AFC Women's Asian Cup

FT Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Australia WWWDW 2
–
China WWWWW 1
1st2ndT
AUS112
CHN101
Optus Stadium · 35,170 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
1
55.3
Possession
44.7
8
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
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
4
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

AUS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHN · 4-4-2

  1. 12Peng ShimengG
  2. 8Yao WeiCD-L
  3. 5Wu HaiyanCD-R
  4. 3Chen QiaozhuLB
  5. 20Zhang ChengxueRB
  6. 26Zhang RuiCM-L
  7. 15Wang AifangCM-R
  8. 10Wang YanwenLM
  9. 19Zhang LinyanRM
  10. 23Shao ZiqinCF-L
  11. 9WurigumulaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Yuri ZhuravlevSUB
  2. 16Liu JingSUB
  3. 14Li QingtongSUB
  4. 17Xie ZongmeiSUB
  5. 22ChenSUB
  6. 4Wang LinlinSUB
  7. 25Lu YatongSUB
  8. 24Yuan CongSUB
  9. 13Jin KunSUB
  10. 18Tang JialiSUB
  11. 11Wu ChengshuSUB
  12. 2Wang YingSUB
  13. 6Zhang XinSUB
  14. 21Li MengwenSUB

AUS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 4Clare HuntCD-R
  4. 8Kaitlyn TorpeyLB
  5. 21Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 14Alanna KennedyCM
  7. 19Katrina GorryLM
  8. 23Kyra Cooney-CrossRM
  9. 20Sam KerrF
  10. 9Caitlin FoordLF
  11. 11Mary FowlerRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Emily van EgmondSUB
  2. 25Holly McnamaraSUB
  3. 5Jamilla RankinSUB
  4. 26Remy SiemsenSUB
  5. 17Amy SayerSUB
  6. 18Morgan AquinoSUB
  7. 16Hayley RasoSUB
  8. 22Michelle HeymanSUB
  9. 3Winonah HeatleySUB
  10. 12Chloe LincolnSUB
  11. 6Clare WheelerSUB
  12. 13Alex ChidiacSUB
  13. 2Courtney NevinSUB
  14. 15Kahli JohnsonSUB
  15. 24Charlize RuleSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Yao Wei (China) Yellow Card at 7'
  2. 17' Caitlin Foord (Australia) Goal at 17'
  3. 24' Mackenzie Arnold (Australia) Yellow Card at 24'
  4. 26' Zhang Linyan (China) Penalty - Scored at 26'
  5. 35' Wang Aifang (China) Yellow Card at 35'
  6. 58' Sam Kerr (Australia) Goal at 58'
  7. 59' Winonah Heatley (Australia) Substitution at 59'
  8. 71' Jin Kun (China) Substitution at 71'
  9. 77' Li Qingtong (China) Substitution at 77'
  10. 77' Liu Jing (China) Substitution at 77'
  11. 78' Clare Wheeler (Australia) Substitution at 78'
  12. 78' Amy Sayer (Australia) Substitution at 78'
  13. 87' Yuan Cong (China) Substitution at 87'
  14. 87' Wang Linlin (China) Substitution at 87'
  15. 87' Wu Haiyan (China) Yellow Card at 87'
  16. 90'+3' Charlize Rule (Australia) Substitution at 93'
  17. 90'+3' Emily van Egmond (Australia) Substitution at 93'

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