Norway player with cramp thrown off the pitch 
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If could be 90 minutes added time, we are not going to score anyway.
Into the added time on the added time now
Couldn't ask for a better chance than that with one minute to go. Have to bury that!
History is made for New Zealand.
Great result for the tournament, but poor quality match - particularly the second half.
New Zealand win a World Cup finals match for the first time.
Great work from Norway as well - they've let the hosts set themselves up to get the tournament rocking in NZ
Great work from Norway as well - they've let the hosts set themselves up to get the tournament rocking in NZ
Bloody good job, it’ll be humming for their next game
Perfect start to the WC - upset from the hosts who have never won a match before
Hopefully generates some extra interest within NZ too
Hopefully generates some extra interest within NZ too
Good news for Ireland - Sam Kerr won't be playing for Australia today, injured.
NZ - that was great work from them. Flashes of good team play going forward (including for the goal), solid defending and fit enough to still be spoilers when they had to be even after 100 minutes.
Norway were shockingly poor for most of that match. They looked every bit as disorganized as they did when they lost 8-0 to England at the Euros. Poor match because one side didn't show up. It's a strange team - we're seeing some genuinely great attacking players either missing in action or squeezed out of it and some really sorry defensive work.
NZ - that was great work from them. Flashes of good team play going forward (including for the goal), solid defending and fit enough to still be spoilers when they had to be even after 100 minutes.
Go the Ferns. I'm super excited by that win. I have tickets for the next NZ game on Tuesday. First ever win in the world cup and watched by the biggest crowd to ever watch a football game in NZ. Men or women's football.
Can we get through to the next stage?
Can we get through to the next stage?
Just got back from the game against Norway. Obviously pretty happy with the result. The rain stayed away till the game finished which was great. Largest ever crowd to a womans game in NZ, in fact the largest ever crowd to a football match of any kind in NZ. This should help boost ticket sales for the games that NZ arent playing in here which is great. Im not sure what happened to Norway, I really expected them to outplay us, they looked like they were pretty one dimensional from where I was sitting. May have looked different on tv. Pretty nerve wracking last 20 minutes though.
Pretty shocked Norway didn't manage to even get a goal considering the attacking players they have. Congrats to New Zealand. Gives me some hope we might get something against Australia, particularly with Kerr out. Come on Ireland!
The game and the Ashes, is a good night for an Aussie sports fan.
Hon the Irish
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I couldn't get out of bed so early, hope this is a good one, c'mon Foord!
Fecking hell the quality on RTE is abysmal and then commentary keeps repeating. But at least Tubz got his 500k a year.
Spare a thought for those of us using the tech atrocity that is the RTE player
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FFSGreat result for New Zealand. Didn’t expect that at all
it already feels like i'm watching a football match played at half speed so i guess it doesn't matter too much.Spare a thought for those of us using the tech atrocity that is the RTE player
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I'm a WWC plastic fan. Hardly ever watch woman's football. It's not great, is it?
We gotta be taking the piss with a player called Clair Hunt
Two counterattacking sides, both used to sitting back. Ireland look nervous when they have the ball for too long. Australia look confused about what to do when they've got it but they seem to be gradually working it out.
it's abysmal, let's be honest. Just feels so slow and unexciting. Honestly think the league of Ireland is better and more exciting and that's fecking saying something when these women are supposed to be the cream of the crop.
I spent most Sundays of the previous year watching U14 DDSL football, so I don't have particularly high standards. This is obviously better than that but, then again, my son isn't on the team so...
Never say never #beinclusive
the crowd whilst numerous are shit - the drone of chat is like a half time buzz
I have to agree - game lacked anything of note.
0-0 at HT.
Ireland will be pleased with how that's gone - though it sounds from this thread that their compatriots won't be
Australia will be frustrated. They can't play their normal game of sitting back and breaking fast. Nor have they got Sam Kerr to find the space no one else sees. But they are getting into the penalty box a fair bit and it's almost inevitable that it'll work eventually, if only from a setpiece.
This isn't like Norway v NZ. NZ were genuinely the better team for most of that match despite being the underdogs, they were always the team playing with energy and urgency. No one can accuse either team of that in this match.
Let's hope the second half is a better watch - or that Ireland steal a point or more so it can count as a heroic result against the odds, even if the Irish posters don't care!
Ireland will be pleased with how that's gone - though it sounds from this thread that their compatriots won't be
Australia will be frustrated. They can't play their normal game of sitting back and breaking fast. Nor have they got Sam Kerr to find the space no one else sees. But they are getting into the penalty box a fair bit and it's almost inevitable that it'll work eventually, if only from a setpiece.
This isn't like Norway v NZ. NZ were genuinely the better team for most of that match despite being the underdogs, they were always the team playing with energy and urgency. No one can accuse either team of that in this match.
Let's hope the second half is a better watch - or that Ireland steal a point or more so it can count as a heroic result against the odds, even if the Irish posters don't care!
Meh, I've seen sh*tter United games than this.
Edit: Like yesterday.
Edit: Like yesterday.
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Poor match so far
Don't think Australia are significantly better than Ireland tbh. The gap in quality is way less than I expected. Ireland doing a solid job, especially the defence. Have to say Carusa up front is really bad though, her touch and passing are woeful.
Amazing how physical a game can be without players rolling around the ground or screaming for bookings.
0-0 at HT.
Ireland will be pleased with how that's gone - though it sounds from this thread that their compatriots won't be
Australia will be frustrated. They can't play their normal game of sitting back and breaking fast. Nor have they got Sam Kerr to find the space no one else sees. But they are getting into the penalty box a fair bit and it's almost inevitable that it'll work eventually, if only from a setpiece.
This isn't like Norway v NZ. NZ were genuinely the better team for most of that match despite being the underdogs, they were always the team playing with energy and urgency. No one can accuse either team of that in this match.
Let's hope the second half is a better watch - or that Ireland steal a point or more so it can count as a heroic result against the odds, even if the Irish posters don't care!
I'm definitely emotionally invested in the result. I'm involved with a grass roots club whose girls teams have exploded in number over the last few years. So it's brilliant to see the Irish team playing football on the biggest stage. If we can nick a draw today it would be fantastic. I'm just struggling a bit with the spectacle. I'm a woman's football noob and have found the standard of football in the first half to be much worse than I expected. Oh well. I'm going to keep watching the GIG anyway.
Silly defending by the Irish defender. It's a penalty for Australia.
Pen
what a dope
No questions
what a dope
No questions
Ah well, don't see us being able to score tbh
Australian crowd will be relieved. I was expecting them to score from a setpiece, probably inevitable that it was from a penalty really.
Question now is where does the match go from here. Will it settle Australia down enough that they can start playing. Will Ireland be coming forward more and start opening themselves up to counters - or will they have the patience to keep looking for mistakes and lapses.
Question now is where does the match go from here. Will it settle Australia down enough that they can start playing. Will Ireland be coming forward more and start opening themselves up to counters - or will they have the patience to keep looking for mistakes and lapses.
If Ireland hopes to find a goal, playing hoofball only against Australia is a recipe for a disaster.