FIFA Women's World Cup

Australia vs Republic of Ireland, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Women's World Cup
Australia
  • 52': Steph Catley (P)
FT
1 - 0
Republic of Ireland

    Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia beat Ireland in opener

    Co-hosts Australia laboured in the absence of injured captain Sam Kerr but a second-half Steph Catley penalty got them off to a winning start.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Hand ball by Hayley Raso (Australia).
    • 5': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 15': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
    • 15': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Heather Payne.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Clare Hunt (Australia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Heather Payne.
    • 21': Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia).
    • 21': Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Dangerous play by Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland).
    • 26': Mary Fowler (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
    • 27': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Niamh Fahey.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Hayley Raso (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steph Catley with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marissa Sheva with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland).
    • 31': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Foul by Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland).
    • 41': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Marissa Sheva (Republic of Ireland).
    • 45'+1': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Australia 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Australia 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 46': Foul by Steph Catley (Australia).
    • 46': Heather Payne (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
    • 47': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Cortnee Vine (Australia).
    • 49': Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Penalty Australia. Hayley Raso draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 51': Penalty conceded by Marissa Sheva (Republic of Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 52': Goal! Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Steph Catley (Australia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 54': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 54': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Hand ball by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 62': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland).
    • 62': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Sinead Farrelly.
    • 63': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Lucy Quinn replaces Marissa Sheva.
    • 67': Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Mary Fowler (Australia).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Steph Catley with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Steph Catley.
    • 71': Foul by Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland).
    • 71': Mackenzie Arnold (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Abbie Larkin (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
    • 73': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Katrina Gorry.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Australia. Emily van Egmond replaces Cortnee Vine.
    • 76': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Heather Payne (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 78': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ellie Carpenter.
    • 79': Foul by Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland).
    • 79': Mackenzie Arnold (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Mackenzie Arnold (Australia).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
    • 83': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Mary Fowler.
    • 86': Foul by Ruesha Littlejohn (Republic of Ireland).
    • 86': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Izzy Atkinson replaces Kyra Carusa.
    • 90': Foul by Clare Hunt (Australia).
    • 90': Lucy Quinn (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Megan Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 90'+3': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Steph Catley (Australia).
    • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 1
    37.2 Possession 62.8
    9 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    163 Accurate Passes 367
    251 Passes 456
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    29 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 44
    17 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    16 Effective Tackles 14
    27 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    4 Interceptions 6
    16 Effective Clearances 27
    16 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup

    Venue: Accor Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 75,784

    FIFA Women's World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Australia 3 +4 6
    2 Nigeria 3 +1 5
    3 Canada 3 -3 4
    4 Republic of Ireland 3 -2 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AUS Australia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
    14 Alanna Kennedy
    15 Clare Hunt
    7 Steph Catley
    21 Ellie Carpenter
    23 Kyra Cooney-Cross
    19 Katrina Gorry
    5 Cortnee Vine
    16 Hayley Raso
    11 Mary Fowler
    9 Caitlin Foord
    Australia Substitutes:
    Clare Polkinghorne, Teagan Micah, Lydia Williams, Kyah Simon, Sam Kerr, Tameka Yallop, Aivi Luik, Emily van Egmond, Charlotte Grant, Alex Chidiac, Courtney Nevin, Clare Wheeler.

    IRL Republic of Ireland (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Courtney Brosnan (GK)
    4 Louise Quinn
    6 Megan Connolly
    5 Niamh Fahey
    8 Ruesha Littlejohn
    10 Denise O'Sullivan Yellow Card
    11 Katie McCabe
    14 Heather Payne
    18 Kyra Carusa
    20 Marissa Sheva
    17 Sinead Farrelly
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Diane Caldwell, Lucy Quinn, Amber Barrett, Isibeal Atkinson, Áine O'Gorman, Abbie Larkin, Lily Agg, Grace Moloney, Ciara Grant, Megan Walsh, Chloe Mustaki, Claire O'Riordan.

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