WELLINGTON – Co-hosts New Zealand should recapture their grit, coach Jitka Klimkova stated on Tuesday after the workforce suffered a crushing blow on the Women’s World Cup with a shock 1-0 loss to newcomers Philippines.
The Football Ferns started their marketing campaign on a excessive final week after beating former champions Norway in entrance of a report crowd in Auckland, overcoming extraordinary odds to safe their inaugural World Cup win.
Only days later, nevertheless, they discovered themselves on the opposite facet of the equation as underdogs the Philippines bucked the percentages in Wellington to beat the co-hosts 1-0 in a scrappy efficiency.
“This sport,” Klimkova stated with a heavy sigh. “Five days ago we were celebrating and we were so excited. Today we didn’t get what we wanted and played for.”
Forward Sarina Bolden fired a header within the twenty fourth minute at New Zealand keeper Victoria Esson, who fumbled it into the web to present the Philippines their first-ever World Cup purpose.
New Zealand’s hope of equalising the affair, a header by ahead Jacqui Hand within the 68th minute, was referred to as offside.
“The grit I think was something that was more seen in the game against Norway,” Klimkova informed reporters.
“The physicality, how we were against Norway, was a little bit different today.”
She has 5 days to organize her gamers for his or her closing Group A match in opposition to Switzerland in Dunedin, throughout which period she plans to refocus their effort on fine-tuning their assault, after a handful of missed alternatives value them dearly.
“There was a lot of unforced turnovers that I hadn’t seen in the game against Norway… the execution today was not excellent,” she informed reporters. “(The) execution was missing.”
—Reuters
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