Written by Thomas Esamie.
| In final preparations for the World Cup and Tom Sermanni still to nominate the final squad a 2-match series against New Zealand has been organised to allow him to fine tune selections. The first match was played behind closed doors, presumably for no other reason than the likely poor turnout on a Thursday when half of Gosford is working in Sydney. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 12 | Venue : Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Ellyse Perry, Clare Polkinghorne, Kylie Ledbrook, Leena Khamis, Catherine Cannuli (Kyah Simon 74), Kim Carroll (Servet Uzunlar 67), Laura Alleway, Aivi Luik, Caitlin Foord (Sam Kerr 79), Emily van Egmond Goals : Foord 10, Simon 79, Khamis 85 |
3 | - | 0 | New Zealand Jenny Bindon, Ria Percival (Rosie White 66), Anna Green, Abby Erceg, Rebecca Smith, Hayley Moorwood (Olivia Chance 84), Amber Hearn (Sarah Gregorius 90), Kirsty Yallop (Katie Bowen 46), Betsy Hassett, Hannah Wall (Katie Hoyle 46), Hannah Wilkinson (Emma Kete 66) |
| Referee : Jacqui Melksham Attendance : Sarah Ho, Allyson Flynn Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), John Herdman (New Zealand) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This is the second of the 2 match series, this time with paying patrons allowed and the match even televised live by the ABC. The joys of playing on a Sunday. The only one not enjoying the day was Lisa de Vanna who was withdrawn from the squad by the FFA for "a breach of team rules as set out in the National Code of Conduct". This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 15 | Venue : Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Clare Polkinghorne (Ellyse Perry 64), Servet Uzunlar, Collette McCallum (Emily van Egmond 83), Sally Shipard, Elise Kellond-Knight, Kyah Simon, Catherine Cannuli (Leena Khamis 46), Sam Kerr, Kim Carroll, Tameka Butt Goals : Cannuli 9, McCallum 55 |
2 | - | 1 | New Zealand Jenny Bindon, Ria Percival (Kirsty Yallop 67), Anna Green, Katie Hoyle, Abby Erceg, Rebecca Smith, Ali Riley, Amber Hearn, Betsy Hassett, Rosie White (Sarah McLaughlin 87), Hannah Wilkinson (Emma Kete 66) Goal : Wilkinson 27 |
| Referee : Kate Jacewicz Attendance : 2866 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), John Herdman (New Zealand) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| As is the way the world cup begins with a few warm up matches. First up is Mexico, or as you might put it, Maribel Dominguez and 10 other players. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : June 20 | Venue : Jahnstadion, Goettingen, Germany | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Kim Carroll, Heather Garriock (Emily van Egmond 66), Elise Kellond-Knight, Servet Uzunlar, Tameka Butt (Sam Kerr 66), Collette McCallum, Sally Shipard (Clare Polkinghorne 79), Lauren Colthorpe, Kyah Simon (Teigen Allen 79), Leena Khamis (Lisa de Vanna 46) Goals : Colthorpe 43, Shipard 45, Simon 63 |
3 | - | 2 | Mexico (starting lineup) Kenti Obles, Marlene Sandoval, Alina Garciamendez, Natalie Vinti, Guadalupe Worbis, Maribel Dominguez, Dinora Garza, Nayeli Rangel, Teresa Noyola, Cecilia Santiago, Monica Ocampo Goals : Ocampo 32, Dominguez 35pk |
| Referee : Riem Hussein Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Leonardo Cuellar (Mexico) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| In a closed door match that the English FA's website doesn't even seem to acknowledge Australia beat out the old enemy. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : June 23 | Venue : NachwuchsLeistungsZentrum, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Kim Carroll, Ellyse Perry (Laura Alleway 74), Heather Garriock, Elise Kellond-Knight, Servet Uzunlar (Emily Van Egmond 85), Lisa de Vanna (Sam Kerr 66), Emily van Egmond (Clare Polkinghorne 68), Tameka Butt (Caitlin Foord 79), Collette Mccallum (Sally Shipard 68), Kyah Simon (Leena Khamis 81) Goals : McCallum 15pk, 28 |
2 | - | 0 | England Rachel Brown (Karen Bardsley 46), Sophie Bradley, Anita Asante, Dunia Susi, Rachel Unitt, Jill Scott, Faye White, Jessica Clarke, Fara Williams, Ellen White, Karen Carney (Kelly Smith) |
| Referee : Riem Hussein Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Hope Powell (England) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| In an impressive but ultimately fruitless performance Australia lost to Brazil and have to hope for results against Equatorial Guinea and Norway who played out a 1-0 win to the Scandinavians. This was a World Cup match. | ||||
| Played : June 29 | Venue : Borussia Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Kim Carroll, Heather Garriock, Elise Kellond-Knight, Caitlin Foord, Servet Uzunlar, Lisa de Vanna, Emily van Egmond (Sally Shipard 61), Tameka Butt (Clare Polkinghorne 86), Collette McCallum, Kyah Simon (Samantha Kerr 79) |
0 | - | 1 | Brazil Andreia Suntaque, Maurine Dornelles Goncalves, Daiane Menezes Rodrigues, Aline Pellegrino, Rosana dos Santos Augusto, Ester Aparecida dos Santos, Miraildes Maciel Mota {aka Formiga} (Francielle Manoel Alberto 84), Marta Vieira da Silva, Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, Erika Cristiano dos Santos, Fabiana da Silva Simoes Goal : Rosana 54 |
| Referee : Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) Attendance : 27258 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Kleiton Lima (Brazil) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| Australia certainly like to build tension in a game.. but ran out winners and with Norway losing handily to Brazil this meant the final group game against Norway could be drawn and Australia would still go through. This was a World Cup match. | ||||
| Played : July 3 | Venue : Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Kim Carroll, Heather Garriock, Elise Kellond-Knight, Servet Uzunlar, Emily van Egmond, Collette McCallum (Clare Polkinghorne 78), Sally Shipard (Lisa de Vanna 46), Lauren Colthorpe, Leena Khamis, Sam Kerr (Teigen Allen 69) Goals : Khamis 8, van Egmond 48, de Vanna 51 |
3 | - | 2 | Equatorial Guinea Miriam Silva de Paixao, Bruna Amarante de Silva (Laetitia Chapeh 83), Dulcia Maria Davi, Carolina Conceicao Martins Pereira, Ana Cristina da Silva, Vania Cristina Martins, Blessing Diala, Dorine Chuigue, Genoveva Anonman, Jumaria Barbosa de Santana (Sinforosa Nguema 66), Gloria Chinasa (Adriana Soares Parente 57) Goals : Anonman 21, 83 |
| Referee : Gyoengyi Gaal (Hungary) Attendance : 15640 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Marcelo Frigerio (Equatorial Guinea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| Falling behind early Australia equalized before Norway were done celebrating and sealed the match late to book a Quarterfinal against what was presumed to be the USA but turned out to be Sweden and instead Brazil play the USA in a blockbuster. This was a World Cup match. | ||||
| Played : July 6 | Venue : BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Kim Carroll, Clare Polkinghorne, Heather Garriock, Elise Kellond-Knight, Caitlin Foord (Ellyse Perry 89), Servet Uzunlar, Lisa de Vanna, Collette McCallum, Kyah Simon, Samantha Kerr (Laura Alleway 81) Goals : Simon 57, 87 |
2 | - | 1 | Norway Ingrid Hjelmseth (Erika Skarbo 46), Maren Mjelde, Ingvild Stensland, Trine Bjerke Ronning, Cecilie Pedersen, Gry Tofte Ims (Isabell Herlovsen 82), Hedda Strand Gardsjord, Elise Thorsnes, Lene Mykjaland, Guro Knutsen Mienna, Emilie Haavi (Kristine Wigdahl Hegland 46) Goal : Thorsnes 56 |
| Referee : Estela Alvarez (Argentina) Attendance : Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Eli Landsem (Norway) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a World Cup match. | ||||
| Played : July 9 | Venue : Impuls Arena, Augsburg, Germany | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Kim Carroll, Ellyse Perry (Tameka Butt 59) , Heather Garriock, Elise Kellond-Knight, Caitlin Foord, Servet Uzunlar, Lisa de Vanna, Emily van Egmond (Clare Polkinghorne 58), Collette McCallum (Sally Shipard 79), Kyah Simon Goal : Perry 40 |
1 | - | 3 | Sweden Hedvig Lindahl, Charlotte Rohlin, Annica Svensson (Lina Nilsson 90), Caroline Seger, Sara Thunebro, Sara Larsson, Lotta Schelin, Josefine Oqvist (Madelaine Edlund 83), Therese Sjogran, Linda Forsberg (Nilla Fischer 67), Lisa Dahlkvist Goals : Sjogran 11, Dahlkvist 16, Schelin 52 |
| Referee : Silvia Reyes (Peru) Attendance : 24605 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Thomas Dennerby (Sweden) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : September 1 | Venue : Jinan Olympic Sports Centre, Jinan, China | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Servet Uzunlar, Thea Slatyer, Kim Carroll, Elise Kellond-Knight, Sally Shipard, Collette McCallum, Heather Garriock, Tameka Butt (Kyah Simon 75), Clare Polkinghorne (Michelle Heyman 79), Lisa de Vanna (Sarah Walsh 65) |
0 | - | 1 | North Korea Jo Yun Mi, Kim Nam Hui, Pong Son Hwa, Yun Song Mi, Yu Jong Hui, Ri Ye Gyong, Jo Yun Mi (Hwang Song Mi 89), Kim Su Gyong, Kim Yong Ae (Kim Un Hwa 59), Ra Un Sim, Jon Myong Hwa Goal : Kim Su Gyong 10 |
| Referee : Attendance : 800 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Kim Chang Bok (North Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : September 3 | Venue : Jinan Olympic Sports Centre, Jinan, China | |||
| Australia Melissa Barbieri, Teigan Allen, Servet Uzunlar, Laura Alleway, Elise Kellond-Knight (Clare Polkinghorne 46), Tameka Butt, Emily van Egmond, Aivi Luik, Heather Garriock (Sally Shipard 46), Michelle Heyman, Kyah Simon (Caitlin Foord 61) Goals : Simon 14, Heyman 16, 34, Butt 45, van Egmond 58 |
5 | - | 1 | Thailand Sudtavee Kanyawee (Pannipa Kamolrat 61), Darut Changplook, Suphaphon Kaeobaen, Kwanruethai Kunupatham, Saengchan Khwanrudi (Kanjana Sung-Ngoen 46), Junpen Seesraum, Warunee Phetwiset, Sunisa Srangthaisong, Anootsara Maijarern, Wilaiporn Boothduang, Dangda Taneekarn (Nisa Romyen 64) Goal : Dangda Taneekarn 59 |
| Referee : Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy) Attendance : 200 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Piyakul Kawnamkang (Thailand) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : September 5 | Venue : Shandong Sports Center, Jinan, China | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Teigan Allen, Thea Slatyer (Servet Uzunlar 72), Kim Carroll, Elise Kellond-Knight, Caitlin Foord, Collette McCallum (Kyah Simon 72), Clare Polkinghorne, Heather Garriock, Lisa de Vanna, Sarah Walsh (Michelle Heyman 85) |
0 | - | 1 | Japan Ayumi Kaihori, Yukari Kinga, Azusa Iwashimizu, Saki Kumagai, Nahomi Kawasumi (Kozue Ando 71), Mizuho Sakaguchi, Aya Miyama, Homare Sawa, Shinobu Ohno (Karina Maruyama 82), Aya Sameshima, Yuki Nagasato Goal : Kawasumi 62 |
| Referee : Efthalia Mitsi (Greece) Attendance : 1000 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Sasaki Norio (Japan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : September 8 | Venue : Jinan Olympic Sports Centre, Jinan, China | |||
| China Zhang Yanru, Zhou Gaoping, Li Danyang, Weng Xinzhi, Yuan Fan, Ma Jun, Gu Yasha (Han Duan 48), Zhang Na, Zhou Feifei (Qu Shanshan 74), You Jia (Ma Xiaoxu 66), Xu Yuan |
0 | - | 1 | Australia Lydia Williams, Servet Uzunlar, Laura Alleway, Kim Carroll, Elise Kellond-Knight, Aivi Luik, Emily van Egmond, Teigen Allen, Heather Garriock, Michelle Heyman (Clare Polkinghorne 75), Kyah Simon (Lisa de Vanna 65) Goal : van Egmond 62 |
| Referee : Kirsi Katja Maria Heikkinen (Finland) Attendance : 10167 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Li Xiaopeng (China) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| The unlikely win of Thailand over North Korea that needed to happen for this result to take the Matildas to London didn't eventuate and thus they finished third. This was a Olympic Games qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : September 11 | Venue : Shandong Sports Center, Jinan, China | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Servet Uzunlar, Laura Alleway, Kim Carroll, Elise Kellond-Knight, Aivi Luik, Emily van Egmond, Teigen Allen (Tameka Butt 68), Heather Garriock, Michelle Heyman (Lisa de Vanna 46), Clare Polkinghorne (Sarah Walsh 46) Goals : de Vanna 63, Butt 76 |
2 | - | 1 | South Korea Jun Min Kyung, Lee Eun Mi, Shim Seo Yeon, Kim Do Yeon, Yu Ji Eun, Jeon Ga Eul (Lee Sea Eun 88), Kwon Hah Nul (Kwon Eunsom 84), Lee Hyunyoung (Cha Yun Hee 71), Cho So Hyun, Ji So Yun, Yoo Young A Goal : Kwon Hah Nul 27 |
| Referee : Efthalia Mitsi (Greece) Attendance : 765 Coaches : Tom Sermanni (Australia), Choi In Cheul (South Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||