Matildas by means of to FIFA Girls’s World Cup quarterfinals as Sam Kerr returns in 2-0 victory towards Denmark, England edge Nigeria

People, thanks for hanging round with us tonight.

We’ll have our ordinary post-match wrap-up – studies, evaluation, fast hits – over on ABC Sport, so be sure to verify these out tonight and tomorrow.

Till then, we will all breathe a collective sigh of reduction that the Matildas, by means of all of the strain and expectation, have actually stood tall of their previous two matches and appear to be rounding into some correct event type.

As Tony Gustavsson says…

“We did not get rattled. The crew could be very mature, enjoying event soccer and located a solution to win.”

Till subsequent time…

What a win, what a sport, what a second from the Matildas.

For simply the second time of their historical past, they’ve gained within the spherical of 16 to succeed in the quarter-final of the Girls’s World Cup after one in all their most mature performances of the event to this point.

Objectives to the excellent Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso — two of Australia’s most necessary weapons on this event — will get the headlines, nevertheless it was the way in which the whole crew rallied after that 25-minute bluster from Denmark within the first half to regulate and calm the sport down, muscling it again into their favour.

A number of spritely counter-attacks and gasp-inducing moments from Denmark captain Pernille Tougher apart, they by no means actually regarded like they believed they may come again into this. And whereas we lastly bought to see the return of Sam Kerr, this efficiency — like this World Cup as an entire — was not about her.

It was about this crew. Our crew. Our Matildas!

After falling at this stage in essentially the most agonising circumstances 4 years in the past, the Matildas make good at dwelling with a dominant victory over Denmark.

Except for the primary 20 or so minutes, Australia was in full management of that match and by no means regarded tight or nervous regardless of all of the strain and that ever-uncomfortable 1-0 lead at half-time.

Caitlin Foord’s first-half strike put them on the entrance foot and maybe launched some strain, however they did not let up, with assault after assault ultimately telling with Hayley Raso finishing a composed transfer within the field.

It is a large win for the Matildas in entrance of 75,784 followers at Stadium Australia, sending them by means of to the World Cup final eight for the fourth time from the previous 5 editions.

Now to go a minimum of one higher towards France or Morocco.

Caitlin Foord fired in a robust shot that bought blocked by Danish defenders, and Sam Kerr was ready beneath the ricochet when she went down like a sack of spuds. Appears to be like OK, nevertheless it was a scary little second.

Tony Gustavsson brings defence on for assault – Clare Polkinghorne changing Mary Fowler – as Ellie Carpenter has an audacious pop from out huge.

The Aussie captain shakes off a jersey pull as she hares after a throw-in excessive and connects with a shot from the suitable flank, nevertheless it’s launched excessive.

On the different finish, her opposing skipper and former Chelsea teammate, Pernille Tougher, pulls off a sensational flick excessive to herself, nevertheless it quantities to nothing.

Denmark try lengthy balls in, and a rebound falls fairly properly on the sting of the field for Pernille Tougher, however she sprays her volley.

She’s tried onerous tonight however hasn’t had her greatest night time.

She did properly to get the ball and discover some area round midway, however her tried lengthy ball to the left was to utterly no-one.

The Matildas captain is approaching for her first minutes of this FIFA Girls’s World Cup.

She takes the captain’s armband from Steph Catley and runs onto the sector to rapturous applause.

The whole Australian football-viewing neighborhood lets out a cry of emotion.

Cortnee Vine can also be on. Hayley Raso and Emily van Egmond are off.

The Danish polish that was evident in attacking raids early within the match has deserted them now, however Australia must be cautious.

These reds are like a wounded animal and simply lashing out.

Talking of which, Kyra Cooney-Cross has caught a leg out and tripped Signe Bruun, who was on the assault. It is a free-kick in a great place, however Cooney-Cross is fortunate to keep away from a card.

Simply as simple as you want, Mary Fowler places Kyra Cooney-Cross down the left, KCC pauses, finds Fowler, who dances with the ball on the sting of the world, will get the ball into Emily van Egmond on the entrance of the six-yard field, and he or she simply has all types of time.

She unselfishly performs a brief ball again to Hayley Raso, who rockets a ball into the underside nook, including yet one more to her double from the 4-0 win over Canada.

Will Tony Gustavsson go away Sam Kerr on the bench once more and provides her one other week of restoration?

She’s been warming up for a bit this half, and he or she’s bought her tracksuit off, unveiling a pristine gold jersey beneath.

In the meantime, the Matildas are on the assault with a few corners.

However they’re cleared away.

Caitlin Foord’s stylish footwork on the left frustrates Janni Thomsen right into a cynical foul as Foord breaks freed from her and he or she Scotty Sattlers her to floor.

Yellow card for Thomsen.

Some sensible play from Clare Hunt and Mary Fowler leads Katrina Gorry to ship a protracted diagonal ball in the direction of Caitlin Foord on the left flank.

She turns it again in for Emily van Egmond, who tries an audacious flick on the rebound, however there is not any energy on it and Lene Christensen mops up.

Signe Bruun and Mille Gejl come on for a few Rikkes – Sevecke and Marie Madsen.

Hayley Raso barrels into Danish defender Katrine Veje a couple of second after the ball is gone and there’s no whistle.

 Veje is fortunate to keep away from a free-kick for dissent the way in which she’s going, screaming on the referee “that is the third time”.

Raso, as ever, has gone in for some fairly clumsy challenges.

It was created by Emily van Egmond and Caitlin Foord.

Kyra Cooney-Cross’s ball is an effective one, however Simone Boye nods it clear throughout the face.

Christensen punches the second nook clear, however Caitlin Foord will get again to close down the counter-attack with a sliding problem.

Pernille Tougher had an excellent first contact in assault and appeared to be in an awesome place to uncork a right-foot belter, however simply rolls one in straight to Mackenzie Arnold.

Kathrine Kuhl weaves by means of Australia’s midfield and will get herself all the way in which to the sting of the field.

The strain comesfrom behind and stops her placing her boot by means of the ball, and Mackenzie Arnold mops up (awkwardly) on the bounce.

After Denmark had some success early defending aggressively with their forwards, Australia is attempting one thing related with Mary Fowler and Hayley Raso making use of the strain.

But it surely nearly works towards them with a ball excessive. However the attacking raid ends within the arms of Mackenzie Arnold.

Can the Matildas dangle on? After all, they can not have that mentality, as a result of that is once you get overwhelmed by the extra optimistic facet, however they could be a bit extra calculated with their dangers for now.