Football Ferns lose first friendly to Venezuela
- Dave Worsley
- 6 days ago
- 1 min read
The New Zealand Football Ferns have been beaten 3-1 by Venezuela in the friendly match in Spain.
The Ferns lineup had plenty of experience across the part with Annalie Longo captain and Claudia Bunge while Maya Hahn was gaining more experience as was teenager Milly Clegg.
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Jacqui Hand, Ally Green and Betsy Hassett all started on the bench.
Midfielder Katie Kitching scored in the 38th minute for the New Zealanders to equal the scores, however the South American added another goal just before halftime and then again late in the match.
Ferns coach Michael Mayne disappointed with the result
"There were a couple of key areas we let ourselves down in which we need to sort out before the next game," said Mayne who has recently been appointed full time coach of the side.
The two sides face each other again on Wednesday morning.
New Zealand are ranked 32nd in the FIFA women's rankings, Venezuela 51st.
