Iran vs Australia, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Women's Asian Cup

Iran

FT
0 - 4

Australia

8': Amy Sayer
27': Mary Fowler
35': Alanna Kennedy
58': Alanna Kennedy

Mary Fowler on song as Matildas put four past Iran

Iran vs. Australia: Mary Fowler [1296x729]

Mary Fowler marked her first Australia start in nearly a year with a goal in a 4-0 rout of Iran in the Women's Asian Cup.

Match Timeline

8': Amy Sayer (Australia) Goal at 8'
27': Mary Fowler (Australia) Goal at 27'
35': Alanna Kennedy (Australia) Goal at 35'
42': Fatemeh Pasandideh (IR Iran) Substitution at 42'
45': Raha Yazdani (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
45': Golnoosh Khosravi (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
52': Charlize Rule (Australia) Yellow Card at 52'
54': Sara Didar (IR Iran) Substitution at 54'
58': Alanna Kennedy (Australia) Goal at 58'
59': Holly Mcnamara (Australia) Substitution at 59'
59': Remy Siemsen (Australia) Substitution at 59'
59': Hayley Raso (Australia) Substitution at 59'
72': Kaitlyn Torpey (Australia) Substitution at 72'
72': Steph Catley (Australia) Substitution at 72'
90': Kosar Anbari (IR Iran) Substitution at 90'
90'+11': Michelle Heyman (Australia) Substitution at 101'

Statistics

AUS		IRN
2	Fouls	1
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	0
1	Saves	6
79.2	Possession	20.8
30	SHOTS	2
10	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
8	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: AFC Women's Asian Cup

Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Attendance: 22,398

AFC Women's Asian Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	3	+6	7
2	Australia	3	+5	7
3	Philippines	3	-2	3
4	Iran	3	-9	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Iran (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Maryam Yektaei (GK)
13	Fatemeh Amineh
3	Atefeh Ramezanizadeh
2	Atefeh Imani
16	Fatemeh Shaban
4	Melika Motevalli
6	Zahra Sarbali
8	Shabnam Behesht
23	Mona Hamoudi
15	Mohadeseh Zolfi
9	Zahra Ghanbari

Iran Substitutes:

Fatemeh Makhdoumi, Shahnaz Jafari, Kosar Anbari, Raha Yazdani, Sara Didar, Roujin Tamrian, Sana Sadeghi, Golnoosh Khosravi, Fatemeh Pasandideh, Zahra Khajavi, Maryam Dini, Behnaz Taherkhani, Zahra Ahmadizadeh.

Australia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Chloe Lincoln (GK)
4	Clare Hunt
24	Charlize Rule
2	Courtney Nevin
21	Ellie Carpenter
14	Alanna Kennedy
10	Emily van Egmond
17	Amy Sayer
20	Sam Kerr
9	Caitlin Foord
11	Mary Fowler

Australia Substitutes:

Alex Chidiac, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Michelle Heyman, Mackenzie Arnold, Jamilla Rankin, Hayley Raso, Kahli Johnson, Holly Mcnamara, Morgan Aquino, Clare Wheeler, Katrina Gorry, Steph Catley, Winonah Heatley, Remy Siemsen, Kaitlyn Torpey.

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