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!
Damallsvenskan Round 24 – the third-last of the season – saw victories for three of the four teams featuring Aussies, all away from home.
Fourth-placed Kristianstads DFF asserted their dominance over tenth-placed Linköping FC with a 2-0 away victory. The team that started their Aussies triumphed, which is what we like to see. Neither Polly Doran nor Angie Beard made it off the bench for the home side, whereas Remy Siemsen played the opening 68 minutes and Clare Polkinghorne the full match for the visitors.
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Fifth-placed IFK Norrköping also won 2-0 away from home, against Örebro. Vesna Milivojević played 82 minutes for the visitors.
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AIK registered a vital 3-1 away win over 9th-placed Växjö DFF. The result lifts AIK out of the automatic relegation zone and into the promotion-relegation playoff spot with two games remaining. Jada Whyman played a full game for the visitors.
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Second-placed BK Häcken overcame Djurgårdens IF 2-1 away from home, with Aivi Luik not on the team sheet for the visitors. She spoke in an interview with her club (translation recommended) about becoming eligible for football again with her team on October 16th.
Finally, FC Rosengård’s bid for a perfect season is over after they lost 3-2 at home to Hammarby.
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FC Nordsjælland recorded their fifth consecutive win and fifth consecutive clean sheet in all competitions with a 2-0 away triumph over Odense Q. Winonah Heatley played her customary full game for the Tigers, while Malia Steinmetz played the first hour of the contest. Nordsjælland are three points clear at the top of the Kvindeliga as we head into the international break.
Heatley is now in camp with the Matildas – hopefully the photographers can keep up with her!
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AGF earned three priceless points on their travels, defeating Brøndby 1-0, with Ally Green making her first start of the season and playing the full 90 minutes. This result saw AGF move off the bottom spot, leapfrogging Kolding in the process. Kolding had a tough time on the weekend, losing 5-0 away to Køge – Ava Collins was subbed on in the 64th minute.
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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.
