Written by Thomas Esamie.
| Australia travelled to New Zealand to begin their preparations for the Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification matches in May. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : February 17 | Venue : North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | |||
| New Zealand Jenny Bindon, Ria Percival, Abby Erceg, Bridgette Armstrong, Hannah Wall (Emma Kete 75), Katie Hoyle (Anna Green 67), Betsy Hassett (Annalie Longo 57), Hayley Moorwood (sent off 90), Kirsty Yallop, Amber Hearn, Hannah Wilkinson (Rosie White 57) |
0 | - | 3 | Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne (Kylie Ledbrook 76), Lauren Colthorpe, Servet Uzunlar, Heather Garriock, Sarah Walsh (Samantha Kerr 65), Lisa De Vanna, Kathryn Gill (Leena Khamis 65), Thea Slatyer (Sally Shipard 45), Collette McCallum (Aivi Luik 71), Elise Kellond-Knight Goals : Walsh 23, 52, DeVanna 84 |
| Referee : Mike Hester (NZ) Attendance : 1853 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), John Herdman (New Zealand) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by Jeremy Ruane | |||
| Australia travelled to New Zealand to begin their preparations for the Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification matches in May. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : February 20 | Venue : Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland | |||
| New Zealand Jenny Bindon, Ria Percival (Annalie Longo 46), Anna Green (Betsy Hassett 57), Katie Hoyle, Abby Erceg, Ali Riley, Amber Hearn (Emma Kete 77), Kirsty Yallop (Hannah Wilkinson 87), Rosie White, Hannah Wall, Kristy Hill |
0 | - | 3 | Australia Lydia Williams, Clare Polkinghorne (Kylie Ledbrook 68), Lauren Colthorpe (Aivi Luik 75), Servet Uzunlar, Heather Garriock, Lisa De Vanna (Tameka Butt 58), Kathryn Gill (Leena Khamis 75), Collette McCallum, Elise Kellond-Knight, Kyah Simon (Samantha Kerr 58), Kim Carroll (Sally Shipard 45) Goals : Garriock 37, De Vanna 49, Khamis 84 |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), John Herdman (New Zealand) | ||||
| Australian squad | ||||
| Australia continued their preparations for the Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification by hosting North Korea. This match was played behind closed doors for reasons I find somewhat unclear. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : March 3 | Venue : Spencer Park, Newmarket, Brisbane | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Clare Polkinghorne, Servet Uzunlar, Lisa De Vanna (Michelle Heyman 73), Katie Gill (Leena Khamis 86), Collette Mccallum (Aivi Luik 73), Sally Shipard (Lauren Colthorpe 46), Elise Kellond-Knight, Sam Kerr (Kyah Simon 37), Kim Carroll (Thea Slayter 46), Tameka Butt Goals : Gill 50, De Vanna 68 |
2 | - | 2 | North Korea Myong Hui HONG, Jong Sun KWON, Yong Sim CHOE, Un Sim RA, Yun Mi JO, Hyon Hi YUN, Un Byol HO, Yong Hui KIM (Myong Hwa JON 36 (Haeng Bok KANG ??)), Ye Gyong RI, Un Ju KIM (Su Ok RYOM 36 (Chung Sim KIM 59)), Pok Sim JONG Goals : Hyon Hi Yun 14, 86 |
| Referee : Jacqui Melksham Attendance : 0 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Kim Kwang Min (North Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Australia continued their preparations for the Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification by hosting North Korea. In this match the North Koreans expressed their disappointment with the penalty given against them by walking to the sideline and refusing to continue playing for 3-4 minutes. They eventually played on and played their part in an exciting finish. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : March 6 | Venue : Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne (Laura Alleway 90), Lauren Colthorpe, Sarah Walsh (Kyah Simon 78), Kylie Ledbrook (Tameka Butt 54), Lisa De Vanna, Katie Gill, Thea Slayter (Sally Shipard 78), Collette McCallum (Emily van Egmond 90), Elise Kellond-Knight, Kim Carroll Goals : Walsh 25, Gill 45pk, Simon 90 |
3 | - | 2 | North Korea Myong Hui HONG, Jong Sun KWON, Yong Sim CHOE, Un Sim RA, Yun Mi JO (Su Ok RYOM 77), Hyon Hi YUN (Myong Hwa JON 54), Un Byol HO (Haeng Bok KANG 38), Yong Hui KIM (Hyon Sun JANG 90), Un Ju KIM, Chung Sim KIM (Ye Gyong RI 31), Pok Sim JONG Goals : Yun Mi JO 33, Yong Hui KIM 53 |
| Referee : Sarah Hodson Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Kim Kwang Min (North Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA Match Report by Chris Dunkerley | |||
| This was a Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification match. | ||||
| Played : May 19 | Venue : Chengdu Sports Centre | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Karla Reuter, Lauren Colthorpe (Teigen Allen 64), Servet Uzunlar (Sam Kerr 53), Kylie Ledbrook, Thea Slatyer, Sally Shipard, Kyah Simon, Leena Khamis, Tameka Butt, Aivi Luik Goals : Khamis 28, Ledbrook 52pk |
2 | - | 0 | Vietnam TRINH, Nguywen Thi Hanh, Nguyen Thi Nga, Dao Thi Mien, Nguyen Thi Muon (Oanh 76), Chi, Anh, Le Thi Thuong, Nguyet, Hong, An |
| Referee : Ri Hyang OK Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), (Vietnam) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification match. | ||||
| Played : May 21 | Venue : Chengdu Sports Centre | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne, Lauren Colthorpe, Servet Uzunlar, Heather Garriock, Lisa De Vanna (Sam Kerr 63), Kate Gill, Collette McCallum (Sally Shipard 78), Elise Kellond-Knight, Kim Carroll, Teigen Allen (Sarah Walsh 56) Goals : Carroll 51, De Vanna 58, Kerr 64 |
3 | - | 1 | South Korea Kim Jung Mi, Yu Ji Eun, Jeon GA Eul, Ji SO Yun, Choe Su Jin (Lee Jang Mi 59), Kim Do Yeon, Kwon Hah Nul (Yoo Young A 78), Jung Hae In, Cho So Hyun, Kang Sun Mi, Kim Soo Yun Goal : Kang Sun Mi 70 |
| Referee : Sachiko YAMAGISHI Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), (South Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Lisa DeVanna managed to fall akwardly while challenging the keeper for a ball forward and turned her foot in totally the wrong direction resulting in a broken leg and ankle damage. It was much less excruciating to watch than bear... but the difference to me didn't seem like much. Nevertheless the result only served to sort out positions 1 and 2 in the group. This was a Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification match. | ||||
| Played : May 23 | Venue : Chengdu Sports Centre | |||
| China Zhang Yanru, Liu Huana, Yuan Fan, Weng Xinzhi, Bi Yan, Xu Yuan, Han Duan (Ma Jun), Li Danyang, Sun Ling, Zhang Rui (You Jia 84), Ma Zixiang (Lou Jiahui 76) Goal : Zhang RUI 9 |
1 | - | 0 | Australia Lydia Williams, Karla Reuter, Heather Garriock, Sarah Walsh (Lisa De Vanna 53 (Sam Kerr 73)), Kylie Ledbrook, Thea Slatyer, Sally Shipard, Kyah Simon (Collette McCallum 60), Leena Khamis, Tameka Butt, Aivi Luik |
| Referee : Sachiko YAMAGISHI (Japan) Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), (China) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Australia's 2 opening wins were enough to ensure progression and it turns out the team in the way of Australia is Japan in the Semi-Final. Japan had gome through their group with 3 wins and 0 goals conceded, same thing happened to China. All told it is a bit rough to go out of the tournament with the one goal you did give up. This means one of Japan or China will miss out on the World Cup, given China's record in particular it is almost unthinkable they miss out. Good luck Japan ;-) This was a Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification match. | ||||
| Played : May 27 | Venue : Chengdu Sports Centre | |||
| Japan Kaihori Ayumi, Iwashimizu Azusa, Yano Kyoko (Megumi 88), Kumagai Saki, Kinga Yukari, Sameshima Aya, Miyama Aya, Nagasato Yuki, Sawa Homare, Yamaguchi Mami (Ando Kozue 35), Sudo Akiko (Utsugi Rumi 59) |
0 | - | 1 | Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne, Lauren Colthorpe (Aivi Luik 82), Servet Uzunlar, Heather Garriock, Kate Gill, Collette McCallum (Sam Kerr 90), Sally Shipard, Elise Kellond-Knight, Kim Carroll, Sarah Walsh (Teigen Allen 61) Goal : Gill 45 |
| Referee : Pannipar Kamnueng Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), (Japan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Australia, having already clinched the World Cup berth and then added the Asian championship to their belt. Played in torrential rain Australia's first half goal was cancelled out in the second by a glancing header and it was the same goal that hosted the penalties after extra time failed to find a winner although North Korea hit the bar. Having lost in the final 4 years ago Australia went one better and I'm certainly glad of that. In the playoff for third Japan did indeed prevent former world cup winners China from emulating that feat in Germany next year. This was a Asian Cup/World Cup Qualification match. | ||||
| Played : May 30 | Venue : Chengdu Sports Centre | |||
| North Korea Hong Myong Hui, Yun Song Mi, Choe Yong Sim, Ra Un Sim, Jo Yun Mi, Rei Ye Gyong, Kim Yong Ae (Yun Hyon Hi 53), Kim Kyong Hwa (Mun Chol Mi 70), Kim Chung Sim (Ri Hyon Suk 103), Yu Jong Hui, Song Jong Sun Goal : Ra Un Sim 73 Penalties : Jo Yun Mi, Yun Song Mi (miss), Choe Yong Sim, Yu Jong Hui, Mun Chol Mi |
1 aet 4pk |
- | 1 aet 5pk |
Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne, Lauren Colthorpe, Servet Uzunlar, Heather Garriock, Kate Gill, Collette McCallum (Aivi Luik 97), Sally Shipard, Elise Kellond-Knight (Kylie Ledbrook 101), Sam Kerr (Kyah Simon 75), Kim Carroll Goal : Kerr 19 Penalties : Shipard, Ledbrook, Gill, Garriock, Simon |
| Referee : Sachiko Yamagishi Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Kim Kwang Min (North Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Peace Queen Cup match. | ||||
| Played : October 17 | Venue : Suwon World Cup Stadium, South Korea | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne (Kyah Simon 77), Servet Uzunlar, Kim Carroll, Lauren Colthorpe, Collette Mccallum (Aivi Luik 46), Sally Shipard, Elise Kellond-Knight (Teigen Allen 77), Sam Kerr, Caitlin Munoz (Thea Slatyer 86), Kate Gill (Leena Khamis 72) Goals : McCallum 26, Gill 29, Shipard 63 |
3 | - | 1 | Mexico Erika Gonzalez, Rubi Nungaray, Natalie Vinti Nuno, Juana Lopez, Dinora Rodriguez (Tania Morales 80), Maribel Dominguez, Lydia Hernandez, Leticia Garcia (Pamela Alonso 53), Luz Soto (Maria Castillo 69), Veronic Perez (Monica Rubio 67), Teresa Aguilar Goal : Dominguez 64 |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Leonardo Cuellar (Mexico) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Peace Queen Cup match. | ||||
| Played : October 19 | Venue : Suwon World Cup Stadium, South Korea | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Lauren Colthorpe, Servet Uzunlar, Thea Slatyer, Teigen Allen (Caitlin Munoz 73), Collette McCallum (Clare Polkinghorne 68), Aivi Luik, Elise Kellond-Knight, Tameka Butt, Kate Gill (Leena Khamis 59), Kyah Simon Goal : Gill 12 |
1 | - | 0 | Taiwan |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Chu Wen Bin (Taiwan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| The final match was between the two group winners... and when I say "winners"... the other group containing South Korea, England and New Zealand played out three 0-0 draws which meant that the drawing of lots decided the Australian opponent. Looks like home ground could be an advantage in this process... This was a Peace Queen Cup match. | ||||
| Played : October 23 | Venue : Suwon World Cup Stadium, South Korea | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne (Teigen Allen 84), Servet Uzunlar, Kim Carroll, Lauren Colthorpe (Aivi Luik 71), Collette McCallum, Sally Shipard, Elise Kellond-Knight, Kyah Simon, Caitlin Munoz (Tameka Butt 46), Kate Gill Goal : Gill 57 |
1 | - | 2 | South Korea JUN Min-Kyung, LEE Eun-Mi, HONG Kyung-Suk, KIM Do-Yeon, RYU Ji-Eun, JEON Ga-Eul, PARK Eun-Jung, KIM Na-Rae (JI So-Yun 46), CHA Yun-Hee (KIM Soo-Yun 46), KWON Hah-Nul (SHIM Seo-Yeon 91), PARK Hee-Young (LEE Jang-Mi 85) Goals : Kim Narae 16, Jeon Gaeul 56 |
| Referee : Kamuneng Pannipar(Thailand) Attendance : 15000 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Choi In Cheol (South Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| What better way to prepare for the 2011 World Cup than a match against the hosts. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 28 | Venue : Wolfsburg | |||
| Germany Ursula Holl, Sandra Bartusiak, Babett Peter, Sonja Fuss (Verena Faisst 46), Lena Goessling, Simone Laudehr, Kim Kulig (Martina Müller 46), Kerstin Garefrekes (Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi 25), Fatmire Bajramaj, Inka Grings (Dszenifer Maroszan 69), Birgit Prinz (Ariane Hingst 69) Goals : Grings 36, Müller 71 |
2 | - | 1 | Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne (Caitlin Munoz 63), Kim Carroll, Lauren Colthorpe (Teigen Allen 57), Servet Uzunlar, Collette McCallum, Sally Shipard (Aivi Luik 88), Elise Kellond-Knight, Kate Gill (Leena Khamis 80), Kyah Simon, Samantha Kerr Goal : Kerr 28 |
| Referee : Tanja Schett (Austria) Attendance : 7229 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Silvia Neid (Germany) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||