It feels like the lockdown shackles are loosening. Eric is posting about food again, Maj is able to revel in live football (although she never really stopped) and Dale is reminiscing about … not wearing pants? Steffen celebrates a championship win and Cheryl is happy looking at game stats from around the world.
History lessons: Cap 65 – Sharon Young was a defender for the Matildas who debuted in 1991 and played four A international matches (six in total). Young represented Australia in both outdoor and indoor football.
Hot Topics
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Asian Cup Draw – October 28th 6pm AEDT
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Matildas squad announced
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HEAD to HEAD
| Date | Event | Team | Score | Team |
| 14/06/19 | WWC | Australia | 3-2 | Brazil |
| 27/07/18 | TON | Brazil | 1-3 | Australia |
| 19/09/17 | FRW | Australia | 3-2 | Brazil |
| 16/09/17 | FRW | Australia | 2-1 | Brazil |
| 04/08/17 | TON | Australia | 6-1 | Brazil |
| 13/08/16 | OLW | Brazil | P 0-0 | Australia |
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Signings
- Dub – Season 14 squad page
- Lily Alfeld announced as the first player for Wellington Phoenix, with nine more players announced today
- Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
- Dub – Season 14 squad page
Around the World
NPLW QLD Semi-Finals
UWCL – Group Stage Matchday 2
- Arsenal 4-0 Hoffenheim (Highlights) – Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord came on in the 74th minute, Lydia Williams was an unused sub
- Juventus 1-2 Chelsea (Highlights) – full game for Sam Kerr
- Bayern 4-0 Häcken (Highlights) – Dylan Holmes was an unused sub
- Lyon 5-0 Benfica (Highlights) – Ellie Carpenter was subbed in the 57th minute
- Wolfsburg 5-0 Servette (Highlights) – Tessa Tamplin was subbed in the 73rd minute
Asia
WE League (Japan) – Matchweek 6
- (9) AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 0-2 (7⬆︎) JEF Chiba (Alex Chidiac)
UK
FA WSL resumes on 6 November
Conti Cup
Round One ✅
See all the results from the first round of the 2021-22 #ContiCup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/jMbp46CqTM
— Barclays FA Women’s Super League (@BarclaysFAWSL) October 14, 2021
Kyah Simon (Tottenham Hotspur) returned from injury, Hayley Raso (Manchester City) and Emily Gielnik (Aston Villa) are still unavailable. Alanna Kennedy made a return for City while both Mackenzie Arnold and Tameka Yallop featured for West Ham United.
FA Cup
Semi-final fixture times confirmed ✅
Back-to-back #WomensFACup football on the BBC 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Uls9yGFV1q
— Vitality Women’s FA Cup (@VitalityWFACup) October 14, 2021
Scottish WPL
- (3) Celtic FC (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi) 2-2 (7) Spartans
- (2) Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) 1-1 (1) Rangers
Europe
France – D1F
- (1) Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) 5-0 (8) Montpellier (Mary Fowler)
- Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Italy – Serie A
- No game for SS Lazio (Ella Mastrantonio)
- One catchup match – Sampdoria 1-0 Pomigliano (Aivi Luik)
- Break until October 30th
Netherlands – Eredivisie
- (2) Feyenoord 2-1 (5) PSV Eindhoven (Amy Harrison)
Nordic
Norway Toppserien Round 16 (of 18)
- Toppserien Youtube
- (3) LSK Kvinner FK (Karly Roestbakken)
- 1-3 away victory vs 9th placed Stabæk
- but their amazing captain Emilie Haavi pulled a hammy near halftime and had to be substituted
- Karly received warm applause from her teammates as she took the field for the last 10 minutes, in recognition of her first run with the team in over 6 months of recovering from her foot injury
- hopped straight onto the plane for Australia afterwards
- (10) Klepp IL (Nikola Orgill)
- lost 0-3 at home vs 2nd-placed Rosenborg
- still unfortunately without Nikola
- No Toppserien games now till 7/11 (international break)
Sweden Damallsvenskan Round 20 (of 22)
Congratulations @TeaganMicah and @_charli_grant 🏆@FCRosengard have been crowned Damallsvenskan champions for the 2021 season! #MatildasAbroad #WeAreMatildas pic.twitter.com/593MJML6kL
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) October 18, 2021
- (1) FC Rosengård (Charli Grant, Teagan Micah)
- won their postponed Cup game 2-4 away to Borgeby FK (no Aussies)
- 2-3 winners away to 11th-placed Piteå, with Teagan playing a full game, and Charli playing 89′ at right back
- games resume 1-2/11 (international break)
- (2) BK Häcken (Dylan Holmes)
- defeated by Bayern Munich 4-0 in their away Champions League game mid-last week (no game time for Dylan)
- then held to a 0-0 draw away to 10th-placed AIK, with Dylan not used off the bench
- (5) Vittsjö (Clare Polkinghorne)
- Polks played 90′ and scored Vittsjö’s first goal in their 3-1 home win vs Hammarby
- lifts Vittsjö to 5th and drops Hammarby to 6th
- (6) Hammarby (Elise Kellond Knight)
- KK still on the injured list
- (12) Växjö (Winonah Heatley)
- lost 5-0 away to 7th-placed Linköpings, Wini not on the team sheet
Denmark Round 10 (of 14)
- (2) Fortuna Hjørring (Indiah Paige Riley, Clare Wheeler, Angie Beard, Alex Huynh)
- 2-2 away draw to 5th-placed Nordsjælland
- Clare, Angie, and Indi all started (Indi played 71′)
- Alex on the card but saw no game time
- next game 1/11
- (7) AGF (‘Aarhus Gymnastikforening’) (Jenna McCormick)
- narrow 2-3 home loss against 4th-placed Thy-ThistedQ, with Jenna playing 90′
USA
NWSL
- (5) Chicago Red Stars 1-0 (8) Orlando Pride (Emily van Egmond)
- (9) Racing Louisville 3-1 (8) Orlando Pride
Queens of the Week
Steffen – 1) Clare Polkinghorne signed a 2-year extension for Vittsjö in Sweden this week and then scored their first goal in a 3-1 win over Hammarby 2) Canberra Olympic continued their signing spree with the annoucement of B90 Capital Football 2021 goalkeeper of the season Janet King
Cheryl – Alanna Kennedy, who is set to receive her 100th cap against Brazil
Eric – 1) New WSW signing Ashlie Crofts, she’s joining her hometown team and her NPL club (Blacktown Spartans) are literally next door to WSW HQ 2) Republic of Ireland U17 international Joy Ralph, who scored a 91st minute winner in last week’s European Championship qualifier against Norway
Maj – Juventus forward Barbara Bonansea scored a lovely goal in their Champions League game against Chelsea
Dale – NWSL Shield winners Portland Thorns
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