Matildas

Three second-half goals, including superb strikes by Katrina Gorry and Cailtin Foord, give the Matildas their first victory against a home side in Europe in ...

Kyra Cooney-Cross drove forward before finding Foord at the top of the 18-yard box. I am proud of the way we bounced back and turned the game around." The half continued to ebb and flow as Foord and Vine tested Lene Christensen in the Danish goal, while at the other end Kerr had to hack off the line after a corner caused chaos.

Despite conceding a shock goal after just 47 seconds, Australia turned the game with three second half goals in the space of nine minutes to beat Denmark for ...

Foord and Vine tested Lene Christensen in the Danish goal, while at the other end Kerr had to hack off the line after a corner caused chaos. A deflected Bredgaard shot then looped over Rosengard teammate Micah and struck the junction of bar and upright. I am proud of the way we bounced back and turned the game around.” A week ago, Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson had been under pressure. “We’re pleased we stuck to our principles, had a great second half and got the win.” Vine justified her selection with another lively outing.

For months, coach Tony Gustavsson has insisted Australia's women's soccer team was on course to challenge for next year's home-hosted World Cup. He had even ...

"Chidiac was a game-changer off the bench, Cortnee Vine again gave a solid performance ... "There's been a lot of work on depth and we're starting to see the fruits of it," Andreatta said. The Matildas have left Denmark to go their separate ways: the staff and a couple of players halfway round the world to Australia, two over the Atlantic to the US, the rest making shorter trips to England and Sweden

Australia made it two from two in the October window after a come from behind 3-1 friendly victory over Denmark in Viborg on Tuesday.

Tony Gustavsson's third-ever game in charge of the Matildas was against the Danes -- a 3-2 defeat -- and so this latest match up presented an opportunity. She's long been seen as a vital cog in the Matildas forward line and even more so as a key part of the solution when it comes to not relying on Kerr for Australian goals. Had the Matildas gotten better when benchmarked against what was shown in June 2021? Gorry ran onto the loose ball and unleashed a long range rocket to make it 2-1. But neither was it a full strength Matildas team. But the dam walls appear to have broken for Foord and Australia will be relishing the return of another reliable, consistent goal-scorer. And then again tonight, it's huge for us and it's for what we're building. This was not a full strength Denmark. Her touch, turn, and shot were too good for Christensen and the Matildas comeback was complete. She is oozing confidence at the moment for club and country. Karen Holmgaard was on the end of a quick and slick passage of passing, side-footing it past Teagan Micah from 12 yards out. Caitlin Foord's shot from inside the box took a lucky deflection which wrong-footed Lene Christensen in goal.