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YOUNG FOOTBALL FERNS PREPARATION HEADS OFFSHORE

The Young Football Ferns have turned to Australia to gain some vital away experience in preparation for September’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.

July 9, 2010

AUCKLAND – The Young Football Ferns have turned to Australia to gain some vital away experience in preparation for September’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.

New Zealand have drawn Venezuela, Japan and European Champions Spain in Group C with their opening game in Couva on September 7, and head coach Dave Edmondson is now seeking to leave home comforts in the side’s first international matches since winning April’s OFC U-17 Women’s Championships in Auckland.

“Getting that overseas experience was one of the main objectives for this trip and certainly something we saw as a major importance before heading to Trinidad & Tobago,” Edmondson said.

“Not only have some of these girls not been on a tour before some of them haven’t been out of New Zealand before so it’s important to get used to the processes involved with international travelling and getting into new habits with training, eating, sleeping and living in environments that are a little bit unfamiliar.”

The Young Football Ferns will play the New South Wales Institute of sport twice in three days before rounding out the trip with a stern test from the W-League outfit Sydney FC.

“With just eight weeks before the World Cup it’s really about embedding positional relationships and partnerships we’ve built up over the last few weeks.”

“Early on it was about giving players opportunities but we’re pretty well settled now on what is our best side and now it’s about getting those players to play under pressure and we certainly will be under pressure in the next three games.”

New Zealand U-17 squad for Australia Tour 

Metro FC Premier Womens Players in Red 

Goalkeepers
Chloe-May GEURTS (Hawera)
Jessica REDDAWAY (Metro)

Defenders
Katie BOWEN (Glenfield Rovers)
Sivitha BOYCE (Metro)
Kate CARLTON (Claudelands Rovers)
Rachel HEAD (Metro)
Megan LEE (Lynn Avon United)
Tessa MCPHERSON (Lyn Avon)

Midfielders
Rebecca BURROWS (Metro)
Hannah CARLSEN (Metro)
Olivia CHANCE (Claudelands Rovers)
Kate LOYE ( Claudelands Rovers)
Evie MILLYNN (Eastern Suburbs)
Holly PATTERSON ( Claudelands Rovers)
Ashleigh WARD (Coastal Spirit)

Forwards
Michelle WINDSOR (Metro)
Grace PARKINSON (Claudelands Rovers)
Hannah WONG (Claudelands Rovers)

Coach: Dave EDMONDSON

New Zealand U-17 Women Australian Tour Schedule

New Zealand U-17 v NSW Institute of Sport
Sydney
Sun 11 July

New Zealand U-17 v NSW Institute of Sport
Sydney
Tue 13 July

New Zealand U-17 v Sydney FC
Sydney
Thurs 15 July

Story Courtesy of NZ Football @ www.nzfootball.co.nz

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