Australia vs South Africa, 2022 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Australia
  • 5': Cortnee Vine
  • 24': Cortnee Vine
  • 42': Clare Polkinghorne
  • 53': Caitlin Foord
FT
4 - 1
South Africa
  • 87': Hildah Magaia

Cortnee Vine at the double as Australia cruise to 4-1 victory over South Africa

Australia Women defeated South Africa 4-1 in a friendly on Saturday, with Cortnee Vine, Caitlin Foord and Clare Polkinghorne all on target.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  • 4': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tiisetso Makhubela.
  • 5': Mary Fowler (Australia) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Goal! Australia 1, South Africa 0. Cortnee Vine (Australia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 9': Foul by Jermaine Seoposenwe (South Africa).
  • 9': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Fikile Magama (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 13': Foul by Sibulele Holweni (South Africa).
  • 13': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Offside, Australia. Mary Fowler tries a through ball, but Hayley Raso is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
  • 19': Sibulele Holweni (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Offside, South Africa. Bambanani Mbane tries a through ball, but Jermaine Seoposenwe is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Charlotte Grant (Australia).
  • 20': Hildah Magaia (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Goal! Australia 2, South Africa 0. Cortnee Vine (Australia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  • 27': Foul by Charlotte Grant (Australia).
  • 27': Hildah Magaia (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
  • 40': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Bongeka Gamede.
  • 41': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tiisetso Makhubela.
  • 42': Goal! Australia 3, South Africa 0. Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Australia 3, South Africa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Australia 3, South Africa 0.
  • 45': Substitution, South Africa. Thato Letsoso replaces Sibulele Holweni.
  • 45': Substitution, South Africa. Thubelihle Shamase replaces Gabriela Salgado.
  • 46': Caitlin Foord (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Bambanani Mbane (South Africa).
  • 47': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tiisetso Makhubela.
  • 48': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Hildah Magaia.
  • 53': Goal! Australia 4, South Africa 0. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley.
  • 54': Foul by Hildah Magaia (South Africa).
  • 54': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Caitlin Foord (Australia) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Katrina Gorry with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Fikile Magama (South Africa).
  • 56': Mary Fowler (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Substitution, South Africa. Robyn Moodaly replaces Thalea Smidt.
  • 58': Substitution, Australia. Alexandra Chidiac replaces Cortnee Vine.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hayley Raso.
  • 60': Foul by Bongeka Gamede (South Africa).
  • 60': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tiisetso Makhubela.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Katrina Gorry.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Fikile Magama.
  • 67': Bongeka Gamede (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 69': Offside, Australia. Mary Fowler tries a through ball, but Caitlin Foord is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Australia. Courtney Nevin replaces Stephanie-Elise Catley.
  • 70': Substitution, Australia. Emily Gielnik replaces Caitlin Foord.
  • 70': Substitution, Australia. Larissa Crummer replaces Charlotte Grant.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Courtney Nevin (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 78': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tiisetso Makhubela.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 79': Hand ball by Hayley Raso (Australia).
  • 79': Substitution, South Africa. Melinda Kgadiete replaces Thubelihle Shamase.
  • 83': Substitution, Australia. Chloe Logarzo replaces Mary Fowler.
  • 83': Substitution, Australia. Sam Kerr replaces Katrina Gorry.
  • 85': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Fikile Magama.
  • 87': Goal! Australia 4, South Africa 1. Hildah Magaia (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melinda Kgadiete following a fast break.
  • 90'+1': Chloe Logarzo (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Thato Letsoso (South Africa).
  • 90'+1': Thato Letsoso (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emily Gielnik with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Australia 4, South Africa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Australia 4, South Africa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Australia 4, South Africa 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 0
35 Possession 65
1 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 8
1.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
241 Accurate Passes 506
320 Passes 588
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 29
0.0 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 53
29 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 15
20 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
25 Interceptions 9
31 Effective Clearances 4
31 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England

Line-Ups

AUS Australia (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Teagan Micah (GK)
3 Aivi Luik
4 Clare Polkinghorne
7 Steph Catley
8 Charlotte Grant
23 Kyra Cooney-Cross
19 Katrina Gorry
9 Caitlin Foord
11 Mary Fowler
5 Cortnee Vine
16 Hayley Raso
Australia Substitutes:
Sam Kerr, Alex Chidiac, Larissa Crummer, Matilda Mcnamara, Mackenzie Arnold, Chloe Berryhill, Courtney Nevin, Emily Gielnik, Remy Siemsen, Emma Checker.

RSA South Africa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Regirl Ngobeni (GK)
14 Tiisetso Makhubela
13 Bambanani Mbane
18 Sibulele Holweni
4 Fikile Magama
10 Linda Motlhalo
6 Thalea Smidt
3 Bongeka Gamede
8 Hildah Magaia
9 Gabriela Salgado
12 Jermaine Seoposenwe
South Africa Substitutes:
Amogelang Motau, Thato Letsoso, Cimone Sauls, Lonathemba Mhlongo, Melinda Kgadiete, Nthabiseng Majiya, Thubelihle Shamase, Dineo Magagula, Robyn Moodaly.

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