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The Football Ferns are close to qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 after another dominant performance in the OFC Women's Nations Cup.
The New Zealand women's team easily defeated New Caledonia in their Lifou semi-final 8-0 to qualify for the final and move closer to a World Cup victory in the # 1. Next year in France.
With the huge win, this brings the team's impressive total to 35 goals in the tournament without conceding one.
The most impressive goal of the half of last night came from Emma Rolston, who managed to control a ball from his chest and send it back to the goalkeeper's head to score the team's third goal.
Rolston then scored a hat trick in the match – his first for the Ferns.
Coach Tom Sermanni said that after the match, the team was gaining confidence in its final against Fiji on Saturday, a team that they tore down 10-0 in Sunday's pool match.
"We are thrilled again, especially the way we started, and I think the very good start to the match was a highlight for us," said Sermanni.
"We had the chance to score goals early and it saved us the pressure, but I think I have to make a special note to New Caledonia today, they came here and really tried to play They tried to push the players forward and attack and evolved differently than the other teams we faced here, "he added.
"In a way, it has been beneficial to us because of the opening of the game. But it took them a lot of courage and it deserves to be applauded."
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