Women's International Friendly

FT Saturday, April 10, 2021
Australia WWLWW 2
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Germany WLWWL 5
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AUS022
GER145

Match Report

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Australia's Matildas outclassed by Olympic champions Germany

The Matildas endured a sobering return to international action, being outclassed in a 5-2 defeat by Olympic champions Germany in Wiesbaden.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
0
37.8
Possession
62.2
5
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
219
Accurate Passes
438
318
Passes
528
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
53
21
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
29
Interceptions
24
16
Effective Clearances
9
16
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Lineups

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Merle FrohmsG
  2. 5Marina HegeringCD-L
  3. 24Jana FeldkampCD-R
  4. 4Leon MaierLB
  5. 3Kathrin HendrichRB
  6. 20Lina MagullAM
  7. 13Sara DäbritzLM
  8. 25Sjoeke NüskenRM
  9. 7Lea SchüllerF
  10. 8Paulina KrumbiegelAM-L
  11. 15Tabea WaßmuthAM-R

AUS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lydia WilliamsG
  2. 4Clare PolkinghorneCD-L
  3. 14Alanna KennedyCD-R
  4. 7Karly RoestbakkenLB
  5. 16Hayley RasoRB
  6. 10Emily van EgmondCM
  7. 17Mary FowlerLM
  8. 3Aivi LuikRM
  9. 20Sam KerrF
  10. 9Caitlin FoordLF
  11. 15Emily GielnikRF

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Germany 1, Australia 0. Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 15' Substitution, Australia. Beatrice Goad replaces Karly Roestbakken because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Germany. Laura Freigang replaces Paulina Krumbiegel.
  4. 48' Goal! Germany 2, Australia 0. Kathrin Hendrich (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sara Däbritz.
  5. 57' Substitution, Australia. Laura Brock replaces Mary Fowler.
  6. 58' Substitution, Australia. Amy Sayer replaces Emily van Egmond.
  7. 59' Substitution, Germany. Linda Dallmann replaces Lina Magull.
  8. 60' Substitution, Germany. Jule Brand replaces Tabea Waßmuth.
  9. 62' Goal! Germany 3, Australia 0. Jule Brand (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonie Maier.
  10. 64' Goal! Germany 4, Australia 0. Laura Freigang (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  11. 73' Substitution, Germany. Fabienne Dongus replaces Sara Däbritz.
  12. 73' Substitution, Germany. Sophia Kleinherne replaces Marina Hegering.
  13. 73' Substitution, Germany. Sandra Starke replaces Lea Schüller.
  14. 76' Substitution, Australia. Indiah-Paige Riley replaces Caitlin Foord.
  15. 76' Substitution, Australia. Emma Checker replaces Sam Kerr.
  16. 82' Goal! Germany 4, Australia 1. Emily Gielnik (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  17. 88' Substitution, Australia. Alexandra Huynh replaces Clare Polkinghorne.
  18. 90'+1' Goal! Germany 5, Australia 1. Linda Dallmann (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Laura Freigang.
  19. 90'+2' Goal! Germany 5, Australia 2. Emily Gielnik (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emma Checker with a cross.

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