{"id":718135,"date":"2026-06-06T02:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/718135\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T02:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:26:12","slug":"haiti-beat-football-ferns-in-international-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/718135\/","title":{"rendered":"Haiti beat Football Ferns in International friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand\u2019s Ford Football Ferns have lost 2-1 to Haiti in their international friendly in Malaga, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The result was the Ferns\u2019 first defeat in five matches and came three days after Haiti\u2019s men\u2019s national team beat the All Whites 4-0 in a World Cup warm-up match in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first women\u2019s international meeting between New Zealand and Haiti.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsoffootballnz.com\/2026\/05\/07\/football-ferns-to-play-two-games-in-spain-during-june-international-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Football Ferns to play two games in Spain during June international window &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand took the lead shortly before halftime when Michaela Foster\u2019s free kick found Claudia Bunge in the Haiti penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>Bunge headed home in the 41st minute for her second international goal.<\/p>\n<p>But Haiti responded before the break, with captain N\u00e9rilia Mond\u00e9sir turning in a free kick from the right touchline in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti then completed the turnaround two minutes after the restart when Lourdjina \u00c9tienne finished at the back post from another set-piece move.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffootballnz.com\/2026\/05\/26\/football-ferns-to-play-two-games-in-spain-during-june-international-window-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Football Ferns squad announced for games against Haiti and Morocco &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Football Ferns pushed for an equaliser late in the match, but Haiti\u2019s defence held firm to secure the win.<\/p>\n<p>The match was played in Malaga, where the Ferns will next face Morocco on Wednesday June 10.<\/p>\n<p>That game kicks off at 4am (NZT) and will be shown live and free on TVNZ+.<\/p>\n<p>Result<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand 1 (Claudia Bunge 41\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>Haiti 2 (N\u00e9rilia Mond\u00e9sir 45+\u2019, Lourdjina \u00c9tienne 47\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand Squad<\/p>\n<p>Liz Anton (28 caps\/0 goals) Canberra United, Australia<br \/>Mackenzie Barry (24\/1) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand<br \/>Hannah Blake (12\/4) Durham FC, England<br \/>Claudia Bunge (42\/1) Melbourne Victory, Australia<br \/>Milly Clegg (23\/4) Vittsj\u00f6 GIK, Sweden<br \/>Manaia Elliott (9\/2) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand<br \/>Victoria Esson (33\/0) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand<br \/>Michaela Foster (35\/2) Durham FC, England<br \/>Ally Green (20\/2) FC Copenhagen, Denmark<br \/>Maya Hahn (12\/1) FC Viktoria Berlin, Germany<br \/>Jacqui Hand (39\/9) FC Basel, Switzerland<br \/>Mae Hunt (debut) University at Buffalo, USA<br \/>Deven Jackson (10\/1) Melbourne City FC, Australia<br \/>Grace Jale (39\/9) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand<br \/>Maggie Jenkins (1\/0) Essendon Royals, Australia<br \/>Katie Kitching (28\/9) Sunderland AFC, England<br \/>Brooke Neary (debut) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand<br \/>Emma Pijnenburg (11\/0) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand<br \/>Gabi Rennie (47\/2) Eskilstuna United DFF, Sweden<br \/>Alina Santos (3\/0) University of Denver, USA<br \/>Malia Steinmetz (35\/0) FC Nordsj\u00e6lland, Denmark<br \/>Rebekah Stott (112\/4) Melbourne City FC, Australia<br \/>Kate Taylor (32\/3) Dijon FCO, France<br \/>Grace Wisnewski (7\/0) FC Nordsj\u00e6lland, Denmark<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fixtures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOF-Weekday-Wednesday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game to be played on Wednesday June 10, 2026 (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand v Morocco<br \/>Nuevo Estadio El Maul\u00ed, Malaga, Spain, 4am (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>This story was first published on June 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffootballnz.com\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More football stories<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Zealand\u2019s Ford Football Ferns have lost 2-1 to Haiti in their international friendly in Malaga, Spain. 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