New Zealand vs Venezuela, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
New Zealand
  • 45': Milly Clegg
  • 73': Jacqui Hand
FT
2 - 1
Venezuela
  • 41': Mariana Speckmaier

About

New Zealand are hosting Venezuela at Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Oriana Altuve (Venezuela Women).
  • 2': Rebekah Stott (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left.
  • 7': Foul by Jacqui Hand (New Zealand).
  • 7': Gabriela Angulo (Venezuela Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Bárbara Olivieri (Venezuela Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 10': Corner,New Zealand. Conceded by Gabriela Angulo.
  • 10': Penalty New Zealand. Kate Taylor draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': Penalty conceded by Daniuska Rodríguez (Venezuela Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Penalty missed! Still New Zealand 0, Venezuela Women 0. Katie Kitching (New Zealand) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 16': Foul by Floriangel Apóstol (Venezuela Women).
  • 16': Manaia Elliott (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Meikayla Moore (New Zealand) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Manaia Elliott with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Offside, New Zealand. Kelli Brown is caught offside.
  • 18': Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Elizabeth Anton (New Zealand).
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela Women).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kelli Brown (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Katie Kitching.
  • 23': Foul by Mariana Speckmaier (Venezuela Women).
  • 23': Katie Kitching (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Offside, New Zealand. Milly Clegg is caught offside.
  • 23': Offside, Venezuela Women. Mariana Speckmaier is caught offside.
  • 24': Corner,Venezuela Women. Conceded by Manaia Elliott.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Gabriela García (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Foul by Verónica Herrera (Venezuela Women).
  • 25': Victoria Esson (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Oriana Altuve (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
  • 27': Floriangel Apóstol (Venezuela Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Katie Kitching (New Zealand).
  • 30': Corner,New Zealand. Conceded by Gabriela Angulo.
  • 32': Foul by Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela Women).
  • 32': Kate Taylor (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Katie Kitching (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Valeria Rebanales (Venezuela Women). Assisted by Manaia Elliott.
  • 40': Foul by Meikayla Moore (New Zealand).
  • 40': Mariana Speckmaier (Venezuela Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Gabriela García (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Victoria Esson (New Zealand). Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri.
  • 41': Goal! New Zealand 0, Venezuela Women 1. Mariana Speckmaier (Venezuela Women) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 43': Corner,Venezuela Women. Conceded by Elizabeth Anton.
  • 45': Goal! New Zealand 1, Venezuela Women 1. Milly Clegg (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelli Brown with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriela García with a headed pass.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Daniuska Rodríguez (Venezuela Women).
  • 45'+2': Katie Kitching (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kelli Brown (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Katie Kitching.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, New Zealand 1, Venezuela Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Zealand 1, Venezuela Women 1.
  • 45': Substitution, New Zealand. Claudia Bunge replaces Meikayla Moore.
  • 45': Substitution, New Zealand. Deven Jackson replaces Kelli Brown.
  • 45': Substitution, Venezuela Women. Melanie Chirinos replaces Deyna Castellanos.
  • 47': Foul by Verónica Herrera (Venezuela Women).
  • 47': Milly Clegg (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Deven Jackson (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kate Taylor following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Deven Jackson (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Gabriela Angulo (Venezuela Women).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Jacqui Hand (New Zealand) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Katie Kitching (New Zealand).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Corner,Venezuela Women. Conceded by Claudia Bunge.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Verónica Herrera (Venezuela Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri with a cross.
  • 61': Foul by Manaia Elliott (New Zealand).
  • 61': Melanie Chirinos (Venezuela Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Daniuska Rodríguez (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Manaia Elliott (New Zealand).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Mariana Speckmaier (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Melanie Chirinos.
  • 66': Substitution, New Zealand. Maya Hahn replaces Rebekah Stott.
  • 66': Substitution, New Zealand. Emma Pijnenburg replaces Annalie Longo.
  • 67': Emma Pijnenburg (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Melanie Chirinos (Venezuela Women).
  • 70': Substitution, Venezuela Women. Joemar Guarecuco replaces Oriana Altuve.
  • 70': Substitution, Venezuela Women. Raiderlin Carrasco replaces Verónica Herrera.
  • 71': Foul by Milly Clegg (New Zealand).
  • 71': Mariana Speckmaier (Venezuela Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, New Zealand. Betsy Hassett replaces Milly Clegg.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Floriangel Apóstol (Venezuela Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Victoria Esson (New Zealand). Assisted by Joemar Guarecuco.
  • 73': Goal! New Zealand 2, Venezuela Women 1. Jacqui Hand (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manaia Elliott.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Floriangel Apóstol (Venezuela Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 76': Foul by Mariana Speckmaier (Venezuela Women).
  • 76': Manaia Elliott (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Venezuela Women).
  • 77': Katie Kitching (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Raiderlin Carrasco (Venezuela Women).
  • 79': Jacqui Hand (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Venezuela Women. Dayana Rodríguez replaces Daniuska Rodríguez.
  • 80': Substitution, Venezuela Women. Camila Pescatore replaces Floriangel Apóstol.
  • 84': Betsy Hassett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Raiderlin Carrasco (Venezuela Women).
  • 84': Raiderlin Carrasco (Venezuela Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, New Zealand. Ally Green replaces Jacqui Hand.
  • 85': Corner,New Zealand. Conceded by Gabriela García.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Emma Pijnenburg (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manaia Elliott.
  • 86': Foul by Manaia Elliott (New Zealand).
  • 86': Gabriela García (Venezuela Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Offside, New Zealand. Deven Jackson is caught offside.
  • 90': Substitution, Venezuela Women. Ailing Herrera replaces Mariana Speckmaier.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner,New Zealand. Conceded by Gabriela Angulo.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Venezuela Women).
  • 90'+4': Manaia Elliott (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, New Zealand 2, Venezuela Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, New Zealand 2, Venezuela Women 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 2
51.9 Possession 48.1
12 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
324 Accurate Passes 288
414 Passes 377
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 53
17 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
17 Effective Tackles 21
20 Tackles 33
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 10
18 Effective Clearances 10
18 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Nuevo Mirador
Location: Algeciras, Spain

Line-Ups

NZL New Zealand (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
21 Victoria Esson (GK)
2 Kate Taylor
19 Elizabeth Anton
5 Meikayla Moore
13 Rebekah Stott
10 Annalie Longo
29 Katie Kitching
30 Manaia Elliott
16 Jacqui Hand
9 Milly Clegg
34 Kelli Brown
New Zealand Substitutes:
Brianna Edwards, Alina Santos, Deven Jackson, Maya Hahn, Ally Green, Grace Wisnewski, Grace Jale, Grace Neville, Michaela Foster, Claudia Bunge, Betsy Hassett, Emma Pijnenburg, Ruby Nathan.

VEN Venezuela (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Valeria Rebanales (GK)
5 Yenifer Giménez
2 Verónica Herrera
23 Gabriela Angulo
16 Floriangel Apóstol
10 Deyna Castellanos
8 Gaby García
19 Mariana Speckmaier
21 Bárbara Olivieri
11 Oriana Altuve
7 Daniuska Rodríguez
Venezuela Substitutes:
Hilary Vergara, Michelle Romero, Melanie Chirinos, Joemar Guarecuco, Micheel Rengifo, Alejandra Peraza, Dayana Rodríguez, Ailing Herrera, Maikerlin Astudillo, Génesis Flórez, Camila Pescatore, Raiderlin Carrasco, Nayluisa Cáceres, Barbara Martinez, Ysaura Viso.

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