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!
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FC Nordsjælland maintained their two point lead at the top of the Kvindeliga, courtesy of Anna Walter’s 74th minute winner in their 1-0 home triumph over Fortuna Hjørring. Winonah Heatley (wearer of a beautiful rainbow armband in previous games, as can be seen below) and Malia Steinmetz played complete games.
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Nordsjælland will seal the league title in the next round if they win and Brøndby fail to secure three points. Despite the post embedded below, we’re confident that Steinmetz is fit enough to play another full game if required 😁
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AGF lost 4-0 to Brøndby on their travels – Ally Green was an unused substitute and Matilda McNamara wasn’t named on the team sheet. Green is now in Spain with the Football Ferns, along with the other Kiwis based in Denmark (Steinmetz, Daisy Cleverley and Claudia Bunge).
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HB Køge had a much more enjoyable road trip, winning 4-0 against Kolding. Cleverley was amongst the goals again, netting twice during her 70 minute stint, however Bunge didn’t get off the bench.
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Three of the four teams containing Aussies came away with three points in Round 8 of the Damallsvenskan on the weekend.
Both Vesna Milivojević (IFK Norrköping) and Angie Beard (Linköping FC) played full games when Norrköping hosted Linköping in the “köping” derby. The home side finished the better of the two with a 1-0 victory, and we hope Beard is köping OK with the loss.
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Kristianstads DFF went into halftime down a goal in their away game against IF Brommapojkarna, but held their nerve to take the game 3-1. Clare Polkinghorne played out the full game, the win seeing her team rise into the top three.
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Was this to be the long-awaited weekend where Aivi Luik returns to the BK Häcken matchday squad after nursing a hamstring complaint for weeks? Sadly no, but her team got the job done 2-0 at home against the always-tough Hammarby. Häcken rose a position on the ladder to second as a result.
Luik can be seen celebrating the win with her team in this clip from after the game.
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Results
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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.
