Captain Abby Erceg red carded as Football Ferns beat ColombiaSky SportThe Football Ferns will urge Olympic Games organisers to overturn a red card which could keep captain Abby Erceg out of their final group game against France. He said it would be "a big loss" if the Football Ferns were deprived of "her playing ability and her leadership." She will automatically miss Wednesday's game against world number three France, but Football Ferns coach Tony Readings confirmed they would appeal the decision. The Football Ferns (ranked 17th in the world) needed to beat Colombia (ranked 24th) to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the second stage of the tournament. On current form, New Zealand will struggle to beat world number three France.

Source: Stuff August 07, 2016 01:00 UTC