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Welcome to the live coverage of 1 NEWS NOW of the semi-finals of the FIFA Under-17 Football World Cup between young women footballers and Spain from Estadio Charrua in Montevideo, Uruguay.
NZ gets a free kick just outside Spain 's penalty box. The kick comes and Abbott is here for that, just like the goalkeeper of Spain. The pair collides and the goalkeeper holds on to stop the attack.
Spain now holds the ball and is looking to build something in the back. There are only a few minutes left for New Zealand to fight back, but Spain is not making it easy with his pbades.
PUT ESP! Spain is relentless and finally finds the breakthrough! It takes three pbades in less than a minute, but Pina finally finds a chance and places it at the back of the net. Navarro pulled in a center from the right, which Mackay-Wright read well, but his head was not clear enough and Pina took advantage. Solid strike and Spain are in the lead.
SAVE! New Zealand falls to the ground and attacks from the left. Jenkins has it and aims the goal but there is not a lot of power behind and it's an easy backup.
Spain is attacking again on the right wing but is shooting in a center this time. Pina gets it and gets the hang of it. He beats Leat but sails just off the right post. Both sides of the business opportunities here.
Spain has a chance now that Barry is penalized for a handball right in front of the New Zealand penalty area right. The kick comes, but Mackay-Wright reads it and removes it. Spain is trying a shot of desperation from the outside and is sailing high up.
SAVE! Another NZ attack on the right seems promising as Rennie goes into space. She takes it to the box and sends it back to Fraser. Fraser lets rip and it the goalkeeper JUST puts his finger on it to tilt it up and hit the crossbar! NZ unlucky not to take the lead there. A brilliant shot by Fraser.
SAVE! NZ returns to the attack while a pbad pbades behind the Spanish line on the right. Rennie is here for that and takes it in the box. She has players in the middle but is shooting. It's on target but saved quite easily.
New Zealand's first chance comes as Rennie pursues a shot in the box. She is challenged but gets the kickoff and he is deflected for a corner corner.
Spain finally attacks by the left wing and finds itself in the surface with Salma. Mittendorff arrives with an excellent tackle and retrieves the ball for New Zealand to clear. The New Zealand defense continues to delay the Spanish advance.
Spain persists with the attack by the right. Navarro is one-on-one with Barry and Barry makes a brilliant stop. Navarro then grabbed his shirt to stop a counter and let a free-kick go. Probably did not like being arrested so effectively!
NZ gets a free kick almost halfway. Mittendorff sends him and he is picked up by Brown just outside the box. She turns around and raises a ball in the air towards the goal. It's close but just off the right post! Much closer than the Spanish goalkeeper thought so too …
Good individual work from Mittendorff reports to a New Zealander corner corner. The kick is wide and Spain intercepts it. But Kiwis exert pressure and impose a turnover. Start near the goal of Spain.
The corner kick clears the target and NZ gets a kick from the head. Excellent work from Leat up to now.
SAVE! Another good shot for the right wing is putting Navarro face to face with Leat. Leat goes out and dives at the ball for a clean challenge, sending him dead. Navarro is touched in the game and remains on the ground looking for the penalty but the referee corner corner.
Spain is attacking again on the right wing, but Mittenforff continues the hunt and closes with a big challenge to the key. Get the ball and Barry kicks. Spain persists on the right and wins a corner corner. He enters but Leat reads it well and takes a clean hold.
Spain has their first chance of the match with a nice pbad spun across the NZ line near the surface. But the next shot is just too much weight and Leat is here to pick it up. New Zealand responds immediately by the right wing and fires in a cross that the Spanish keeper intercepts. Both times do not hold back early.
The first Spanish attack on the right wing is thwarted by Brown, who returns to help his defenders and gets the interception. NZ throws a counterattack and Jenkins is in the near-goal space with the ball coming but the flag is rising! Replays show she was half a meter offside.
An early error of Spain when a kick flew over and hit the depths of their territory. Early nerves or just getting used to the conditions? The NZ throws itself into the left wing and attacks, forcing a corner kick! The first chance sails and is deflected. Fiery start.
We are on our way to Montevideo! Spain makes us leave.
It's raining in Montevideo and nothing seems easier. 18 degrees on the ground. A light wind of 11 km / h is also blowing on the ground.
Under-17 footballers celebrate after beating Japan on penalties in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018.
Source: Getty
The Under-17 Football Ferns will look to build on their historic momentum at this year's World Cup, but they will face strong opposition to La Roja this morning.
After putting an end to Japan's undefeated 15-match series in the epic quarterfinal, the Kiwi's outsiders face off against Spain to qualify for the final.
They have already marked history and taken the step so far – the deepest of a New Zealand football team to have competed at a World Cup – but the team is confident of being able to go even further.
Captain Aneka Mittendorff and goalkeeper Anna Leat said at TVNZ1's breakfast earlier this week that the team had embraced their shootout victory against the Asian giants, but remained composed.
"We are still focused and rooted," said Mittendorff.
"We are just going to keep up the positive waves that are currently occurring in the campaign."
Leat added that they knew they would face a daunting challenge in Spain, but they were used to the underdog label.
"New Zealand is generally [underdogs] so we are pretty happy, I think everyone is comfortable enough with this title and this only adds to the joy of this result when you get these results. "
Football Ferns reached the round of 16 after coming out of Group A with impressive wins over Finland (1-0) and Uruguay (2-1). They suffered a 2-0 defeat against Ghana in their last group match.
Spain are undefeated so far in the tournament after going through Group D with a win over South Korea (4-0) and Canada (5-0) and a 1-1 draw against Colombia. They beat North Korea on penalties in the quarterfinals to prepare for the match today.
In the last three editions of the Under-17 World Cup, Spain have won all three matches, defeating the Football Ferns in the overall standings 8-1.
NZL: 1. Anna Leat, 2. Mackenzie Barry, 3. Hannah Mackay-Wright, 4. Aneka Mittendorff (c), 5. Marisa van der Meer, 6. Macey Fraser, 7. Gabi Rennie, 8. Amelia Abbott, 9. Maggie Jenkins, 10. Grace Wisnewski, 11. Kelli Brown
NZL submarines: 12. Jayda Stewart, 13. Britney Cunningham-Lee, 14. Laney Strachan, 15. Genevieve Ryan, 16. Maya Hahn, 17, Ayla Pratt, 18. Rose Luxton, 19. Arabella Maynard, 20. Georgie Candy, 21. Blair Currie
ESP: 13. Cata, 2. Nerea Nevado, 3. Tejada, 5. Jana, 6. Irene, 7. Paola HD, 10. Pina (c), 11. Salma, 17. M. Mendez, 18. Eva Navarro, 19. Eva Alonso
ESP submarines: 1. Paula S. Is, 4. Teresa, 8. Isa, 9. Mabel, 12. Leire, 15. Naroa, 16. Arana, 20. Maria. 21. Aixa S. G, 14. Ainhoa M.
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