Aussies in Nordic football has been a recurring theme over the years and 2023 is no different. Read on to see how Aussies in the Nordic leagues (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland) fared during the past week!
There were some mixed results in Round 8 of the Damallsvenskan. The good news is that the five teams containing Aussies are all situated in the top eight on the table.
BK Häcken played out a 2-2 away draw against an FC Rosengård side climbing up the ladder. While Rosengård was once again without keeper Teagan Micah, she nonetheless had some news of her own this week:
🚨Understand that Australian goalkeeper, Teagan Micah, is set to leave FC Rosengård as her contract ends this summer.
Also understand it is most likely that she will end up in the WSL.https://t.co/tbhjjXZgid
— Amanda Zaza (@amandaezaza) May 16, 2023
Aivi Luik played a full game for Häcken as they conceded a disappointing late goal. The result leaves Häcken in second place, with Rosengård not far behind in sixth.
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Hammarby dropped to third place after losing 2-1 away to new leaders Piteå IF, who have now gone eight games in a row without defeat. Kyra Cooney-Cross took the field in the 56th minute.
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Chelsie Dawber‘s IFK Norrköping continued a tough recent run with a 1-0 away loss to fifth place Linköping. Dawber played the entirety of the second half, but her team has now dropped into eighth place.
Chelsie can be seen in the below pep talk from assistant coach Taylor Townsend, a leading Clare Polkinghorne impersonator if we ever saw one!
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Finally, Vittsjö GIK fought out a home 1-1 draw against fourth-placed Kristianstads DFF. Of the Aussie contingent, Charli Grant played a full game, but neither Polkinghorne nor Katrina Gorry were on the team sheet.
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AGF maintained their two point lead at the top of the Elitedivisionen promotion/relegation playoff table with a convincing 3-0 home win over Sundby. Ally Green played her first full game for AGF, and Matilda McNamara also played 90 minutes.
As would be expected of someone who grew up in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Green is enjoying any chance to be near water (scroll through the photos in the below post).
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Winonah Heatley started and played 62 minutes as FC Nordsjælland earned a creditable 1-1 home draw with Elitedivisionen Championship playoff leaders HB Køge. Heatley has been in and out of the starting lineup this season, so it’s good to see her being trusted in a big game.
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Round 9 of the Toppserien saw Brann Kvinner succumb 4-1 at home to second-placed Rosenborg. Larissa Crummer played 88 minutes and picked up a yellow card, while Tameka Yallop remains unavailable.
Just 8⃣ days until we kickoff the #Right2Organize (#R2O) Conference at @FIFPRO House! For @Tameka_Yallop, current member of @TheMatildas, @FIFPRO Global Player Council and @thepfa Executive Committee, the power of the collective is key to making a positive impact around the world pic.twitter.com/DLqvnPQdRf
— World Players Association (@WorldPlayersUtd) May 15, 2023
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Although the 2023 Besta Deild Kvenna competition (rebadged last season from the Úrvalsdeild) kicked off on April 26th, as yet no Aussies have signed up to compete. 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.
