Written by Thomas Esamie.
| Australia began its qualifying path through Asia with 3 matches in the preliminary round all played in the same venue. It's too bad the Chinese population cannot see any of this because we are writing "Taiwan" instead of "Chinese Taipei". Politics is such an ugly game. Football is nicer. This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 21 | Venue : Chungshan Stadium, Kaohslung, Taiwan | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Dianne Alagich, Cheryl Salisbury, Kate McShea, Heather Garriock, Collette McCallum, Joanne Peters, Joanne Burgess (Lana Harch 82), Kate Gill, Sarah Walsh (Sasha McDonnell 76), Caitlin Munoz (Karla Reuter 46) Goals : Walsh 9, 55 |
2 | - | 0 | Myanmar May Khin Ya Min, San San Thein, Daw San San Maw, Moe Moe War (Myint Myint Aye 81), San Yu Naing, Than Than Htwe, Daw My Nilar Htwe (Zin Mar Wann 90), Aye Nandar Hlaing, Marlar Tun Kin, Nay Zar Lin Lin Aung, Aye Khaing Aye |
| Referee : Sachiko Baba (Japan) Attendance : 300 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (Myanmar) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| The FIFA match report says there were 0 attendees for this one. Seems a shame. This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 23 | Venue : Chungshan Stadium, Kaohslung, Taiwan | |||
| Australia Emma Wirkus, Rhian Davies, Thea Slatyer, Karla Reuter, Heather Garriock, Lana Harch, Lauren Colthorpe, Danielle Small, Joanne Peters (Collette McCallum 59), Kate Gill (Clare Polkinghorne 46), Sarah Walsh (Sasha McDonnell 46) Goals : Gill 3, Slatyer 14, Colthorpe 18, Small 25, Walsh 27, Garriock 52, Davies 57, McCallum 59, 83, Harch 75 |
10 | - | 0 | Uzbekistan Olga Makhmudova (Elena Belova 72), Umidahon Kaharova (Shahknoza Shukurova 53), Kseniya Senina, Oliya Ahmedova, Maria Moiseeva, Olga Kim, Komola Lismanova, Nargiza Abdurasulova, Gulnara Azamova, Makhliyo Sarikova, Aziza Ermatova (Elmira Gulamova 61) |
| Referee : Etsuko Fukano Attendance : 0 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (Uzbekistan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 25 | Venue : Chungshan Stadium, Kaohslung, Taiwan | |||
| Taiwan Feng-Chiu Huang, Man-Ting Lin, Tzu-Hui Kuo, Mei-Fin Lan, Yu-Hui Lin, Chiung-Ying Lin, Hui-Wen Liao (Ya-Huei Chen 68), Wan-Ling Chien, Li-Chin Lai, Huei-Tzu Lo (Shin-Jung Wu 54), Pei-Wen Tsai (Fu-Yu Chiu 86) Goal : Pei-Wen Tsai 35 |
1 | - | 8 | Australia Melissa Barbieri, Dianne Alagich, Cheryl Salisbury, Kate McShea (Thea Slatyer 46), Heather Garriock, Collette McCallum, Joanne Peters, Joanne Burgess, Kate Gill, Sarah Walsh (Lana Harch 76), Caitlin Munoz (Danielle Small 69) Goals : Gill 14, 26, 44, 49, 90, Walsh 29, Peters 72, Small 83 |
| Referee : Bentla D'Coth (India) Attendance : 300 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (Taiwan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : April 7 | Venue : BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Dianne Alagich (Jenna Tristram 46), Cheryl Salisbury, Kate McShea, Heather Garriock, Lauren Colthorpe, Joanne Peters, Collette McCallum, Joanne Burgess (Danielle Small 64), Kate Gill, Sarah Walsh (Thea Slatyer 82) Goals : Walsh 10, 12, McCallum 16, 43, 54, Gill 26, 52, 72, 74, 89, Peters 33, Burgess 56, Small 72, Salisbury 85, 87 |
15 | - | 0 | Hong Kong Kit Lun Fong, Po Lam Pauline Ng, Ling Ling Chu, Ching Ying Po, Shuk Fan Wong, Chi Ling Ho, Po Kei Man, Ying He, Wing Kam Ho, Qiuling Zhang, Wing Yan Kwong |
| Referee : Mayumi Oiwa (Japan) Attendance : 1511 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (Hong Kong) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : April 15 | Venue : Chungshan Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | |||
| Taiwan Feng-Chiu Huang, Man-Ting Lin, Tzu-Hui Kuo, Hsiang-Huei Wang (Hsin-Yun Tsai 60), Yu-Hui Lin, Shu-O Tseng, Li-Chen Tsai, Hsiu-Chin Yu, Chiung-Ying Lin (Chia-Yu Wang 62), Ya-Huei Chen, Pei-Wen Yu |
0 | - | 10 | Australia Melissa Barbieri, Dianne Alagich (Rhian Davies 72), Cheryl Salisbury, Thea Slatyer, Heather Garriock, Lauren Colthorpe, Joanne Peters (Lisa DeVanna 60), Collette McCallum, Joanne Burgess, Kate Gill, Sarah Walsh (Clare Polkinghorne 77) Goals : Gill 6, 28, 59, Walsh 18, 32, 45, Peters 42, 57, Salisbury 81, Burgess 83 |
| Referee : Etsuko Fukano (Japan) Attendance : 600 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (Taiwan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Australia was going great guns, until this match which put a serious dent in Olympic qualifying hopes. There was always the return match... This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : June 3 | Venue : Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | |||
| North Korea Myong Hui Jon, Jong Ran Om, Kyong Sun Sonu, Hye Ok Kong, Jong Sun Song, Sun Hui Ho, Un Suk Ri, Un Gyong Ri, Son Hui Kil, Kum Suk Ri, Yong Ae Kim (Kyong Hwa Kim 84) Goals : Ri Kum Suk 35, 55pk |
2 | - | 0 | Australia Melissa Barbieri, Dianne Alagich, Kate McShea, Cheryl Salisbury, Heather Garriock, Clare Polkinghorne (Sarah Walsh 46), Collette McCallum, Sally Shipard, Joey Peters, Jo Burgess (Lisa De Vanna 59), Kate Gill (Alicia Ferguson 81) |
| Referee : Huijin Niu (China) Attendance : 31000 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Kwang Min Kim (North Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| ... which didn't really go any better. It was looking bad for the Olympics from here on in. This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : June 10 | Venue : BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Kate McShea, Cheryl Salisbury, Thea Slatyer, Dianne Alagich, Joanne Peters, Collette McCallum, Sally Shipard (Lauren Colthorpe 80), Kate Gill (Caitlin Munoz 65), Joanne Burgess (Lisa De Vanna 46), Sarah Walsh |
0 | - | 2 | North Korea Myong Hui Jon, Jong Ran Om, Kyong Sun Sonu, Hye Ok Kong, Jong Sun Song, Sun Hui Ho, Un Suk Ri, Un Gyong Ri, Son Hui Kil, Kum Suk Ri, Yong Ae Kim (Kyong Hwa Kim 58) Goals : Ri Kum Suk 60, Kim Kyong Hwa 69 |
| Referee : Sachiko Baba (Japan) Attendance : 2121 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Kwang Min Kim (North Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : July 19 | Venue : Coffs Harbour | |||
| Australia Emma Wirkus, Rhian Davies, Kate McShea, Cheryl Salisbury, Heather Garriock, Joanne Peters, Collette McCallum, Sally Shipard, Danielle Small (Lana Harch 25), Caitlin Munoz, Sarah Walsh Goals : Walsh 57, 70, Harch 82 |
3 | - | 0 | New Zealand |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (New Zealand) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : July 22 | Venue : Coffs Harbour | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne, Kim Carroll, Louisa Bisbi, Karla Reuter (Amy Chapman 54), Ellen Beaumont, Amber Neilson, Lauren Colthorpe, Joanne Burgess (Lana Harch 80), Lisa DeVanna, Kate Gill Goal : DeVanna 24 |
1 | - | 0 | New Zealand Jenny Bindon, Abby Erceg, Rebecca Smith (Ria Percival 65), Maia Jackman, Marlies Oostdam, Katie Hoyle, Hayley Moorwood (Emily McColl 55), Priscilla Duncan (Rebecca Sowden ??), Michele Clarke (Merissa Smith 75), Rebecca Tegg, Ali Riley |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (New Zealand) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| In the final table Hong Kong would amass 68 goals against and 1 for. To be fair with Australia effectively out of the qualifying race the Matildas lineup bore a striking resemblance to the U19 side who were trying to ensure an appearance at the 2008 World Cup and used this game as match practice. This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : August 4 | Venue : Mongkok Stadium, Hong Kong | |||
| Hong Kong Kit Lun Fong (Ho Yan Yuen 46), Ling Ling Chu (Yee Kwan Pak 21), Wing Sze Chan, Ching Ying Po, Chi Ling Ho, Ying He, Qiuling Zhang, Wing Yan Kwong (Shuk Fan Wong 68), Lai Hing Chin, Wing Kum Ng, Kam Mui Fung Goal : Wing Sze Chan 52 |
1 | - | 8 | Australia Rachel Cooper, Clare Polkinghorne, Rachel Doyle, Caitlin Cooper (Jenna Kingsley 66), Lyndsay Glohe, Tameka Butt, Teresa Polias, Renee Rollason, Ellyse Perry (Grace Gill-McGrath 56), Victoria Balomenos (Kyah Simon 39), Elise Kellond-Knight Goals : Perry 2, Rollason 19, 56, Cooper 33, Butt 45, Lai Hing Chin 50og, 74og, Kingsley 83 |
| Referee : Mariko Iwaki (Japan) Attendance : 100 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Hoi Ying Wai (Hong Kong) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Hong Kong got hammered 19-0 by the North Koreans in the corresponding game. This marked the end of the Olympic campaign for the Matildas. However they had a World Cup to play in to make up for it. This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : August 12 | Venue : BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Kate McShea, Thea Slatyer, Cheryl Salisbury, Heather Garriock (Lisa DeVanna 67), Alicia Ferguson, Sally Shipard (Kate Gill 67), Joanne Peters, Joanne Burgess, Caitlin Munoz, Sarah Walsh Goals : Munoz 3, 82, 84, Walsh 25, Garriock 31, Peters 60, Gill 89 |
7 | - | 0 | Taiwan Ya-Wen Fan, Man-Ting Lin, Wei-Chen Chang (Chia-Jung Chang 46), Pin-Hui Chen, Wei-Ju Chen, Wen-Lin Tan (Mei-Chen Li 87), I-Ling Hsieh, Pei-Ling Chiang, Chia-Yu Wang, Hsiu-Chin Yu, Wan-Ling Chien (Chia-Hui Lin 74) |
| Referee : Sung Mi Cha (South Korea) Attendance : 1186 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (Taiwan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : August 16 | Venue : Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China | |||
| China Goals : Han Duan 54, 64 |
2 | - | 3 | Australia Lydia Williams (Emma Wirkus 46), Dianne Alagich (Rhian Davies 46), Kate McShea, Thea Slatyer (Joanne Burgess 80), Clare Polkinghorne, Lauren Colthorpe, Alicia Ferguson, Danielle Small (Cheryl Salisbury 70), Heather Garriock, Lisa DeVanna (Sarah Walsh 46), Kate Gill (Caitlin Munoz 90) Goals : McShea 22, DeVanna 28, Walsh 83 |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (China) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : August 19 | Venue : Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China | |||
| China Goal : Pu Wei 90 |
1 | - | 3 | Australia Melissa Barbieri, Lauren Colthorpe, Cheryl Salisbury, Kate McShea, Clare Polkinghorne, Sally Shipard, Collette McCallum, Heather Garriock (Alicia Ferguson 66), Joanne Burgess (Danielle Small 46), Caitlin Munoz (Kate Gill 84), Sarah Walsh (Lisa De Vanna 74) Goals : Garriock 12, Munoz 34, McCallum 51 |
| Referee : Attendance : 52000 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), unknown (China) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Australia started the World Cup with a solid 4-1 win Their first ever in a finals tournament. May there be many more. This was a World Cup Finals match. | ||||
| Played : September 12 | Venue : Hangzhou Dragon Stadium, China | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Kate McShea, Dianne Alagich, Cheryl Salisbury, Heather Garriock, Caitlin Munoz (Lisa De Vanna 46), Sarah Walsh, Joanne Peters (Alicia Ferguson 62), Collette McCallum, Sally Shipard, Clare Polkinghorne (Thea Slatyer 83) Goals : Walsh 15, De Vanna 57, 81, Garriock 69 |
4 | - | 1 | Ghana Memunatu Sulemana, Aminatu Ibrahim, Mavis Danso, Florence Okoe, Anita Amenuku (Belinda Kanda 67), Adjoa Bayor, Olivia Amoako, Yaa Avoe (Hamdya Abass 67), Lydia Ankrah, Anita Amankwa, Memuna Darku Goal : Amankwa 70 |
| Referee : Adriana Correa (Colombia) Attendance : 30752 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Isaac Paha (Ghana) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a World Cup Finals match. | ||||
| Played : September 15 | Venue : Hangzhou Dragon Stadium, China | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Lauren Colthorpe (Caitlin Munoz 76), Thea Slatyer, Cheryl Salisbury, Dianne Alagich, Danielle Small (Lisa De Vanna 46), Collette McCallum, Alicia Ferguson, Heather Garriock, Joanne Burgess, Kate Gill (Sarah Walsh 61) Goal : De Vanna 83 |
1 | - | 1 | Norway Bente Nordby, Ane Stangeland Horpestad, Gunhild Folstad, Ingvild Stensland, Camilla Huse, Trine Ronning, Solveig Gulbrandsen (Lene Storlokken 86), Melissa Wiik (Lene Mykjaland 46), Leni Larsen Kaurin (Guro Knutsen 74), Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Marie Knutsen Goal : R Gulbrandsen 5 |
| Referee : Huijin Niu (China) Attendance : 33835 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Bjarne Berntsen (Norway) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a World Cup Finals match. | ||||
| Played : September 20 | Venue : Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, China | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Lauren Colthorpe (Lisa De Vanna 46), Kate McShea, Cheryl Salisbury, Dianne Alagich, Sally Shipard, Collette McCallum, Joanne Peters (Alicia Ferguson 76), Heather Garriock, Caitlin Munoz (Joanne Burgess 62), Sarah Walsh Goals : McCallum 53, Salisbury 90 |
2 | - | 2 | Canada Erin McLeod (Taryn Swiatek 79), Tanya Dennis, Rhian Wilkinson, Diana Matheson, Candace-Marie Chapman, Martina Franko, Randee Hermus, Christine Sinclair, Melissa Tancredi (Jodi-Ann Robinson 68), Kara Lang (Brittany Timko 90), Sophie Schmidt Goals : Tancredi 1, Sinclair 85 |
| Referee : Gyoengi Gaal (Hungary) Attendance : 29300 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Even Pellerud (Canada) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a World Cup Finals match. | ||||
| Played : September 23 | Venue : Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Lauren Colthorpe, Cheryl Salisbury (Kate McShea 20), Thea Slatyer, Dianne Alagich, Sally Shipard (Caitlin Munoz 78), Collette McCallum, Joanne Peters (Joanne Burgess 81), Heather Garriock, Lisa De Vanna, Sarah Walsh Goals : De Vanna 36, Colthorpe 68 |
2 | - | 3 | Brazil Andreia, Elaine, Aline, Tania, Renata Costa, Daniela, Formiga (Simone 90), Maycon, Marta, Cristiane, Ester Goals : Formiga 4, Marta 23pk, Cristiane 75 |
| Referee : Christine Beck (Germany) Attendance : 35061 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Jorge Barcellos (Brazil) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||