Match Report
In the standings it was Vietnam W 4th on 0 points, Netherlands W 1st on 7 — separated by 7. On recent form Vietnam W sat only 29th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Vietnam W were scoring 0 and conceding 4, Netherlands W 3 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Vietnam W. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Vietnam W against 10/15 for Netherlands W.
The venue was Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza in Dunedin, with room for 30,748 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Netherlands W led 5-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-7.