LTA’s New Zealand international midfielder Kirsty Yallop has capped a highly successful 2009 by leading her club Auckland Football to the sixth overall Lion Foundation Women’s League title in her native country in the 5:1 final defeat of Capital Football in Pukekohe.
Earlier this year, Yallop helped American Pali Blues win the second straight USL W-League Championship by beating Washington Freedom 2:1 in the final in Maryland. She recorded all-important assists in both Championship matches.
In addition to the League success, Yallop started every game for New Zealand Women’s National Team in 2009 earning her 30th cap and helping the Football Ferns achieve great results including the first ever victory on the European soil, solid performance against World power Japan, and reaching the semifinals at a strong Cyprus Women’s Cup in March.
Yallop will again be in action for her national team as New Zealand prepare to host Australia in a pair of friendlies on the 17 and the 20 of February in Auckland, and she will look to continue her club career in one of the professional teams in Europe or the USA.
See the full New Zealand football news release about the Lion Foundation Women’s League Final here: