Historic: New Zealand player achieves a ‘hat trick’, but in an own goal

The New Zealand defense Meikayla Moore scored three own goals in a 5-0 loss to United States on the second day of the annual minitournament of Women’s Football SheBelieves Cup.

Moore, player of the liverpool englishscored the first three goals in the first half of the game, held in Carson, California, and was completely replaced dejected at minute 40.

The first goal came in the 5th minute when Moore, trying to clear a cross from the left of sofia smithunintentionally shot the ball into his goal.

Just a minute later, a serve from the right by Sofia Huerta the small area hit Moore’s face and went into the New Zealand goal.

In minute 36 came Moore’s unfortunate hat-trick who, when the ball came to him on a killer pass from Margaret Purcehe put it back into his goal with his left foot.

Moore, 25, was bent forward for a few seconds and was soon removed from the field and consoled in the band by her companions.

The United States sealed the win with two more goals than Ashley Hatch at minute 51 and Mallory Pugh at 90, +3 minutes.

The local team, which has four points from two games, will play for the title on the last day of this Tuesday against Iceland, which has six units after its 2-1 win against the Czech Republic.

Natasha Anasi scored in the 11th minute and Selma Sol Magnusdottir in the 18th for Iceland, while the Czech Michaela Khyrov He cut the distance in 85.

Results of the second day:

United States – New Zealand 5-0.

Iceland – Czech Republic 2-1.