New Zealand vs Morocco, 2026 Women's International Friendly
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New Zealand are hosting Morocco
at Estadio El Maulí, Antequera, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Zineb Redouani.
- 12': Attempt missed. Gabi Rennie (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Katie Kitching with a cross.
- 12': Offside, New Zealand. Manaia Elliott is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Sanaâ Mssoudy.
- 15': Foul by Grace Jale (New Zealand).
- 15': Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco).
- 21': Manaia Elliott (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Manaia Elliott (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebekah Stott.
- 22': Foul by Rebekah Stott (New Zealand).
- 22': Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Yasmin Mrabet (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Victoria Esson (New Zealand). Assisted by Kautar Azraf.
- 24': Attempt saved. Élodie Nakkach (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Victoria Esson (New Zealand). Assisted by Zineb Redouani.
- 24': Attempt saved. Kautar Azraf (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Victoria Esson (New Zealand). Assisted by Hanane Aït El Haj.
- 24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Milly Clegg (New Zealand).
- 28': Yasmin Mrabet (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Rebekah Stott (New Zealand).
- 29': Kautar Azraf (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Zineb Redouani (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Élodie Nakkach.
- 33': Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Manaia Elliott (New Zealand).
- 38': Rebekah Stott (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Yasmin Mrabet (Morocco).
- 40': Foul by Elizabeth Anton (New Zealand).
- 40': Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, New Zealand 0, Morocco 0.
- 45': Substitution, New Zealand. Deven Jackson replaces Michaela Foster.
- 45': Second Half begins New Zealand 0, Morocco 0.
- 47': Manaia Elliott (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco).
- 48': Offside, Morocco. Sakina Ouzraoui Diki is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Gabi Rennie (New Zealand).
- 49': Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Yasmin Mrabet (Morocco).
- 51': Katie Kitching (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Elizabeth Anton (New Zealand).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Kautar Azraf (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sanaâ Mssoudy.
- 59': Foul by Gabi Rennie (New Zealand).
- 59': Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Morocco. Najat Badri replaces Sanaâ Mssoudy.
- 61': Substitution, New Zealand. Maya Hahn replaces Rebekah Stott.
- 61': Substitution, Morocco. Samya Hassani replaces Ibtissam Jraïdi.
- 62': Substitution, New Zealand. Mackenzie Barry replaces Manaia Elliott.
- 68': Foul by Maya Hahn (New Zealand).
- 68': Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Victoria Esson (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Nouhaila Benzina (Morocco).
- 70': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Foul by Élodie Nakkach (Morocco).
- 72': Katie Kitching (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kautar Azraf.
- 75': Attempt missed. Najat Badri (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 75': Substitution, New Zealand. Maggie Jenkins replaces Katie Kitching.
- 75': Substitution, New Zealand. Jacqui Hand replaces Gabi Rennie.
- 76': Foul by Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco).
- 76': Maggie Jenkins (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Milly Clegg (New Zealand) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Maggie Jenkins.
- 78': Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Claudia Bunge (New Zealand).
- 78': Claudia Bunge (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mackenzie Barry.
- 80': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mackenzie Barry.
- 81': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mackenzie Barry.
- 81': Attempt missed. Aziza Rabbah (Morocco) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kautar Azraf with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Aziza Rabbah (Morocco).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Aziza Rabbah.
- 90': Substitution, New Zealand. Ally Green replaces Milly Clegg.
- 90': Substitution, Morocco. Imane Saoud replaces Sakina Ouzraoui Diki.
- 90': Substitution, Morocco. Hajar Saïd replaces Yasmin Mrabet.
- 90'+1': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Aziza Rabbah.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mackenzie Barry (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ally Green with a cross.
- 90'+3': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Maya Hahn (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Deven Jackson.
- 90'+5': Foul by Élodie Nakkach (Morocco).
- 90'+5': Ally Green (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, New Zealand 0, Morocco 0.
- 0': Match ends, New Zealand 0, Morocco 0.
Statistics
MAR |
NZL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 310 | Accurate Passes | 220 |
| 383 | Passes | 284 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 9 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Women's International Friendly
Venue: Estadio El Maulí
Location: Antequera, Spain
Venue: Estadio El Maulí
Location: Antequera, Spain
Line-Ups
New Zealand (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Esson (GK) |
| 3 | Claudia Bunge |
| 2 | Kate Taylor |
| 7 | Michaela Foster |
| 19 | Elizabeth Anton |
| 10 | Katie Kitching |
| 13 | Rebekah Stott |
| 18 | Grace Jale |
| 9 | Milly Clegg |
| 30 | Manaia Elliott |
| 17 | Gabi Rennie |
Morocco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Khadija Er-Rmichi (GK) |
| 3 | Nouhaila Benzina |
| 14 | Aziza Rabbah |
| 2 | Zineb Redouani |
| 17 | Hanane Aït El Haj |
| 30 | Kautar Azraf |
| 6 | Élodie Nakkach |
| 21 | Yasmin Mrabet |
| 9 | Ibtissam Jraïdi |
| 18 | Mssoudy Sanaa |
| 19 | Sakina Ouzraoui |
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