Among the fierce matches in Group A of the Women's World Cup, New Zealand Women's soccer team hosted the Philippines in the 2nd round on Tuesday (25th). Despite the pre-match favoritism for New Zealand, the Philippine women's soccer team won 1-0 thanks to the all-around heroics of goalkeeper Davis McDaniel and the fatal strike of striker Sharlene Boldin, which not only broke New Zealand's undefeated streak, but was also the Philippine's first victory in the history of the World Cup and injected hope into the team's road to the World Cup.
New Zealand Women's soccer team narrowly defeated Norway 1-0 in their first match, and naturally wanted to continue the momentum of their victory against the Philippines, who are ranked 46th in the world and are advancing to their first ever World Cup Finals week, in an attempt to make their historic advancement to the Round of 16. At the beginning of the match, hosts New Zealand started to attack aggressively, creating a lot of threats, but unfortunately failed to convert their chances into goals. It wasn't until the 24th minute that Philippine striker Salina Boldin scored her first goal in World Cup history with a clever header from inside the penalty area, giving her team a 1-0 lead over New Zealand at halftime.
