It wasn’t particularly pretty,but Friday night’s victory at Allianz Stadium was the confidence-booster they needed.
Matildas coach Tom Sermanni is in awe of the way Australian fans have made the Matildas one of Australia’s most loved teams while he has yet to rule out a battered Chloe Logarzo for Saturday’s clash with Taiwan in Geelong.
Interim boss Tom Sermanni rated the Arsenal midfielder’s first goal in national colours as one of the best he’s seen across his various stints as Matildas coach.
Australia’s 1-1 draw with Switzerland was half a step forward and half a step back,with Mary Fowler once again struggling to make an impact.
The Matildas star won’t be there in the stands when Australia play their first game since their Paris Olympics disaster.
As a joint vice-captain,Ellie Carpenter has been in dialogue with Football Australia regarding the permanent successor to Tony Gustavsson.
In a major sport and tourism coup,Perth is set to host some of Australia’s top women’s soccer players in an exclusive,first-of-its-kind event later this year.
The Matildas defeated China 2-0 in their second friendly in Australia before the Paris Olympics. But it was all about goalkeeper Lydia Williams and a special presentation from Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
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.
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.