the ball at the end from Ireland had to be sent hard and low across the face of the goal, looked like they were queuing up - instead she pulled it back
Aussies were 1-3 and Ireland 8-1 for that game. Soft but, sadly, a definite penalty. It was a scrappy game, but Ireland defended very well in the first half and I thought they took the game to the Aussies after the penalty and were unlucky not to snatch a draw at the end ☘️
Football Ferns did us proud today. Must have been especially difficult given the tragic shootings in Auckland earlier.
Really happy for them, really happy for their skipper Ali Riley. LA born to a Kiwi father and Chinese mother. I think we grew up pretty close to each other and I know I had friends who played against her as a kid. She probably would have been a US international, but chose New Zealand early on and at times the state of their women's football program has been awful. It's so great to not only see them hosting the World Cup, but winning their game, especially after what happened earlier in the day.
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2nd half a lot better quality wise and crowd also noisier.
For me it's got to be Canada. Must have taken them a while to come up with that one.
Haiti is an odd one for us. They any good?