Netherlands v New Zealand – International friendly (7 April 2016)
Netherlands host New Zealand Football Ferns at the SC Telstar Rabobank IJmond Stadion on Thursday 7 April 2016, kick off at 17:30 GMT.
New Zealand are preparing for the Rio 2016 Olympics whilst the Netherlands are working towards the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 Championship which they will host. View the Football Ferns roster who travelled to the Netherlands.
The match will be broadcast live on FOX (Netherlands) and Sky Sports 3 (SS3) in New Zealand.
Netherlands and New Zealand starting line-ups for international friendly:
Netherlands starting XI | New Zealand starting XI |
Geurts, Janssen, Van Den Berg, Zeeman, Van Lunteren, Spitse, Van De Donk, Middag, Martens, Jansen, Van De Sanden |
Nayler, Riley, Erceg(c), Moore, Percival, Duncan, Yallop, Hassett, Longo, Hearn, Bowen |
You can follow LIVE match/goal updates here on Women’s Soccer United as well as on the official WSU Twitter accounts @WomensSoccerUtd and @WSUasa, and on the WSU Facebook page.
Full-time: Netherlands 2-0 New Zealand (Shanice van de Sanden 8′, 17′)

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Full-time: Netherlands 2-0 New Zealand (Shanice van de Sanden 8′, 17′)
Second half is underway: Netherlands 2-0 New Zealand
Half-time: Netherlands 2-0 New Zealand (Shanice van de Sanden 8′, 17′)
35 minutes played: Netherlands have a 2-0 lead over New Zealand Football Ferns! Van De Sanden scorer of both goals.