46' 0-0 Beckie dribbles to 22m mid-left, shoots right instep over right 90. 48' 0-0 Percival longball up wide right to Gregorius, backpass leaks into near touch. 48' 1-0 Off that throw-in, Zadorsky(?) longball up box left to Prince at 30m with 1 step lead behind Stott, through box left to 3m mid-left. Backpass to 8m left post, Fleming trails unmarked, shoots one-touch right instep across mouth, past Nayler into right side netting low. CANADA TAKE THE LEAD! After a scoreless first half, it's Jessie Fleming who breaks through and puts Canada on 🔝 pic.twitter.com/x9IpPrxf1Y— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2019
The announcers just said that the attendance should be very high (did someone manage to catch which number they said exactly?): they deserve to see at least this goal. We're going to see of they get some more.
53' 1-0 Prince dribbles through box top right to 5m box right, Erceg perfect slide-tackle blocks ball over endline. Prince could have done more with that much space. 58' 1-0 Prince dribbles through 27m mid-right, fast ground pass to Sinclair momentarily open at arc top -- but Sinclair clangs a rebound away to arc right, loses it. Sinclair is normally better at running and receiving (at Portland); this must be a byproduct of the weird way Canada plays (and how opponents let Canada play). 59' 1-0 Beckie crosses from box left through 4m, to Prince at 3m 5-right, off her over endline right. Prince has a bit of the yips. 62' 1-0 New Zealand subs in (2 of 3) #3 Anna Green for #11 Sarah Gregorius.
65' 1-0 Beckie passes from ~circle top left to Lawrence through arc top box left. Lawrence cuts inside to box top mid-left, shot blocked by a body, it bloops to 6-top left and Nayler collects. When Canada's opponent bunkers, Lawrence goes forward and becomes another midfielder. 66' 1-0 Prince receives and turns to arc top mid-right, shoots right instep to goalline center low, Nayler kneels and saves. 67' 1-0 Lawrence sneaks up to arc top wide left, receives a switch, bends a cross too hard through 3m 6-right and over endline. 68' 1-0 White applies a modicum of pressure on Labbé, but the rest of New Zealand are still organized behind circle back.
72' 1-0 Sinclair crosses from 26m box left to 10m 2/5 left, Prince cuts right-to-left and jumps in front of Green, twist-heads to right 90, Nayler flies and pushes it over bar. WHAT A SAVE! Nichelle Prince almost makes it 2, but Erin Nayler comes up BIG to keep it 1-0. #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/d8Qp1wWoPo— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2019 74' 1-0 White passes down wide right for Percival to chase, but she has no gas left for a sprint this late, ball rolls over. 75' 1-0 Canada subs in (1 of 3) #2 Allyssha Chapman for #8 Jayde Rivière. 76' 1-0 New Zealand fk at circle top box right, they execute improperly? Cross from wide right to 15m center, Erceg jumps back to ball, twist-heads wide left low with no power.
Well, Rivière is subbed out at 74': at least it will be the last time they spell her name wrong tonight.
Well, finally Nichelle Prince manage to score that elusive goal that Nyler had tried to deny her. Good score for Canada, although, for some reason, I am not impressed very much by their performance.