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over 2 years ago
Fark off the woodwork again!
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over 2 years ago
Handball....???
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LGUn
over 2 years ago
It's out from the body!  That's always a bloody hand ball!
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kwlapNinjaUn
over 2 years ago
Fark we have looked the most like scoring for 30 mins.  Given how other games have started like this tournament I'm getting bad vibes.
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pi
over 2 years ago · edited over 2 years ago · History
Oi Oi Edgecumbe
I'm not sure about Longo starting in place of Hassett, or Chance instead of Riley. They didn't change the game much when they came on, but, hope I'm wrong!

Exactly. Longo does nothing productive. Might as well play with 10. Hassett if you want harrying. Jale if you want a goal threat. 
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LGOi Oi Edgecumbe
over 2 years ago
Yank Wilkinson off imo. She looks tired already and isn't getting stuck in. Steinmetz has been poor too
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Gooner 4 LifeLG
over 2 years ago
Why is Hand, at 24 years of age, being referred to as a 'young gun'? At what age does one stop being a young gun? Or perhaps she played for the NZ cricket team in the early 90s with Paddy Batch, Hogan Crowe, and 'always knew he was fat' Smithy?
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Gooner 4 LifeMopiUn
over 2 years ago
Fudge if Hand is out we could be in trouble 
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over 2 years ago
Hassel for chance is a change for me. Has Wilkinson touched the ball, she doesn't seem to have any anticipation. 
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over 2 years ago · edited over 2 years ago · History
We are playing quite well,but we don't look like scoring.
We are out if we don't. The other game is all over.
Wilkinson, well,waste of space.
She'll probably go and get a hat trick now.
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over 2 years ago
watching_from_far
Hassel for chance is a change for me. Has Wilkinson touched the ball, she doesn't seem to have any anticipation. 
 Almost touched it then. Almost. 
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over 2 years ago
watching_from_far
Hassel for chance is a change for me. Has Wilkinson touched the ball, she doesn't seem to have any anticipation. 
 Touched it then! Went out mind, and injured a Swiss
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over 2 years ago
Is it just me or was there nothing in that?
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Oi Oi Edgecumbe
over 2 years ago
Please, dear God, a change up front.

We're so toothless.
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FenixLGNi
over 2 years ago · edited over 2 years ago · History
You won't score by passing it along the backline.
Push some numbers forward, we are cruising to elimination,just like last week 

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Gooner 4 LifeLGMoNi+1
over 2 years ago
Norway is pumping Phillipines.

So if I'm correct we need to win to progress, and if we win we go through first in the group?

First or knocked out seems rough haha.
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kwlapLT01Un
over 2 years ago
Rusty Dunks
watching_from_far
Hassel for chance is a change for me. Has Wilkinson touched the ball, she doesn't seem to have any anticipation. 
 Touched it then! Went out mind, and injured a Swiss

Her 1st touch almost always guarantees a required tackle for her 2nd.
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Ni
over 2 years ago
Yup, only a win will do it now.
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BananasLGLT01
over 2 years ago
LET'S GO FERNS!!!!
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Oi Oi Edgecumbe
over 2 years ago
The only thing worse than not scoring at the moment is having to watch this match on Fox, and listen to a bunch of Americans commentate football.
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LG
over 2 years ago
Bananas
Norway is pumping Phillipines.

So if I'm correct we need to win to progress, and if we win we go through first in the group?

First or knocked out seems rough haha.

Yeah that is correct. Lots of posession but don't look like scoring. Seems to be a trait of NZ football teams.
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over 2 years ago
Time to throw the dice. Send Jale, IP Riley, and Hassett or Rennie/Clegg on now. 
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MoNinjapi
over 2 years ago
By the way How was that handball not a penalty? 
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BananasLGNinjaUn
over 2 years ago
Cmon, a bit of positivity in this forum, one goal might just do it. Second half, let's go Ferns!
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Oi Oi Edgecumbe
over 2 years ago
Bowen to score

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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Ninja
over 2 years ago · edited over 2 years ago · History
Ninja
Cmon, a bit of positivity in this forum, one goal might just do it. Second half, let's go Ferns!

The positivity has to be on the pitch!
Maybe,like,put some strikers on.
That one month camp we had beforehand - did we practice any attacking?
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over 2 years ago
Seems to me Switzerland is playing for the draw. They aren’t pressing high. They keep everyone back defending in two rows of four. Even on attack they don’t commit numbers forward. Ferns have been good. Nice crisp play out from the back. Shot off the post which was so close. They just need to find an opening somewhere. Unfortunately I am predicting a 0-0
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over 2 years ago
austin111
Seems to me Switzerland is playing for the draw. They aren’t pressing high. They keep everyone back defending in two rows of four. Even on attack they don’t commit numbers forward. Ferns have been good. Nice crisp play out from the back. Shot off the post which was so close. They just need to find an opening somewhere. Unfortunately I am predicting a 0-0


I dunno if they are playing for the draw so much as not playing for the loss.  I expect them to spark up in the last 20 mins.
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over 2 years ago
That offside goal could especially sting soon.

Or its a funny anecdote when we smash one in and win it 1-0
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over 2 years ago
LET'S GONE FERNS!!!!!
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over 2 years ago
FUCKING HELL SOMEBODY GET WILKINSON OFF THE PIRCH SHE CANT EVEN PASS THE FUCKING BALL PROPERLY HOW CAN ANYONE CALL HER A DECENT FOOTBALLER!!!
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LGNinufc_nznumber8+1
over 2 years ago
Steinmetz is a good player, but just cannot pass the ball. It's like she can do everything else right....
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LG