We’re excited to once again bring you details of Aussies playing in Nordic football leagues (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland). Read on to see how they fared over the last week in our Nordic Wrap!
Remy Siemsen and Clare Polkinghorne of Kristianstads DFF won their home Round 17 Damallsvenskan game 3-1 against Örebro. Polkinghorne played the full match while Siemsen was substituted in the 78th minute.
IFK Norrköping recorded a 2-1 away win over Trelleborg, with Vesna Milivojević playing a full match. This was remarkably her team’s fourth successive away game, with a record of two wins, a draw, and a loss in that time.
BK Häcken played out an away scoreless draw against Piteå IF, as Aivi Luik awaits the outcome of an appeal against her three-month suspension from a painkilling injection two years ago, despite not failing a doping test.
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It proved to be a grueling week for Linköping FC, with a play-in-advance Round 18 midweek 2-1 away loss to Örebro followed by a 0-0 home draw against IF Brommapojkarna just two days later. Polly Doran started in both and was substituted on both occasions, while Angie Beard started the second game and played out the full match.
Linköping then backed up for a 3-1 away loss in their Champions League qualification match against Sparta Prague from the Czech Republic. Beard started and scored the only goal for the Swedish team, while Doran made an appearance off the bench deep into extra time.
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.@HeyAngieBeard was also a fabulous #FilipinasInAction when she joined the exclusive club of active members of the PWNT to score a goal at the UWCL.
We wish her and @LinkopingFC good luck as they next face First Vienna tomorrow 🙌
📷 A.Beard/LFC pic.twitter.com/clY22BuSd9
— Philippine WNT ⚽ (@PilipinasWNFT) September 6, 2024
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FC Nordsjælland remains unbeaten in the Kvindeliga after a 3-2 Round 4 home win over Brøndby IF. Winonah Heatley played a full match while Malia Steinmetz was not listed in the Nordsjælland matchday squad.
They then backed up to lose 3-1 away to Portuguese side Benfica in a Champions League qualification game. Heatley again played a full match while Steinmetz entered the fray in the 71st minute.
Football Fern Ava Collins played a full match but picked up a yellow card in Kolding‘s 4-1 away loss to Fortuna Hjørring. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any game time for our other Danish-based Kiwis – Claudia Bunge wasn’t listed in the matchday squad for HB Køge in their 1-0 home loss against Odense, nor was Ally Green for AGF in their 1-0 away win over B 93.
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As there are no Aussies in the Toppserien, Nordic Wrap coverage of the league will pause here and resume if an Aussie joins the league.
As yet, no Aussies have signed up to compete in the 2024 Besta Deild Kvenna competition. If the situation changes, the Aussies in Nordic Football wrap will be sure to cover it!
Follow all our coverage of Aussies and Ferns Abroad here, and read more of our Nordic coverage here.
