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  • canefanC Offline
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    #192

    @MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    Should have done better with that chance

    Good save

    Jale has not scored for NZ since 2018.

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  • StargazerS Offline
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    #193

    Bugger.

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #194

    The final delivery into the box was really poor.

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  • M Offline
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    #195

    This game has reminded me why I don't watch soccer on a regular basis

    tough on the Ferns... but they simply were not urgent or accurate enough tonight

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  • Chris B.C Offline
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    #196

    Pretty disappointing - four or five decent chances for us to score and we weren't able to.

    Philippines took their one good chance.

    A draw in this game might have been enough to get us into the play-offs - a loss makes it pretty difficult.

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    @Chris-B said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    Pretty disappointing - four or five decent chances for us to score and we weren't able to.

    Philippines took their one good chance.

    A draw in this game might have been enough to get us into the play-offs - a loss makes it pretty difficult.

    I think we want Switzerland to beat Norway and we need to beat Switzerland. And hope the Philippines don't win. So out in the group stage it is

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    #198

    Drama at least

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  • boobooB Do not disturb
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    booboo
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    #199

    Vagaries of soccer huh?

    Sneak a goal and defend luck hell.

    Poos

    P.S. I assume as much couldn't watch here. But first half stats were dominant.

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  • Chris B.C Offline
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    @canefan Yeah - Swiss chicks to win well and take Norway largely out of the equation would be handy - then a draw (or even a close loss) for us against the Swiss might well be enough.

    Really wasted an opportunity in this game though.

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    #201

    Well that’s a downer.

    And will kill the average Kiwi’s interest in soccer for a couple of decades.

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    #202

    It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them

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    #203

    @canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them

    Broke them down many times, didn't finish them off

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    #204

    The big miss was Hand. That needed to be on target. Jale did get her shot on goal, but a great save from the GK.

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  • canefanC Offline
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    @MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    @canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them

    Broke them down many times, didn't finish them off

    We made very few clean chances. One disallowed headed goal, one sharp volley saved, and one header over the bar. Not nearly enough end product in the final quarter

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    @canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    @MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    @canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them

    Broke them down many times, didn't finish them off

    We made very few clean chances. One disallowed headed goal, one sharp volley saved, and one header over the bar. Not nearly enough end product in the final quarter

    33% conversion rate and it's a draw
    66% conversion rate and it's a win

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  • MajorRageM Offline
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    #207

    I am 200% behind the growth going through woman’s sport. Unequivocally.

    BUT.

    That was the lowest quality match I’ve seen in any adult sport, ever. Capped with a classic modern football faux pas with a technical VAR offside call.

    Woeful.

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  • canefanC Offline
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    replied to Bovidae on last edited by canefan
    #208

    So Norway and Switzerland play out a nil all draw. All to play for in the final round.

    Switzerland vs New Zealand. There will be no element of surprise this time. However the Swiss will hopefully try to play and leave themselves open to a counterattack or two. We need to be defensively solid but offer more on attack.

    Norway vs Philippines. Norway have underachieved, I expect them to play with desperation against a team they will expect to beat.

    I'm not sure how countback will work if we fail to win. A draw keeps us in the mix, a loss and it's over for us

    Screenshot_20230725_215032_Google.jpg

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #209

    That draw doesn't help NZ, who will need at least a point against Switzerland. Assuming Norway don't get upset - again.

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  • canefanC Offline
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    replied to Bovidae on last edited by canefan
    #210

    @Bovidae said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    That draw doesn't help NZ, who will need at least a point against Switzerland. Assuming Norway don't get upset - again.

    If both games are drawn, who goes through out of us or the Philippines? Will their win be the tiebreaker?

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #211

    @canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    @Bovidae said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

    That draw doesn't help NZ, who will need at least a point against Switzerland. Assuming Norway don't get upset - again.

    If both games are drawn, who goes through out of us or the Philippines? Will their win be the tiebreaker?

    GD will be the tiebreaker, so NZ.

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