Australia vs Brazil, 2021 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Australia
  • 38': Clare Polkinghorne
  • 66': Mary Fowler
  • 80': Emily van Egmond
FT
3 - 1
Brazil
  • 68': Adriana

Matildas beat Brazil with Emily van Egmond netting, assisting on return

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson was able to cap his first game on Australian soil with a 3-1 win over Brazil thanks to a cameo from Emily van Egmond.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Offside, Australia. Mary Fowler tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Antônia (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 6': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Érika.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Tameka Yallop (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kyah Simon (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Érika.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Kerolin (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludmila.
  • 16': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Stephanie Catley.
  • 17': Foul by Alanna Kennedy (Australia).
  • 17': Gio (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Alanna Kennedy (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Ary Borges (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Kyah Simon (Australia).
  • 26': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Antônia.
  • 27': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tamires.
  • 28': Foul by Ludmila (Brazil).
  • 28': Tameka Yallop (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tamires.
  • 31': Hand ball by Ludmila (Brazil).
  • 33': Hand ball by Gio (Brazil).
  • 35': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Caitlin Foord.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Érika (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludmila with a headed pass.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Ana Vitória (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Bruninha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 37': Foul by Ana Vitória (Brazil).
  • 37': Mary Fowler (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Goal! Australia 1, Brazil 0. Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Foul by Ana Vitória (Brazil).
  • 39': Sam Kerr (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Andressa Alves (Brazil).
  • 40': Tameka Yallop (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
  • 45'+3': Ludmila (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Ana Vitória (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ary Borges with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Australia 1, Brazil 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Australia 1, Brazil 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Australia. Emily van Egmond replaces Kyah Simon.
  • 45': Substitution, Brazil. Adriana replaces Gio.
  • 45': Substitution, Brazil. Geyse replaces Ludmila.
  • 45': Substitution, Brazil. Katrine replaces Tamires.
  • 45': Substitution, Brazil. Tainara replaces Érika.
  • 46': Foul by Geyse (Brazil).
  • 46': Stephanie Catley (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Adriana (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerolin with a through ball.
  • 48': Offside, Brazil. Ary Borges tries a through ball, but Geyse is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  • 58': Foul by Geyse (Brazil).
  • 58': Tameka Yallop (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Geyse (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Emily van Egmond (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a cross.
  • 63': Emily van Egmond (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Ana Vitória (Brazil).
  • 64': Offside, Australia. Ellie Carpenter tries a through ball, but Clare Polkinghorne is caught offside.
  • 66': Goal! Australia 2, Brazil 0. Mary Fowler (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emily van Egmond with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Antônia.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Tameka Yallop (Australia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross.
  • 68': Goal! Australia 2, Brazil 1. Adriana (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Offside, Australia. Sam Kerr tries a through ball, but Caitlin Foord is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Brazil. Marta replaces Kerolin.
  • 71': Substitution, Brazil. Debinha replaces Ana Vitória.
  • 73': Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Geyse (Brazil).
  • 77': Substitution, Australia. Clare Wheeler replaces Caitlin Foord.
  • 78': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Antônia.
  • 80': Goal! Australia 3, Brazil 1. Emily van Egmond (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephanie Catley.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 84': Debinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
  • 85': Adriana (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Clare Wheeler (Australia).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tainara.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ary Borges.
  • 86': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
  • 87': Substitution, Australia. Charlotte Grant replaces Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  • 90': Substitution, Australia. Remy Siemsen replaces Tameka Yallop.
  • 90': Substitution, Australia. Bryleeh Henry replaces Mary Fowler.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Australia 3, Brazil 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Australia 3, Brazil 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
39.6 Possession 60.4
10 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
212 Accurate Passes 385
304 Passes 458
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
14 Crosses 29
0.2 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 40
18 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 15
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 16
24 Effective Clearances 13
24 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 15,270

Line-Ups

AUS Australia (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Lydia Williams (GK)
4 Clare Polkinghorne
14 Alanna Kennedy Yellow Card
19 Kyra Cooney-Cross
7 Steph Catley
21 Ellie Carpenter
11 Mary Fowler
13 Tameka Yallop
9 Caitlin Foord
17 Kyah Simon
20 Sam Kerr
Australia Substitutes:
Mackenzie Arnold, Bryleeh Henry, Clare Wheeler, Emma Checker, Jamilla Rankin, Charlotte Grant, Karly Roestbakken, Emily van Egmond, Angela Beard, Courtney Nevin, Remy Siemsen, Teagan Micah.

BRA Brazil (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
22 Letícia (GK)
3 Erika
4 Antônia
6 Tamires
2 Bruninha
7 Andressa
16 Ana Vitória
14 Giovana
19 Ludmila
17 Ary Borges
21 Kerolin
Brazil Substitutes:
Katrine, Julia Bianchi, Debinha, Duda, Kaka, Marta, Thaís, Geyse, Lorena, Angelina, Tainara, Adriana.

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