Written by Thomas Esamie .
| Australia staged the second ever "Australia Cup" inviting the USA, Sweden and Czech Republic. In an Olympic year this was basically a warmup. This match was played as a curtainraiser to the Northern Spirit v Sydney United NSL match. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : January 7 | Venue : North Sydney Oval, Sydney | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Bridgette Starr, Dianne Alagich, Sacha Wainwright (Kelly Golebiowski 79), Sharon Black (Heather Garriock 69), Alison Forman, Amy Wilson, Bryony Duus (Danielle Small 46), Katrina Boyd (Sunni Hughes 63), Julie Murray |
0 | - | 2 | Sweden (lineup incomplete) Ulrika Karlsson (gk), Hanna Ljungberg, Malin Andersson, Cecelia Sandell Goals : Ljungberg 15, Sandell 26 |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : unknown Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (Sweden) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| After the USA hammered the Czechs 8-1 Australia took their turn at the outsiders for the tournament. Meanwhile the USA and Sweden played out a 0-0 draw. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : January 10 | Venue : Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne | |||
| Australia Leanne Trimboli, Cheryl Salisbury, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby, Sacha Wainwright (Kelly Golebiowski 28), Heather Garriock (Sharon Black 79), Alison Forman, Amy Wilson (Bryony Duus 79), Danielle Small, Katrina Boyd, Sunni Hughes (Julie Murray 56) Goals : Tann-Darby 59, Murray 60, Black 86 |
3 | - | 0 | Czech Republic Cilova, Zahorikova, Marie Tlachova (sent off 23), Knavova, Hrenova (Cervenkova 63), Jedlickova (Valkova 70), Scasna, Chlumecka (Kohoutova 81), Mackova, Katerina Doskova, Dudova (Petranova 89) |
| Referee : unknown Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (Czech Republic) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA Match Report by Alan Clark | ||||
| The Final match of the series concluded with a solid win to the USA, giving the USA the tournament title since Sweden managed a 2-0 win against the Czechs, thus leaving the Scandinavians with second place on goal difference. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : January 13 | Venue : Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Bridgette Starr (Sacha Wainwright 89), Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby (Peita-Claire Hepperlin 72), Sharon Black (Heather Garriock 76), Alison Forman, Danielle Small, Amy Wilson, Katrina Boyd (Kelly Golebiowski 82), Sunni Hughes Goal : Forman 74 |
1 | - | 3 | United States (lineup incomplete) Sherrill Kester, Aly Wagner, Mandy Clemens, Jenny Streiffer, Danielle Slaton Goals : Kester 13, Alagich 34og, Wagner 81 |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : unknown Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), Lauren Gregg (USA) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 31 | Venue : Bruce Stadium, Canberra | |||
| Australia Leanne Trimboli, Cheryl Salisbury, Sacha Wainwright (Bridgette Starr 71), Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby, Heather Garriock (Sharon Black 78), Kate McShea, Alison Forman, Bryony Duus (Amy Wilson 84), Alicia Ferguson (Kelly Golebiowski 65), Sunni Hughes Goals : Duus 64 |
1 | - | 0 | Japan |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : 3345 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (Japan) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| This match, for some reason, went to penalties and eventually China ran out 5-4 winners on that lottery. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : June 2 | Venue : Sydney Football Stadium | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Bridgette Starr, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby, Sharon Black (Heather Garriock 66), Kate McShea, Alison Forman, Bryony Duus (Amy Wilson 77), Lisa Casagrande (Alicia Ferguson 74), Sunni Hughes (Kelly Golebiowski 101) Goal : Garriock 81 |
1 aet |
- | 1 aet |
China lineup Goal : Sun Wen 3 |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : 10049 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (China) | ||||
| Match Report by Tony Calder Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : June 4 | Venue : Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney | |||
| Australia Leanne Trimboli, Cheryl Salisbury, Sacha Wainwright, Bridgette Starr (Kate McShea 57), Anissa Tann-Darby, Heather Garriock (Sharon Black 57), Peita-Claire Hepperlin (Bryony Duus 82), Alison Forman, Amy Wilson (Lisa Casagrande 73), Kelly Golebiowski, Sunni Hughes |
0 | - | 2 | Canada Goals : Sinclair 32, Burtini 43 |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : 3947 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (Canada) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| This was the Semi-Final of the tournament. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : June 7 | Venue : Hunter Region Athletics Centre, Newcastle | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Bridgette Starr, Dianne Alagich (Sacha Wainwright 65), Anissa Tann-Darby (Peita-Claire Hepperlin 82), Sharon Black (Heather Garriock 73), Kate McShea, Alison Forman, Bryony Duus (Amy Wilson 77), Alicia Ferguson (Kelly Golebiowski 62), Sunni Hughes Goals : Black 7, 21, 30, Hughes 25 |
4 | - | 0 | New Zealand |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : unknown Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (New Zealand) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| Final of the tournament. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : June 11 | Venue : Breakers Stadium, Newcastle | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Bridgette Starr, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby (Sacha Wainwright 84), Sharon Black (Heather Garriock 69), Kate McShea, Alison Forman, Bryony Duus (Amy Wilson 46), Alicia Ferguson (Kelly Golebiowski 69), Sunni Hughes |
0 | - | 1 | United States Siri Mullinix, Brandi Chastain, Kate Sobrero, Joy Fawcett, Christie Pearce, Kristine Lilly, Lorrie Fair (Nikki Serlenga 83), Julie Foudy, Shannon MacMillan, Mia Hamm, Tiffeny Milbrett Goal : MacMillan 79pk |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : unknown Coaches : Ian Murray (Australia), unknown (USA) | ||||
| Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| Prior to the Olympics the Aussies toured North Korea and China to play 4 matches in their final warm-up series before taking on the rest of the Olympic qualifiers. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : August 8 | Venue : Yonggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang | |||
| North Korea lineup unknown Goals : Song Ok Jo 4, Sol Yong Suk 68 |
2 | - | 0 | Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Sacha Wainwright, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby, Amy Wilson (Heather Garriock 72), Kate McShea, Alison Forman, Bryony Duus (Danielle Small 72), Alicia Ferguson, Sunni Hughes (Kelly Golebiowski 78) |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : ~15000 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (North Korea) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : August 11 | Venue : Pyongyang | |||
| North Korea lineup unknown Goals : Song Ok Jo 68, Ri Kyong Ae 92 |
2 | - | 1 | Australia Joanne Butland, Cheryl Salisbury, Amy Wilson (Sacha Wainwright 73), Dianne Alagich, Amy Taylor (Anissa Tann-Darby 72), Heather Garriock, Peita-Claire Hepperlin (Kate McShea 70), Alison Forman, Danielle Small (Bryony Duus 62), Sunni Hughes (sent off 65), Alicia Ferguson (Kelly Golebiowski 58 (sent off 90)) Goal : Forman 81 |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : ~10000 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (North Korea) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : August 14 | Venue : Yangzhou, China | |||
| China lineup unknown Goals : Liu Ailing 30, Sun Wen 77, Jin Yan 85 |
3 | - | 0 | Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Sacha Wainwright, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby (Danielle Small 40), Amy Wilson, Kate McShea (Peita-Claire Hepperlin 38), Alison Forman, Bryony Duus (Heather Garriock), Sunni Hughes, Alicia Ferguson (Kelly Golebiowski) |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : ~8000 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (China) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| This game wrapped up the tour and was the first home defeat of the Chinese at Australia's hands. A high point to take into the Olympics. Though why a penalty shootout took place at all is a little beyond me. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : August 17 | Venue : Shanghai, China | |||
| China Han Wenxia, Wang Liping, Fan Yunjie, Wen Lirong, Bai Jie, Liu Ying, Shui Qingxia, Pu Wei, Liu Ailing, Sun Wen, Jin Yan (substitutions unavailable) |
0 4pk |
- | 0 5pk |
Australia Tracey Wheeler, Cheryl Salisbury, Sacha Wainwright, Dianne Alagich, Danielle Small, Amy Wilson (Amy Taylor 78), Kate McShea (Peita-Claire Hepperlin 46), Alison Forman, Bryony Duus (Heather Garriock 61), Sunni Hughes (Anissa Tann-Darby 75), Kelly Golebiowski (Alicia Ferguson 69) |
| Referee : unknown Attendance : ~20000 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), unknown (China) | ||||
| Match Report by AWSA | ||||
| Australia expressed some relief at not being drawn in the other Group comprised of USA, Norway, China and Nigeria. Germany wasn't exactly helping things in this first up game. This was an Olympic Games match. | ||||
| Played : September 13 | Venue : Bruce Stadium, Canberra | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Kate McShea, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby, Alison Forman, Cheryl Salisbury, Julie Murray (Kelly Golebiowski 62), Sunni Hughes (Alicia Ferguson 46), Bryony Duus (Heather Garriock 72), Sacha Wainwright, Amy Wilson |
0 | - | 3 | Germany Silke Rottenberg, Kerstin Stegemann, Steffi Jones, Doris Fitschen, Maren Meinert, Birgit Prinz, Bettina Wiegmann, Inka Grings, Sandra Minnert, Ariane Hingst, Renate Lingor Goals : Grings 35, Wiegmann 70, Lingor 91 |
| Referee : Bola Elizabeth Abidoye (Nigeria) Linesman : Ana Isabel Perez Assante (Peru), Cleidy Mary Ribeiro Nunes (Brazil) Attendance : 24800 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), Tina Theune-Meyer (Germany) | ||||
| Match Report by XXX | ||||
| This was an Olympic Games match. | ||||
| Played : September 16 | Venue : Sydney Football Stadium | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Kate McShea, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby, Alison Forman, Cheryl Salisbury, Sunni Hughes, Bryony Duus (Heather Garriock 77), Alicia Ferguson (Kelly Golebiowski 78), Sacha Wainwright, Amy Wilson (Sharon Black 46) Goal : Salisbury 57 |
1 | - | 1 | Sweden Caroline Joensson, Karolina Westberg, Jane Tornqvist, Sara Larsson, Kristin Bengtsson, Malin Mostrom, Cecelia Sandell, Tina Nordlund (Linda Fagerstroem 76), Malin Andersson, Hanna Ljungberg, Victoria Svensson (Therese Sjoegran 54) Goal : Andersson 66pk |
| Referee : Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) Lineswomen : Jackeline Saez Blanquice (PAN), Hisae Yoshizawa (JPN) Attendance : 33600 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), Marika Domanski Lyfors (Sweden) | ||||
| Match Report by Brian Martin | ||||
| While a win could have set Australia up for a semi-final match they ended up sharing the fate of their male counterparts and first round obscurity. This was an Olympic Games match. | ||||
| Played : September 19 | Venue : Sydney Football Stadium | |||
| Australia Tracey Wheeler, Kate McShea (Kelly Golebiowski 74), Bridgette Starr, Dianne Alagich, Anissa Tann-Darby, Alison Forman, Cheryl Salisbury, Sunni Hughes, Sharon Black (Heather Garriock 70), Bryony Duus (Amy Wilson 62), Alicia Ferguson Goal : Hughes 33 |
1 | - | 2 | Brazil Andreia, Juliana, Daniela, Tania, Cidinha, Katia, Sissi, Pretinha (Roseli 74), Raquel (Formiga 57), Simone, Rosana (Maicon 46) Goals : Raquel 56, Katia 64 |
| Referee : Vibeke Karlson (NOR) Linesmen : Sanna Luhtanen (FIN), Marie-Louise Svanstr�m (SWE) Attendance : 29400 Coaches : Chris Tanzey (Australia), Jose Duarte (Brazil) | ||||
| Match Report by XXX | ||||