Spain vs Australia, 2022 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Spain
  • 44': Aitana Bonmatí
  • 48': Mariona Caldentey
  • 53': Esther González
  • 57': Lucía García
  • 81': Lucía García
  • 89': Irene Guerrero
  • 90'+1': Irene Guerrero
FT
7 - 0
Australia

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Lucía García (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey with a through ball.
    • 2': Emily Gielnik (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Spain).
    • 6': Offside, Spain. Mariona Caldentey tries a through ball, but Amaiur Sarriegi is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Clare Wheeler (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Leila Ouahabi (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 11': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Spain).
    • 11': Katrina Gorry (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Offside, Spain. Irene Paredes tries a through ball, but Alexia Putellas is caught offside.
    • 17': Offside, Spain. Aitana Bonmatí tries a through ball, but Amaiur Sarriegi is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Lucía García (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Alexia Putellas (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucía García.
    • 21': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 21': Patri Guijarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Katrina Gorry (Australia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Patri Guijarro (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucía García.
    • 27': Foul by Leila Ouahabi (Spain).
    • 27': Katrina Gorry (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Courtney Nevin (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Aitana Bonmatí (Spain).
    • 31': Foul by Courtney Nevin (Australia).
    • 31': Lucía García (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Offside, Spain. Leila Ouahabi tries a through ball, but Alexia Putellas is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Alexia Putellas (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irene Paredes.
    • 33': Offside, Spain. Alexia Putellas tries a through ball, but Mariona Caldentey is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
    • 36': Offside, Spain. Alexia Putellas tries a through ball, but Amaiur Sarriegi is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Lucía García (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amaiur Sarriegi.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Patri Guijarro (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 44': Goal! Spain 1, Australia 0. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Irene Paredes.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 1, Australia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spain 1, Australia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Australia. Jamilla Rankin replaces Emily van Egmond.
    • 45': Substitution, Australia. Mackenzie Arnold replaces Teagan Micah.
    • 45': Substitution, Australia. Princess Ibini replaces Emily Gielnik.
    • 45': Substitution, Spain. Esther González replaces Amaiur Sarriegi.
    • 45': Substitution, Spain. Irene Guerrero replaces Aitana Bonmatí.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 48': Goal! Spain 2, Australia 0. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Irene Guerrero (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucía García.
    • 51': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Charlotte Grant.
    • 51': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Tameka Yallop.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Patri Guijarro (Spain) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Ivana Andrés.
    • 53': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
    • 53': Goal! Spain 3, Australia 0. Esther González (Spain) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Irene Guerrero (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexia Putellas with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Ona Batlle (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Goal! Spain 4, Australia 0. Lucía García (Spain) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Charlotte Grant.
    • 59': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Tameka Yallop.
    • 63': Substitution, Spain. Athenea del Castillo replaces Mariona Caldentey.
    • 63': Offside, Spain. Patri Guijarro tries a through ball, but Athenea del Castillo is caught offside.
    • 64': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Courtney Nevin.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlotte Grant.
    • 66': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 66': Irene Guerrero (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Substitution, Australia. Remy Siemsen replaces Larissa Crummer.
    • 67': Substitution, Australia. Amy Sayer replaces Tameka Yallop.
    • 69': Katrina Gorry (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Spain. Claudia Zornoza replaces Alexia Putellas.
    • 70': Substitution, Spain. Andrea Pereira replaces Ivana Andrés.
    • 71': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Courtney Nevin.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Irene Guerrero (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esther González.
    • 74': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Cortnee Vine.
    • 75': Esther González (Spain) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Australia. Taylor Ray replaces Katrina Gorry.
    • 76': Substitution, Spain. Teresa Abelleira replaces Patri Guijarro.
    • 81': Goal! Spain 5, Australia 0. Lucía García (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Athenea del Castillo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Charlotte Grant (Australia).
    • 85': Charlotte Grant (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Amy Sayer (Australia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cortnee Vine with a cross.
    • 89': Goal! Spain 6, Australia 0. Irene Guerrero (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Spain 7, Australia 0. Irene Guerrero (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Esther González.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Spain 7, Australia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Spain 7, Australia 0.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 4
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 7
    0 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 1
    24.2 Possession 75.8
    4 SHOTS 23
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    164 Accurate Passes 699
    250 Passes 783
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 11
    4 Crosses 27
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    51 Long Balls 32
    14 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    15 Effective Tackles 9
    27 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 6
    32 Effective Clearances 7
    32 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue:
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    Attendance: 6,869

    Line-Ups

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Sandra Paños (GK)
    5 Ivana Andrés
    4 Irene Paredes
    15 Leila Ouahabi
    2 Ona Batlle
    12 Patri Guijarro
    14 Alexia Putellas
    6 Aitana Bonmatí
    27 Amaiur Sarriegi
    8 Mariona Caldentey
    17 Lucía García
    Spain Substitutes:
    Lola Gallardo, Athenea del Castillo, Ainhoa Moraza, Misa Rodríguez, Clàudia Pina, Andreas Pereira, Olga Carmona, Teresa Abelleira, Claudia Zornoza, Irene Guerrero, Laia Aleixandri, Esther González.

    AUS Australia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Teagan Micah (GK)
    4 Clare Polkinghorne
    2 Courtney Nevin
    8 Charlotte Grant Yellow Card
    13 Tameka Yallop
    5 Cortnee Vine
    10 Emily van Egmond
    6 Clare Wheeler
    24 Larissa Crummer
    19 Katrina Gorry Yellow Card
    15 Emily Gielnik
    Australia Substitutes:
    Matilda Mcnamara, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Amy Sayer, Mackenzie Arnold, Princess Ibani, Remy Siemsen, Jacynta Galabadaarachchi, Jamilla Rankin, Lydia Williams, Rachel Lowe, Taylor Ray, Winonah Heatley.

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