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A stunning strike from Hayley Raso helped the Matildas take another step towards next year's Women's World Cup in Canberra on Tuesday night.

"It's important as a striker to get the ball in the back of the net ... it gives me a bit of confidence." "We played some good football ... we needed to be better in the final third and it's something I've been working on. "It's a great ball to her from Emily ... (Kerr) was making those runs in behind all night and when you feed her like that she's going to put them away." "It's always nice to get on the scoresheet," she said. "She's a quality player and I feel like if she's ever in front of goal, she's going to put them away. Raso marked her return to the city where she began her professional career with Canberra United with a lovely goal, bending the ball home from outside the box in Australia's 3-1 win against New Zealand at GIO Stadium.

Following the Commonwealth Bank Matildas' 3-1 win over New Zealand in Canberra on Thursday night, head coach Tony Gustavsson said that fans were starting to ...

Then we needed to have a little more cohesion, chemistry, and continuity in what we're doing.” It wasn't perfect but we saw 15 minutes here and there of passages that were really good in that game. It’s a level of progress that the coaching staff and players have been privy to since his appointment. Of that, there is no denying. “After the USA series we played pretty well in the Asian Cup but we lost a little bit of faith and belief in what we were doing in that second half against Korea,” Gustavsson said. “The progress began with the first game against Brazil when we started to see bits and pieces of things that we wanted to do.

Emotions were flowing at Canberra Stadium for Matilda Aivi Luik's $36000 fundraising effort post-match.

Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times. Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.

The Matildas will hope to not leave things quite as late as they did in Townsville when they meet New Zealand's Football Ferns in Canberra.

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The two Women's World Cup co-hosts go at it again tonight in Canberra, just four days since Jitka Klimkova's side collapsed in injury time.

The Football Ferns want revenge on the Matildas, after letting a shot slip at their first victory over the Aussies in almost 30 years 12 April 2022 The Football Ferns want revenge on the Matildas, after letting a shot slip at their first victory over the Aussies in almost 30 years

Sam Kerr scored twice as the Matildas cruised to a 3-1 win over New Zealand in Canberra on Tuesday night. Captain Kerr's brace lifted her Matildas goal ...

It gave the New Zealanders – who were well and truly second best in the opening half – some confidence and it showed with an improved second-half display. Gustavsson would have been searching for a much more convincing win in the second game of the series and it seemed to be coming when the Matildas led 3-0 after 32 minutes. Captain Kerr’s brace lifted her Matildas goal tally to 59 and propelled her team to a series clean sweep of the Football Ferns after a 2-1 victory in Townsville last week.

Australia completed the two-game series with the Football Ferns on a high note in their first match in Canberra since 2013.

Sam Kerr’s first-half brace has driven the Matildas to a win against New Zealand in their first match in Canberra since 2013. It meant back-to-back wins for the Matildas in their two-game series having won 2-1 in Townsville on Friday night. The three-minute flurry saw the legendary Kerr unmarked to head home a corner before Raso curled one home on her left foot from outside the box without giving Kiwi keeper Erin Nayler a chance.

Playing the free-flowing, fast football coach Tony Gustavsson had demanded pre-game, Kerr, Mary Fowler, Caitlin Foord and Emily van Egmond combined crisp passes ...

The Matildas defeated New Zealand 3-1 in Canberra on Tuesday night. In their second friendly in five days, Australia started the game strongly as Sam Kerr ...

One hour to kick-off: The Matildas are back in Canberra tonight for the first time since 2013. New Zealand, who they beat on penalties after the game ended 1-1. Australia looking to end the half with another goal. A dominant 45 minutes from the Matildas who could have scored more. Second half First half

Sam Kerr netted twice and Australia were rarely threatened as they saw off New Zealand in a game that began brightly, but fizzled out in the second half.

Kerr got her second and Australia’s third in the 32nd minute with a trademark Matildas goal. Her brother, Noa, is battling the illness. But definitely the focus in the final third was good tonight.” The powerful Kiwi striker’s first chance flew just wide. “I think the players were 100 per cent focused in that final third tonight, especially in the first half. The Matildas will hope that they have a fighting chance of making it to the business end of next year’s World Cup if they play to their strengths and find their rhythm, although they will need to be tighter in defence when they play sterner opposition.

Matildas captain Sam Kerr's brace marks Australia's return to the capital in 3-1 win against New Zealand.

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The Matildas have beaten New Zealand 3-1 in an international friendly with Sam Kerr scoring twice. Sam Kerr's first-half double has driven the Matildas to a ...

In the Commonwealth Bank Matildas' 50th meeting with New Zealand, Australia defeated the Football Ferns 3-1. Sam Kerr's double – which takes her to 59 ...

Van Egmond’s chipped pass over the defence was latched onto by Kerr who finished deftly with the outside of her boot. The Commonwealth Bank Matildas continued to attack with purpose. A short corner found its way to Katrina Gorry with Mini’s pinpoint delivery finding the head of the captain.

A stunning strike from Hayley Raso helped the Matildas take another step towards next year's Women's World Cup...