FIFA U-17 WOMEN&039;S WORLD CUP – ENGLAND EYE QUARTER FINALS

WELLINGTON – England have all but qualified for the quarter-finals of New Zealand – 2008 after hitting Nigeria with a late sucker-punch courtesy of Jessica Holbrook. The victory Jessica Holbrook’s strike in the 79th minute was enough to give the Young Lionesses a somewhat fortunate victory over Nigeria, who could not make their territorial dominance…

AUCKLAND – A late equaliser by Waitakere United substitute Paul Seaman was enough to help clinch a 2-2 draw with arch-rivals Auckland City FC in an entertaining start to the 2009 O-League season. The match got off to a slow start with both teams looking short of match sharpness. It took a quality finish from…

HAMILTON – A scintillating Japanese attack has made a statement of intent today that this is their World Cup to lose following a comprehensive 7-1 thrashing of European heavyweights France at Waikato Stadium. Among the six first half goals was the fastest ever hat trick in FIFA Women’s World Cup history by Chinatsu Kira who…

HAMILTON – Three late goals rescued the United States World Cup campaign in Hamilton today after falling behind to Paraguay in the first half. With one eye on their final Group C match against heavyweights France, USA coach Kazbek Tambi decided to rest eight of his starting eleven who played in the opening loss against…

AUCKLAND – Welcome to Kiwitea Street, Auckland, New Zealand, as www.oceaniafootball.com brings you the live text update of the opening match in Group A in the 2009 O-League between arch-rivals Auckland City FC and reigning champions Waitakere United.  Both clubs have made glamour signings in the off-season with Brazilian ace Adriano Pimenta joining Waitakere United…

With match-day one of the 2009 OFC O-League underway, www.oceaniafootball.com will again endeavour to bring you ‘live’ text updates of the action as it happens. Please refresh your browser periodically to keep up with the latest developments. LIVE UPDATES: 0′ – the team line-ups are in, with both boasting significant international and O-League experience from recent seasons Govind…

AUCKLAND: New Zealand bowed out of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in heartbreaking circumstances on Saturday after losing 2-1 to Denmark despite taking an early lead. But while the dream concluded for the Young Football Ferns, Germany made sure of continuing theirs, booking a quarter-final place, while Korea DPR look a solid bet to…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand bowed out of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in heartbreaking circumstances after losing 2-1 to Denmark despite taking the lead on 13 minutes through Annalie Longo. The Danes dominated the early exchanges with Simone Boye and Amanda Hohol both going close to opening the scoring but it was New Zealand…

Korea DPR took a giant stride towards the quarter-finals in Christchurch today after defeating Costa Rica 2-1. The result leaves the Central Americans with no chance of progressing from the group stage. The North Koreans looked the better side early on, although it was Costa Rica’s Raquel Rodriguez Vasquez who had the first chance of the…

CHRISTCHURCH – Germany defeated Ghana 3-2 in Christchurch to become the first team to advance to the New Zealand 2008 quarter-finals. But the Europeans were made to earn their victory as Ghana fought back impressively in the second half. Ghana had learnt the lessons of the Germans’ game against Costa Rica, and opted for a…