A well-struck goal from Indiah-Paige Riley has earned New Zealand a 1-1 draw in their first of two internationals against Costa Rica.
Riley scored in the dying moments of the first half to level the score after Costa Rica went ahead in the 20th minute through Priscila Chinchilla.
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Result
Game played on Sunday February 23, 2025 (NZT)
Costa Rica 1 (Priscila Chinchilla 20′)
Football Ferns 1 (Indiah-Paige Riley 45+2′)
Line-ups
New Zealand
Vic Esson, Liz Anton, Kate Taylor, Claudia Bunge (Meikayla Moore 67′), Michaela Foster (Maya Hahn 67′), Macey Fraser (Manaia Elliott 80′), Annalie Longo (captain), Indiah-Paige Riley, Hannah Blake (Grace Neville 46′), Katie Kitching, Kelli Brown (Jacqui Hand 46′).
Subs not used: Mackenzie Barry, Geo Candy, Brianna Edwards, Ruby Nathan, Emma Pijnenburg.
Costa Rica
Daniela Solera, Gabriela Guillen, Maria Coto, Mariana Benavides, Emily Flores (Verónica Matarrita 46′), Maria Salas, Priscila Chinchilla (Catalina Estrada 83′), Stephannie Blanco, Katherine Alvarado (captain), Alexa Herrera (Monica Matarrita 83′), Alexandra Pinell (Maria Morales 80′).
Subs not used: Noelia Bermudez, Maria Arce, Sofia Varela, Genesis Perez, Fabiola Vilalobos, Jimena Gonzalez, Siany Aguero.
Fixture
Game to be played on Wednesday February 26, 2025 (NZT)
Costa Rica v Football Ferns
Estadio de fútbol de Piedades in Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica, 2pm (NZT)
This story was first published on February 23, 2025
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