CANADIANS DOWN LUCKLESS NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL FERNS
Wednesday, 18 June 08, 05:13 PM · Comments(21)
AUCKLAND - The Football Ferns were left to rue bad luck and a horror start after losing 0-2 to Canada in the Peace Queen Cup on Wednesday night.
The shock of a first minute goal to Christine Sinclair was topped by a red card for reserve goalkeeper Rachel Howard – two minutes after coming on as a halftime replacement for Jenny Bindon.
In just her second international, defender Kristy Hill was forced to don a borrowed pair of gloves and finish the game in goal. That she only conceded the resulting Kara Lang penalty was testimony to a courageous 10-player fight-back that denied Canada any threatening chances from open play in the second half.
With less than a minute played Canadian goal-machine Sinclair created enough of an opening on the edge of the area to squeeze off a curling shot over the outstretched leg of her marker.
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Football Ferns defender Kirsty Hill dons the goalkeeper gloves after the sending off of Rachel Howard
New Zealand's Emma Kete breaks through the Canada defence
Canada celebrate the final whistle and a place in the Peace Queen Cup Final
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