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

· AFC Women's Asian Cup

Australia

32': Alanna Kennedy
45'+6': Sam Kerr
90'+8': Alanna Kennedy

FT
3 - 3

South Korea

13': Mun Eun-Ju
53': Kim Shin-Ji (P)
56': Kang Chae-Rim

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Match Timeline

13': Mun Eun-Ju (South Korea) Goal at 13'
19': Courtney Nevin (Australia) Substitution at 19'
32': Alanna Kennedy (Australia) Goal at 32'
39': Clare Hunt (Australia) Yellow Card at 39'
45'+6': Sam Kerr (Australia) Goal at 51'
45': Kim Shin-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 45'
45': Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Substitution at 45'
53': Kim Shin-Ji (South Korea) Penalty - Scored at 53'
56': Kang Chae-Rim (South Korea) Goal at 56'
71': Kim Jin-Hee (South Korea) Substitution at 71'
71': Amy Sayer (Australia) Substitution at 71'
79': Casey Phair (South Korea) Substitution at 79'
84': Emily van Egmond (Australia) Substitution at 84'
84': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) Substitution at 84'
90'+2': Lee Min-Hwa (South Korea) Substitution at 92'
90'+7': Kim Min-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 97'
90'+8': Alanna Kennedy (Australia) Goal at 98'
90'+8': Caitlin Foord (Australia) Yellow Card at 98'

Statistics

KOR		AUS
7	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	4
43	Possession	57
10	SHOTS	17
7	ON GOAL	8
0.7	On Target %	0.5
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
2	Blocked Shots	3
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: Accor Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 60,279

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

Australia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
4	Clare Hunt
3	Winonah Heatley
7	Steph Catley
21	Ellie Carpenter
14	Alanna Kennedy
19	Katrina Gorry
6	Clare Wheeler
20	Sam Kerr
9	Caitlin Foord
11	Mary Fowler

Australia Substitutes:

Amy Sayer, Michelle Heyman, Holly Mcnamara, Courtney Nevin, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Charlize Rule, Remy Siemsen, Alex Chidiac, Jamilla Rankin, Morgan Aquino, Kahli Johnson, Emily van Egmond, Chloe Lincoln, Kaitlyn Torpey.

South Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Kim Min-Jung (GK)
19	Noh Jin-Young
5	Yoo-Jin Ko
16	Jang Sel-Gi
20	Kim Hye-Ri
14	Min-Young Jung
10	Ji So-Yun
13	Soo-Jeong Park
11	Choe Yu-Ri
15	Yu-Gyeong Jeon
9	Mun Eun-Ju

South Korea Substitutes:

Kim Jin-Hee, Seo-Bin Woo, Lee Eun-Young, Song Jae-Eun, Kang Chae-Rim, Kim Min-Ji, Na Yeong Shin, Lee Min-Hwa, Choi Yoo-Jung, Ryu Ji-Soo, Kim Shin-Ji, Hye-Jeong Park, Choo Hyo-Joo, Casey Phair, Son Hwa-Yeon.

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