England vs Australia, 2018 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
England
  • 21': Fran Kirby
FT
1 - 1
Australia
  • 84': Clare Polkinghorne

Australia salvage draw against dominant England

England were made to settle for a 1-1 draw against Australia in their international women's friendly on Tuesday at Craven Cottage.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Foul by Lisa De Vanna (Australia).
  • 3': Lucy Staniforth (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francesca Kirby.
  • 6': Foul by Chloe Logarzo (Australia).
  • 6': Lucy Staniforth (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Elise Kellond-Knight (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amy Sayer.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Lucy Staniforth (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Duggan.
  • 13': Offside, England. Alex Greenwood tries a through ball, but Toni Duggan is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (England) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
  • 18': Chloe Logarzo (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Beth Mead (England).
  • 19': Foul by Jordan Nobbs (England).
  • 19': Tameka Butt (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Goal! England 1, Australia 0. Francesca Kirby (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Elise Kellond-Knight (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisa De Vanna.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Amy Sayer (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  • 33': Corner, England. Conceded by Stephanie Catley.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Stephanie Houghton (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Princess Ibini (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisa De Vanna with a headed pass.
  • 35': Delay in match Abbie McManus (England) because of an injury.
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Foul by Elise Kellond-Knight (Australia).
  • 37': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Clare Polkinghorne (Australia).
  • 41': Lucy Staniforth (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Offside, England. Francesca Kirby tries a through ball, but Lucy Staniforth is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Abbie McManus (England).
  • 45'+1': Lisa De Vanna (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Australia. Princess Ibini tries a through ball, but Chloe Logarzo is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 1, Australia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Australia 0.
  • 46': Offside, England. Toni Duggan tries a through ball, but Francesca Kirby is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Princess Ibini (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisa De Vanna.
  • 48': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mary Earps.
  • 50': Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Princess Ibini (Australia).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Toni Duggan (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francesca Kirby.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Alex Greenwood (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Beth Mead.
  • 55': Caitlin Foord (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Beth Mead (England).
  • 55': Substitution, Australia. Emily Gielnik replaces Amy Sayer.
  • 56': Caitlin Foord (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Beth Mead (England).
  • 58': Hand ball by Lucy Staniforth (England).
  • 60': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Stephanie Houghton.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Francesca Kirby (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Nobbs.
  • 61': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucy Staniforth with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Nikita Parris replaces Beth Mead.
  • 63': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Lucy Staniforth.
  • 63': Hand ball by Emily Gielnik (Australia).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  • 66': Substitution, Australia. Larissa Crummer replaces Princess Ibini.
  • 66': Substitution, Australia. Mary Fowler replaces Lisa De Vanna.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Duggan.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 71': Chloe Logarzo (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Stephanie Houghton (England).
  • 72': Ellie Carpenter (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Rachel Daly (England).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Chloe Logarzo (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
  • 76': Substitution, England. Fara Williams replaces Francesca Kirby.
  • 79': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
  • 79': Larissa Crummer (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Australia. Alexandra Chidiac replaces Chloe Logarzo because of an injury.
  • 82': Fara Williams (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Elise Kellond-Knight (Australia).
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Jordan Nobbs (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikita Parris.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Ellie Carpenter (Australia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emily Gielnik.
  • 84': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mary Earps.
  • 84': Goal! England 1, Australia 1. Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elise Kellond-Knight with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
  • 85': Toni Duggan (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Offside, England. Toni Duggan tries a through ball, but Rachel Daly is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, England. Leah Williamson replaces Abbie McManus.
  • 89': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 89': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Caitlin Foord (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Offside, England. Nikita Parris tries a through ball, but Alex Greenwood is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match Mackenzie Arnold (Australia) because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
  • 90'+2': Toni Duggan (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Alex Greenwood (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Offside, England. Fara Williams tries a through ball, but Nikita Parris is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 1, Australia 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, England 1, Australia 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
3 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 4
36.3 Possession 63.7
9 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
214 Accurate Passes 481
326 Passes 588
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.4
62 Long Balls 66
26 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 21
12 Tackles 26
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 13
20 Effective Clearances 12
20 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue:
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Line-Ups

ENG England (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Mary Earps (GK)
15 Abbie McManus
5 Steph Houghton
3 Alex Greenwood
2 Lucy Bronze
20 Lucy Staniforth
4 Jordan Nobbs
19 Keira Walsh
10 Fran Kirby
11 Toni Duggan
22 Beth Mead
England Substitutes:
Carly Telford, Hannah Blundell, Rachel Daly, Isobel Christiansen, Fara Williams, Millie Bright, Siobhan Chamberlain, Gabby George, Leah Williamson, Nikita Parris.

AUS Australia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
7 Steph Catley
4 Clare Polkinghorne
9 Caitlin Foord Yellow Card
21 Ellie Carpenter
13 Tameka Yallop
8 Elise Kellond-Knight
2 Amy Sayer
11 Lisa De Vanna
6 Chloe Berryhill
20 Princess Ibani
Australia Substitutes:
Jada Mathyssen-Whyman, Emily Gielnik, Aivi Luik, Mary Fowler, Alex Chidiac, Larissa Crummer.

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