With their first goal in the World Cup, the Philippines defeated New Zealand in the second game

On the second day of the Women’s World Cup on July 25, the opening match is New Zealand VS Philippines. The hosts took on the Asian team at the Wellington Regional Stadium and both teams continued to add to the table in search of victory.

The first half began and after five minutes the New Zealanders had the first approach towards goal by Olivia McDaniel with a corner kick taken by captain Percival but Reilly was unable to finish.

In the 24th minute comes the first goal of the game and the first goal for the Asian team in the World Cup, after a free kick, the ball flies into the match area and the player Egesvik gets the position of the ball. And Bolton headed the ball in celebration for the Philippines.

New Zealand lost focus and didn’t know how to approach the Philippines goal. This ended the first half of the game, and the visiting team had a narrow victory.

The Philippines’ strategy in the second half was to control the opposition and avoid an equaliser, but the hosts kept searching and Wilkinson went close with a header in the 58th minute.

In the 63rd minute the stick said no to Guy, the tie was not reached, and when New Zealand thought VAR had managed to tie it, player No 17 intervened and declared him offside.

As the game wound down in Wellington, the locals looked for an equalizer but the goalposts, VAR and McDaniel told them no.

This result leaves Group A with all the options, I would almost say the group of death. The next matches for these teams will be held on Sunday, July 30 at 2:00 am Colombia time. Switzerland hosts New Zealand and Norway host the Philippines.