Australia vs China, 2024 Women's International Friendly
· Women's International FriendlyMatildas seal win in last pre-Games test
Australia are heading to the Olympics on a high after sealing an encouraging 2-0 friendly win over China.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
- 6': Dou Jiaxing (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Michelle Heyman (Australia).
- 8': Attempt missed. Alanna Kennedy (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
- 11': Attempt missed. Tameka Yallop (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 13': Attempt missed. Shen Mengyu (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wu Chengshu.
- 13': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Dou Jiaxing.
- 14': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Xu Huan.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Michelle Heyman (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
- 16': Attempt saved. Hayley Raso (Australia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
- 16': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Xu Huan.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt saved. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
- 25': Foul by Emily van Egmond (Australia).
- 25': Liu Yanqiu (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Emily van Egmond (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Offside, Australia. Ellie Carpenter is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 45': Substitution, Australia. Mackenzie Arnold replaces Lydia Williams.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Australia 0, China PR 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Australia 0, China PR 0.
- 45': Substitution, Australia. Clare Wheeler replaces Emily van Egmond.
- 45': Substitution, Australia. Cortnee Vine replaces Michelle Heyman.
- 46': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Wu Haiyan.
- 47': Foul by Chen Qiaozhu (China PR).
- 47': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Goal! Australia 1, China PR 0. Clare Wheeler (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steph Catley with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 55': Clare Wheeler (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Wang Shuang (China PR).
- 56': Goal! Australia 2, China PR 0. Hayley Raso (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cortnee Vine with a through ball following a fast break.
- 57': Substitution, China PR. Gao Chen replaces Shen Mengyu.
- 57': Substitution, China PR. Tang Jiali replaces Wu Chengshu.
- 58': Attempt missed. Tameka Yallop (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
- 58': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
- 58': Liu Yanqiu (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Tang Jiali (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zhang Linyan.
- 61': Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tameka Yallop with a cross.
- 64': Attempt saved. Zhang Linyan (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tang Jiali.
- 65': Attempt missed. Tang Jiali (China PR) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 65': Substitution, Australia. Kaitlyn Torpey replaces Tameka Yallop.
- 66': Offside, Australia. Cortnee Vine is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, China PR. Wang Yanwen replaces Zhang Linyan.
- 67': Substitution, China PR. Shen Menglu replaces Liu Yanqiu.
- 69': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Ellie Carpenter.
- 70': Attempt saved. Tang Jiali (China PR) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shen Menglu.
- 73': Foul by Kaitlyn Torpey (Australia).
- 73': Tang Jiali (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Li Mengwen (China PR) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wu Haiyan.
- 81': Attempt saved. Yang Lina (China PR) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wang Shuang.
- 82': Substitution, China PR. Yuan Cong replaces Wang Shuang.
- 82': Substitution, China PR. Zhang Rui replaces Yang Lina.
- 87': Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Alanna Kennedy.
- 87': Substitution, Australia. Charlotte Grant replaces Ellie Carpenter.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Yuan Cong (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tang Jiali.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Yuan Cong (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chen Qiaozhu with a cross.
- 90'+4': Dou Jiaxing (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Clare Wheeler (Australia).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Australia 2, China PR 0.
- 0': Match ends, Australia 2, China PR 0.
Statistics
 CHN |
AUS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 554 |
| 440 | Passes | 639 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 28 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 28 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 13 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: Women's International Friendly
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Line-Ups
Australia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Williams (GK) |
| 15 | Clare Hunt |
| 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| 7 | Steph Catley |
| 21 | Ellie Carpenter |
| 23 | Kyra Cooney-Cross |
| 10 | Emily van Egmond  |
| 11 | Mary Fowler |
| 16 | Hayley Raso |
| 13 | Tameka Yallop |
| 32 | Michelle Heyman |
China (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Xu Huan (GK) |
| 4 | Dou Jiaxing |
| 5 | Wu Haiyan |
| 3 | Chen Qiaozhu |
| 2 | Li Mengwen |
| 9 | Shen Mengyu |
| 13 | Yang Lina |
| 23 | Liu Yanqiu |
| 7 | Wang Shuang |
| 17 | Wu Chengshu |
| 19 | Zhang Linyan |
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