Goals from Clare Wheeler and Hayley Raso ensured a note-perfect night in Sydney for the Matildas’ last home match before the Olympics - and Lydia Williams’ last match on Aussie soil.
Australia will play one more friendly against China at a sold-out Accor Stadium,just hours before Tony Gustavsson names his 18-player Paris 2024 squad on Tuesday.
European-based Matildas are out on their feet after a long season - and an increasingly ‘jammed’ schedule is making it worse,according to one of Australia’s biggest stars.
Caitlin Foord’s preparation for the Paris Olympics could be disrupted after she went down with a hamstring injury in Friday night’s scratchy 1-1 draw with China.
It took a set piece and a 95th-minute Michelle Heyman goal for a flat Australian side to claim a 1-1 draw in the first of their final two pre-Olympic friendlies.
Tony Gustavsson will unveil his 18-player Olympic squad next week,and said there are likely only three spots left up for grabs ahead of Friday night’s friendly with China.
Matt Adnate painted the ARIA winner using 90 per cent spray paint. Also,the 57 finalists competing for the main Archibald Prize have been announced.
The two friendlies against China have been sold out for weeks,and an average crowd of 50,000 has watched their last 12 matches on home soil.
Lydia Williams discusses the next chapter in her life.
Katrina Gorry said a chill ran up her spine when she went down injured for West Ham United,and she feared she may miss what could be her last major tournament with the Matildas.
It has been both the shortest and longest four years since Ellie Carpenter signed with Lyon. This weekend,she will play Barcelona for a third Champions League winner’s medal.