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!
Aivi Luik played a full game for BK Häcken as they defeated fifth place Linköping 3-0 at home in Round 9 Damallsvenskan action. The win keeps Häcken flying high in second place.
Hammarby hosted FC Rosengård and a 2-2 stalemate was the outcome. Kyra Cooney-Cross played the full game for the home side, but keeper Teagan Micah remains unavailable for Rosengård. Some speculation around Micah’s future arose during the week, with a summer move to England rumoured to be on the cards.
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🚨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
Aussies were on both teams when Chelsie Dawber‘s IFK Norrköping met Charli Grant and Katrina Gorry‘s Vittsjö GIK at home. The visitors came away with a 2-1 victory and Gorry scored near the end of the first half. Both Grant and Gorry played full matches for Vittsjö, while Dawber – as has been customary lately – came on at halftime for Norrköping. Clare Polkinghorne remains unavailable for Vittsjö.
Vittsjö has crept up to 6th place off the back of this win, while Norrköping has slipped to 9th.
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In the Danish promotion/relegation playoffs, AGF edged closer to securing an Elitedivisionen place for 2023-24 after a 2-1 away win over Odense Q. Ally Green started and played 59 minutes, while Matilda McNamara had yet another 90 minute outing – impressively, the South Australian has played every minute of AGF’s 2022-23 league campaign. Green and McNamara can be seen in the background of the below video, as AGF sang their victory song for the sixth time in seven rounds.
AGF could seal their top flight spot for next season as early as this weekend, if they defeat NIF / HG and Aalborg fail to take maximum points from their meeting with Sundby.
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Winonah Heatley earned another start for FC Nordsjælland, but victory eluded them on their travels as title-chasing Brøndby took the spoils with a 2-1 victory. Heatley played 62 minutes and picked up a yellow card during the second half.
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Brann Kvinner did the expected business against second-from-bottom Åsane in Round 10 of the Toppserien. Larissa Crummer played 90 minutes before being substituted, while Tameka Yallop remains unavailable. The result re-establishes Brann as part of the top four.
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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!
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