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Jonathan Howcroft
Thanks for becoming a member of me tonight for an additional memorable second on this unimaginable World Cup. Australia go marching on courtesy of a second wonderful match victory in a row. It featured one other clear sheet, medical ending, and even some minutes for Sam Kerr.
With England wobbling in Brisbane, and the US and Germany on flights house, the draw is beginning to open up for the hosts. The Matildas will begin as favourites towards both France or Morocco on Saturday.
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Extra from Sam Kerr:
I used to be going to play final sport however the women smashed it. They didn’t want me.
As we speak there was the chance that I wouldn’t play if the women smashed it. We thought it was greatest for me and the staff, and the women completely killed it. I’m so pleased with them.
Me approaching, personally, it was huge aid after an enormous three weeks.
Consider it or not we even have a plan. The plan was simply to warm-up. As soon as we scored it was form of like a little bit of breather. Take it sluggish. After I was prepared to come back on the coaches known as me. I used to be prepared. It was a protracted warm-up. It was good in the long run.
Sam Kerr has made it to a microphone:
It was wonderful. Clearly it’s an enormous sport for us. Bit nerve-racking. I’m not one of the best bench participant on this planet, nervous.
The women smashed it. They’ve finished unbelievable this week. To place in that efficiency after an enormous sport is wonderful.
Denmark performed their half tonight, and the standard of their efficiency would have gained many different video games, particularly their 20 minute burst to start out the evening. Pernille More durable specifically was magnificent, drifting between the traces and posing a constant menace. 34 by the point the following match comes round, hopefully she has one other World Cup left in her.
“Who wants a Holden when Australia has a Foord?”. Fairly very good, very area of interest Australian areas from Crawf9 there.
Our personal Beau Dure has been tuning in, emailing: “I’ve been questioning how the USA can produce gamers like the highest attackers on the highest European sides. Perhaps it’s price asking how the USA can produce gamers like Foord, Fowler and Van Egmond? That is fantastically performed.”
I feel the primary distinction between the US and Australia is how the US settle for that they should be the offensive staff in each match they play – it stands to cause, they’re the USA. Australia have the luxurious of having the ability to play on the counter, and it’s credit score to Gustavsson that he has discovered a Plan B that makes essentially the most of that ahead trio. Foord is prime class, however the best way she’s capable of drift out to the left to obtain the clearing move maximises her effectiveness. Fowler is ideal as a false 9, dropping into the house for the primary objective and exhibiting imaginative and prescient and weight of move, whereas Van Egmond is the glue that hyperlinks the twin-sixes on the base of midfield and units the tone along with her press.
Now – who misses out when Sam Kerr’s absolutely match?
“Contemplating how terribly the Matildas started the World Cup, they’re almost unrecognisable at present. They very a lot appear to be a staff rising into the match.” Completely, Kári Tulinius.
Two matches in a row now which are an actual credit score to Tony Gustavsson. Backed right into a nook earlier than the Canada sport, he discovered a Plan B, motivated his gamers to carry out, they usually have all stepped up. The self-discipline and power previously 180 minutes have been extra like a membership aspect than a global one.
Australia’s squad, and their coach, are taking a effectively deserved lap of honour, saluting the 75,000 followers in Stadium Australia. The delight on the faces – from gamers to supporters – is so healthful and enthusiastic.
10.30pm on a Monday evening and metropolis centres round Australia are going wild for girls’s soccer. This World Cup, and this group of Matildas are transformative.
That was a top quality match between two excellent groups. Counter-attack prevailed over the possession-based strategy with Australia defending magnificently and benefitting from the sport’s dominant drive, Caitlin Foord, who scored an excellent opener and posed a relentless menace all through.
Full-time: Australia 2-0 Denmark
The Matildas preserve their World Cup dream alive in Sydney. They are going to be favourites towards France or Morocco in Brisbane on Saturday.
90+4 minutes: Denmark launch it lengthy, however Australia have introduced on Clare Polkinghorne to make it three items of tall timber on the again to go clear. Australia are going by means of to a World Cup quarter-final.
90+3 minutes: Snerle does effectively to search out room and feed Troelsgaard on the best, however her cross is straight into the ready arms of Arnold.
90+2 minutes: The Danes are unlikely to discover a miracle whereas Australia are controlling the ball deep in assault. However Tony Gustavsson might need wished Ellie Carpenter selected to recycle possession as a substitute of slashing a wild effort extensive.
90 minutes: 5 minutes of added time for Denmark to salvage one thing.
89 minutes: Gorry steps away from a problem and finds that acquainted diagonal out to Foord on the left. She steps inside and shoots but it surely’s blocked, however Australia recycle just for Gorry to launch one simply extensive.
Hmmmm, following Foord’s shot, Kerr landed awkwardly and rapidly reached for her proper groin.
88 minutes: More durable is prime class, and he or she isn’t giving up, acknowledging Kerr’s ability and accepting the baton, flicking the ball over Kennedy along with her heel and darting onto the solo one-two. Her teammates aren’t alert to the state of affairs although and Australia get sufficient our bodies again to clear.
87 minutes: Fulfilling the pregame narrative, from More durable at one finish to Kerr on the different. A protracted throw within the right-hand channel finds the skipper rolling her defender and powering in direction of objective. From simply contained in the field she lets fly however skies her shot over. Nonetheless, a great check for that calf.
86 minutes: The Matildas are even fouling well – Gorry simply going the total Man Metropolis on More durable on midway, simply far sufficient from objective to flee a yellow card. More durable will get up and will get on with issues although, quickly arriving close to the field to clip a snapshot extensive.
85 minutes: Time ticking away for the Danes now. Australia have managed this half superbly.
84 minutes: Denmark lastly get some pleasure with a direct move right into a ahead with their again to objective, however More durable’s offload finds Bruun offside.
82 minutes: Australia are giving nothing away in defence. In contrast to in assault, the place Sam Kerr passes her first contact of the match into contact on midway.
80 minutes: Denmark want a plan B. It may very well be Sanne Troelsgaard, who’s coming off the bench. She is getting into a match now missing circulate, with repeat throw-ins, free-kicks and substitutions robbing it of a constant tempo.
78 minutes: It’s lastly time for Australia’s captain to take her place on the 2023 World Cup. She comes on, together with the speedy Cortnee Vine. Off come Hayley Raso and Emily van Egmond.
The noise is deafening for the arrival of Cortnee Vine Sam Kerr.
77 minutes: Denmark with the free-kick about 30m out in a central space. It’s chipped delicately into the field and virtually drops for More durable, however there are sufficient gold shirts round to clear – then it’s correct American Gladiators stuff in midfield with boots flying. Gorry and Cooney-Cross each hit the deck, however concern is brief lived as all eyes flip to the bench.
76 minutes: 75, 784 followers are within the Sydney Olympic Stadium to witness this. Most of them Australian. A lot of them experiencing one of the best evening of their sporting lives.
74 minutes: The wind appears to be like to have been taken out of Denmark’s sails considerably by that second objective. Against this, Australia are again into their construction, scrapping for his or her lives. Caitlin Foord once more does brilliantly to win again possession on midway. She is bloody good.
72 minutes: Australia’s ball gamers have all been excellent tonight when it’s mattered. Foord, Fowler, and Van Egmond have made Sam Kerr’s absence a non-issue for 2 matches in a row.
GOAL! Australia 2-0 Denmark (Raso, 70)
Raso with the second! However that was all concerning the magnificent Caitlin Foord. First she accepts the awkward out ball from Catley on the left wing. Then she retains possession fantastically, weaves out of visitors and finds Fowler inside. Australia’s No 11 takes over, feeding Cooney-Cross on the left then exhibiting for the return ball on the sting of the field. The through-ball to Van Egmond on the six-yard line causes chaos permitting the lay-off to be delivered on a plate to the onrushing Raso to drill low into the underside nook.
69 minutes: Denmark win the ball within the air and clear their traces for the primary time shortly. They’re working out of time.
68 minutes: That’s headed over for an additional set-piece, as the group goes wild after they see Sam Kerr placing on her gold jersey.
67 minutes: Harmful free-kick alternative for the Matildas. Catley tries the lovable “Sheringham manoeuvre” to anybody who adopted England at Euro 96, however the ball to Fowler isn’t exact. Australia recycle and win one other nook.
66 minutes: Foord once more has a run at Thomsen, giving the Danish defender twisted blood, spinning a technique then the opposite along with her again to objective, exhibiting nice energy within the course of. The Australian No 9 someway wriggles free and Thomsen hauls her down. Yellow Card to the Denmark No 19.
65 minutes: … and after they go the opposite means they continue to be harmful, due to Foord. After the ball was in dispute in midfield, Gorry unfurls a protracted diagonal path into the run of the Arsenal ahead. Foord jinks in direction of the field, crosses, and Van Egmond is first to it, however can solely flick tamely in direction of Christensen.
64 minutes: Denmark proceed to probe, having fun with territorial domination, however Australia have regarded assured on the again. Other than permitting More durable room between the traces, they’ve regarded untroubled.
63 minutes: Double change developing for Denmark with forwards Signe Bruun and Mille Geji Jensen approaching for Sevecke and Madsen.
61 minutes: Neither I, nor Katrine Veje, can perceive how Hayley Raso has not been booked but. The Actual Madrid dynamo provides up a minimum of her third strong foul of the evening however Welch retains her playing cards in her pocket.
60 minutes: Sam Kerr remains to be warming up, by the best way. Jacket off now (bib nonetheless on).
59 minutes: It’s curled in wickedly to the close to put up and Boye Sorensen does effectively to look it extensive for a set-piece on the opposite aspect of the sector. This time Catley’s in-swinger is cleared following a great punch from Christensen, and Foord has to chase laborious and slide to disclaim Denmark a break.
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