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Match Report

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Matildas belt NZ for biggest win under Montemurro

It was a case of no Sam Kerr, no worries as the Matildas dominated New Zealand for a 5-0 thrashing - the biggest win of Joe Montemurro's coaching tenure to date.

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AUS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 3Winonah HeatleyCD-R
  4. 2Courtney NevinLB
  5. 21Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 10Emily van EgmondAM
  7. 19Katrina GorryLM
  8. 23Kyra Cooney-CrossRM
  9. 9Caitlin FoordF
  10. 17Amy SayerAM-L
  11. 16Hayley RasoAM-R

NZL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Anna LeatG
  2. 2Kate TaylorCD
  3. 27Michaela FosterCD-L
  4. 19Elizabeth AntonCD-R
  5. 10Annalie LongoCM-L
  6. 26Maya HahnCM-R
  7. 29Katie KitchingAM
  8. 4C.J. BottLM
  9. 20Indiah-Paige RileyRM
  10. 34Kelli BrownCF-L
  11. 38Deven JacksonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Australia 1, New Zealand 0. Amy Sayer (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Katrina Gorry.
  2. 24' Goal! Australia 2, New Zealand 0. Hayley Raso (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 58' Substitution, New Zealand. Grace Wisnewski replaces Annalie Longo.
  4. 58' Substitution, New Zealand. Milly Clegg replaces Deven Jackson.
  5. 58' Substitution, New Zealand. Gabi Rennie replaces Kelli Brown.
  6. 65' Substitution, Australia. Michelle Heyman replaces Amy Sayer.
  7. 65' Substitution, Australia. Kaitlyn Torpey replaces Courtney Nevin.
  8. 65' Substitution, Australia. Holly McNamara replaces Hayley Raso.
  9. 67' Substitution, New Zealand. Betsy Hassett replaces Indiah-Paige Riley.
  10. 70' Goal! Australia 3, New Zealand 0. Ellie Carpenter (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  11. 71' Goal! Australia 4, New Zealand 0. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
  12. 74' Substitution, New Zealand. Olivia Chance replaces Maya Hahn.
  13. 74' Substitution, New Zealand. Claudia Bunge replaces Elizabeth Anton.
  14. 77' Substitution, Australia. Tameka Yallop replaces Emily van Egmond.
  15. 77' Substitution, Australia. Clare Wheeler replaces Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  16. 81' Substitution, Australia. Remy Siemsen replaces Caitlin Foord.
  17. 86' Claudia Bunge (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+2' Goal! Australia 5, New Zealand 0. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Holly McNamara.

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