New Zealand footballer Meikayla Moore scores perfect hat-trick of own goals in 36 minutes [video]

New Zealand footballer Meikayla Moore endured a torrid first-half against the United States in the SheBelieves Cup, scoring three own goals in 36 minutes.

Moore made her fiftieth appearance for New Zealand against the US, but the match is unlikely to hold a special place in her heart.

The 25-year-old, who plays for Liverpool in the Women’s Championship, turned the ball into the back of her own net three times in the first half.

The first own goal happened in the fifth minute. American forward Sophia Smith whipped a cross into New Zealand’s penalty box – Moore stuck out a leg in an attempt to clear the ball, but inadvertently deflected it into the back of the goal.

The second own goal happened just one minute later – Moore again struggled to deal with an incoming cross, heading the ball past the arms of her own goalkeeper.

.@sophsssmith making things happen early for the opener!!!