New Zealand openly queer Olympian Katie Duncan was injured during her first match in Rio de Janeiro. Katie Duncan and USA's Allie Long competing for the ball. Image: Getty Images Duncan was replaced 71 minutes into the game after recieving a knock to the hip in the opening round game against the United States. The Football Ferns lost the match against the current world champions 2-0 and are set to play Colombia on Saturday. Duncan's wife Priscilla Duncan tweeted late last night that "She said it's feeling better today..." "Obviously, we're a little bit disappointed because we wanted to at least get something from the game,"Football Ferns captain Abby Erceg told Radio New Zealand following the match. "But you're playing the world champions and you can't take a result like that too personally. It was a hard loss and you do want to get as much as you can from the game but they're number one for a reason and they'll punish you if you make a couple of mistakes."
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First published: Friday, 5th August 2016 - 12:19pm