New Zealand v Philippines: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key events

71 mins: The Philippines have 20 minutes to hang on and record the most famous of wins. Meanwhile, the technology shows how close that offside call was – Wilkinson’s upper shoulder appears to have been offside.

69 mins: The roof lifted off for a moment there! Still New Zealand search for an equaliser.

Disallowed goal!

68 mins: Jacqui Hand thinks she has headed New Zealand level! Riley pumps the ball forward to Wilkinson who does extremely well to retrieve the ball from the goalline before dinking across to Hand, who nods home! But it’s chalked off as it turns out Wilkinson was offside from Riley’s pass. From elation to deflation in a matter of seconds for the home crowd!

68 mins: Chance again runs at Barker, and takes her on. But her final delivery drift too close to McDaniel, who gratefully claims.

67 mins: Here come the Philippines though – they are not a spent attacking force in any way! Harrison’s cross is decent, but the Ferns’ defence deals with it this time.

66 mins: This is getting tense now, as New Zealand push forward in search of an equaliser, and the Filipinas back line gets stretched.

65 mins: Ooh! New Zealand are getting closer! Again it’s Chance involved – her pass in behind the Philippines defence is inch perfect… Hand takes it first time but sees her effort smack back off the post and straight into McDaniel’s hands!

63 mins: Looks like the Philippines are going to make a change – Isabella Flanigan comes on to replace Eggesvik.

61 mins: Chance is perhaps lucky not to see a yellow here as she leaves in a boot on McDaniel down on the goalline, as Barker shepherds the ball back to her keeper.

59 mins: Another chance! Bott plays an incisive ball into the path of Wilkinson, who looks like she’s going to reach it until McDaniel, who has hared off her line, gets there first to make a sliding cleareance!

57 mins: Ooh! Best chance of the game for New Zealand! The corner is played differently, back to Bott instead of straight into the box. It gives her a better angle to deliver the ball, and it works as Wilkinson gets there, but can only direct her header over the bar! Inches away from an equaliser!

56 mins: Chance is having a big impact on this game. She’s willing to take on her marker, and beat her. Another corner won.

54 mins: Another email, this one from Benhar Limpasan Jr. “I can relate to what Hannah feels even if she supports Man United (ahem Liverpool fan here), it’s been a decade since I got introduced to the MBM via the 2010 World Cup and since I am at work, I can only catch glimpse of the game and rely solely to your liveblog. I’ll probably remember this forever as I first saw the goal update in the Guardian right before I actually saw the goal.” Glad to be of service!

52 mins: McDaniel is less composed than she was earlier as she attempts to punch a New Zealand corner clear now. No major dramas though, and the Filipinas clear their lines.

51 mins: “Hi Mike.” Hi Peter Oh. “How does the saying go? Fortune favours the Bolden?” In this case most definitely! But this half has started in the same vein as the first – with the Philippines soaking up NZ pressure.

50 mins: It dissipates quickly as McDaniel easily claims the free-kick, which was far too close to the Filipinas keeper.

49 mins: What a run by Hand! She skips over one challenge but the second, from Beard, upends her. Beard will get a yellow for her troubles. And New Zealand have another chance to get a ball into the Philippines box. Excitement builds in the crowd…

48 mins: Percival’s corner swings over… Bowen goes over in the box, but she’s actually the one penalised. Free-kick given the Philippines way.

47 mins: Longo involved immediately as she sends Wilkinson away down the New Zealand left. And then Chance gets involved, winning a corner with pretty much for first touch!

Second half under way

46 mins: Back under way at the Cake Tin! And New Zealand have rung the changes in a bid to get back into this one. Two substitutions made by coach Jitka Klimkova – Longo and Chance on for Riley and Hassett.

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Half-time: New Zealand 0-1 Philippines

45+5 mins: There goes the whistle! The Filipinas lead at the break thanks to that Sarina Bolden header – her country’s first ever World Cup goal.

45+4 mins: Bowen’s lofted ball forward is headed clear though and that should be that for the opening half. No, wait, Percival hits a half-volley, but it’s not a clean strike and McDaniel claims easily.

45+3 mins: Steinmetz is tripped by Guillou and the Ferns will have a chance to pump a ball into the box right at the end of this half…

45+1 mins: Ooh! Guillou fashions a shooting chance for herself – it flies wide of the upright this time, but that should serve as another warning shot to the New Zealand defence!

45 mins: Four minutes of added time to be played at the end of the first half. Alen Stajcic will surely be delighted to get his charges back in the dressing rooms with this lead intact.

Alen Stajcic, Head Coach of Philippines
Alen Stajcic, Head Coach of Philippines Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/FIFA/Getty Images

43 mins: New Zealand have had six attempts on goal. The Philippines have had just that one from Bolden.

42 mins: This is a lovely email from Hannah Inserto. “I follow the Guardian minute by minutes for Man U almost every week but this hit home and got me in tears to see our country and that scoreline and that name. Laban Filipinas. Doesn’t matter what the score will be at the end of 90 minutes. This felt good.” What a moment for football in the Philippines.

40 mins: Ooh! Hassett gets past her marker on the left and fires a low cross in, that is inches away from Wilkinson! McDaniel claims, and the Philippines will be hoping to make half-time without conceding now.

Betsy Hassett of New Zealand in action
Betsy Hassett of New Zealand in action Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images

39 mins: Simon Chamberlain has emailed in. “I’m at the ground, crowd noise very much coming from the Philippines fans since the goal.” Thanks for the update Simon. They’ve got reason to be noisy.

38 mins: Noise levels rise as Riley delivers a cross… it’s cleared but then Bowen spins onto the recycled ball only to see her snap shot bounce wide of the mark!

37 mins: Harrison does brilliantly to spin around two challenges on the right flank, but she doesn’t go much further this time.

36 mins: Bott delivers a ball towards Wilkinson now, but it’s overhit. Beard shapes to get to it, but pulls out and lets it run all the way through to McDaniel. It’s a different game since the goal.

34 mins: A little bit more information on the goalscorer, Sarina Bolden.

Bolden

33 mins: There’s great noise from the stands. I can’t tell if that’s the New Zealand fans, or those from the Philippines. It’s a decent-looking crowd in Wellington, following on from generally strong ticket sales for the tournament.

31 mins: It’s game on here, for sure. The Philippines seem to have taken great heart from taking the lead, and rightly so.

29 mins: Eggesvik can count herself unlucky not to win a free-kick but the Filipinas press on and after Esson fails to convince on a punch, panic breaks out in the New Zealand box. The ball plays a bit of pinball and Harrison swings a boot at it! Blocked!

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