Football fans got a taste of World Cup action in a weekend that saw half a dozen women’s international games.
New Zealand’s emerging players also got the chance to perform with the national U-20 squad a late entry at a four-nation tournament in Indonesia.
The Wellington Phoenix won their men’s A-League fixture 3-0 to strengthen their claims for a play-off place.
Here’s a summary of results for the weekend of February 17-19, 2023:
Games played on Friday February 17, 2023
Women’s Internationals
New Zealand 0
Portugal 5 (Jessica Silva 17′, Dolores Silva 42′ pen, Ana Capeta 63′, 69′, Tatiana Pinto 79′)
READ MORE: Portugal put Football Ferns on the rack with 5-0 drubbing in Hamilton >>>>
Argentina 4 (Eliana Stábile 40′, Mariana Larroquette 49′ pen, Yamila Rodriguez 71′, Florencia Bonsegundo 90+3′)
Chile 0
READ MORE: Ferns’ next opponents are impressive in 4-0 win against Chile >>>>
U-20 Men’s International
PSSI Invitational Tournament
New Zealand 1 (Oliver Colloty 8′)
Guatemala 3 (Daniel Cardoza 54′, Jefrey Bantes 60′, Luca Avendendo 81′)
READ MORE: New Zealand U-20 men’s team lose 3-1 to Guatemala at international tournament >>>>
Men’s A-League
Western United 0
Wellington Phoenix 3 (Yan Sasse 19′, Bozhidar Kraev 58′, Oskar Zawada 64′ pen)
READ MORE: Phoenix move up to fifth in men’s A-League with emphatic win in Tasmania >>>>
Games played on Saturday February 18, 2023
FIFA Women’s World Cup
Intercontinental play-off series
Senegal 0
Haiti 4 (Kethna Louis 45′, Nérilla Mondésir 54′, Roselord Borgella 64′, 65′)
Cameroon 2 (Gabrielle Onguene 79′, 81′)
Thailand 0
Ford Futsal Women’s Superleague
Canterbury United Pride 13 (Frankie Morrow 3′, Elise Jackson 25′, 25′, Jennifer Merkin 33′, Britney-Lee Nicholson 21′, 34′, 34′, Serena Patel 1′, 19′, 35′, Rachel Brodie 13′, 36′, Daisy Meyers 38′)
Southern United 0
Ford Futsal Men’s Superleague
Canterbury United Dragons 3 (Kosei Olkawa 3′, Mark Zimmerman 7′, Charlie Bayly 37′)
Southern United 2 (En Watanabe 1′, Joao Paulo Dias 35′)
READ MORE: Video coverage of Ford Futsal Superleague >>>>
Games played on Sunday February 19, 2023
FIFA Women’s World Cup
Intercontinental play-off series
Chinese Taipei 2 (Lai Li-chin 21′, Sin-Yun Su 75′)
Paraguay 2 (Dulce Quintana 80′, Lice Chamorro 81′)
*Paraguay win 4-2 on penalties
Papua New Guinea 0
Panama 2 (Marta Cox 12′, Riley Tanner 63′)
Ford Futsal Women’s Superleague
Southern United 0
Canterbury United Pride 9 (Frankie Morrow 1′, Britney-Lee Nicholson 3′, Jennifer Merkin 6′, 7′, Serena Patel 13′, Elise Jackson 21′, Dorothy Yek 22′, Deva Perrott 32′, Amber De Wit 33′)
Ford Futsal Men’s Superleague
Southern United 6 (Sean Cooper 12′, Oban Hawkins 20′, Adam Hewson 17′, 21′, En Watanabe 22′, own goal 26′)
Canterbury United Pride 3 (Sam Richards 16′, Kowei Oikawa 16′, Mark Zimmerman 25′)
READ MORE: Video coverage of Ford Futsal Superleague >>>>
Game played on Monday February 20, 2023
U-20 Men’s International
PSSI Invitational Tournament
Indonesia 1 (Muhammad Ferrari 90+6′)
New Zealand 2 (Oliver Colloty 58′, Jay Herdman 70′)
READ MORE: Colloty and Herdman goals secure 2-1 win for New Zealand against Indonesia >>>>
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