Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
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Matildas
FT | A hard-fought test on our road to #Paris2024 ends in a 2-0 win over Mexico. 👊#Matildas #MEXvAUS pic.twitter.com/tOMPDVJkqL
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) April 10, 2024
Give @CaitlinFoord a glance and you’ve lost your chance 💃
🎥: @10FootballAU#Matildas #MEXvAUS pic.twitter.com/OdurHU8P1X
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) April 10, 2024
SQUAD LOCKED IN 🔒
CommBank ParaMatildas’ Head Coach Kelly Stirton has selected an exciting 14-player squad for a 3-day training camp running from April 12 – 14 at Valentine Sports Park in Sydney. #paramatildas #undefeated #cpfootball pic.twitter.com/fmfcvluJee
— CommBank ParaMatildas (@paramatildas) April 11, 2024
Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
Dub Elimination Final Results
Western United 2-4 Newcastle
Victory 0-0 Mariners (Mariners won 4-2 on penalties)
Read Sam Lewis’s wrap of the Elimination Finals (for ABC)
Just when we thought there couldn’t be anymore chaos, the power is out at Tarneit! 💡#WUNvNEW is LIVE on Paramount+ 📺 pic.twitter.com/lypzSGfq4d
— Paramount+ Australia (@ParamountPlusAU) April 13, 2024
I don’t know what I’d do if the dub started behaving herself like what’s the point of that?
— burke (@ejburke_) April 13, 2024
Central Coast boss Emily Husband on playing Casey Dumont against her former side.
“I love playing players against their old club, to be honest. It gives them that little bit of extra drive behind themselves.”#MVCvCCM
— Joey Lynch (@joeylynchy) April 14, 2024
*now 8 penalty shootouts in Dub history, with Casey Dumont winning all 5 she’s played in 👸🏼 https://t.co/UNilZjxPAp
— Eric Subijano 🇵🇭 ✈️ 🍷 (@eric_subijano) April 14, 2024
you either got it or you don’t. dumont’s got it.
— Marissa Lordanic (@marissalordanic) April 14, 2024
Dub Semi Finals (all times AEST)
The ALW finals series is locked in! Tickets are now available for the Mariners Sydney SF, ticket details for Jets City SF will be confirmed ASAP. Bring it on! pic.twitter.com/Kzh1SBBLWI
— Marissa Lordanic (@marissalordanic) April 14, 2024
News
History made! 🥳⚽️🇦🇺 The most successful season in Liberty A-League history has set a new benchmark for women’s sport in Australia. pic.twitter.com/JqPAM5H5Ee
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) April 15, 2024
Spicy Tweets
if only there was some way to watch those games on broadcast television https://t.co/mxIbXKiezv
— Dale (@dale_roots) April 12, 2024
https://t.co/ik2ra8evw5 pic.twitter.com/v6SVxK7ML7
— Becky Taylor-Gill (@beckytaylorgill) April 9, 2024
Planespotting
Southwest product placement here in San Jose pic.twitter.com/7RBAM8nea0
— Lis Schendel Misses the Pac-12 (@lis_ashlee) April 14, 2024
Euro 2025 Qualifiers (click here for an explanation – you’ll need it)
League A
Finland 2-1 Italy
Netherlands 1-0 Norway
Denmark 4-2 Belgium
Spain 3-1 Czechia
Sweden 0-1 France
Republic of Ireland 0-2 England
Poland 1-3 Austria
Germany 3-1 Iceland
League B
Azerbaijan 0-4 Switzerland
Turkey 2-1 Hungary
Israel 2-4 Serbia
Scotland 1-0 Slovakia
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-3 Northern Ireland
Malta 0-2 Portugal
Kosovo 0-6 Wales
Croatia 1-0 Ukraine
League C
Lithuania 1-0 Cyrpus
Belarus 3-0 Georgia
North Macedonia 0-5 Slovenia
Moldova 0-1 Latvia
Montenegro 5-1 Faroe Islands
Andorra 0-3 Greece
Bulgaria 2-3 Armenia
Romania 1-0 Kazakhstan
Albania 2-0 Estonia
CAF (Africa) Olympic Qualifers
4th Round 2nd Leg (winners qualify for Paris 2024)
Morocco 0-2 Zambia – Zambia won 3-2 on aggregate, Barbra Banda winner in extra time
South Africa 0-0 Nigeria – Nigeria won 1-0 on aggregate
SheBelieves Cup
Third place match
Japan 1-1 Brazil – Brazil won 3-0 on penalties
Final
USA 2-2 Canada – USA won 5-4 on penalties
International Friendlies
New Zealand 0-0 Thailand
Costa Rica 2-1 Peru
Venezuela 3-0 Panama
Colombia 3-0 Guatemala
Aussies Abroad
UK (Polly’s Palace)
FA Cup Semi Finals (England)
Tottenham Hotspur (Charli Grant) 2-1 Leicester City (Remy Siemsen, Courtney Nevin) – after extra time, Grant subbed on 77th min, Siemsen unused sub, Nevin not selected
Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea
Eric loves the clean feed (without commentary) audio for Jutta Rantala’s goal (have a listen!)
Just Jutta things 🤟
Jutta Rantala with a stunner for @LCFC_Women 🤯#AdobeWomensFACup pic.twitter.com/pplryyrxsl
— Adobe Women’s FA Cup (@AdobeWFACup) April 14, 2024
FA WSL (ENG) – Round 18 catchup game
Results
Arsenal (Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord) 5-0 Bristol City -Catley full game, Foord subbed off 63rd minute, KCC not selected
FA Championship (ENG) – Round 17 catchup game
Results
Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) 1-0 Birmingham City – Pozza Dozza unused sub
WPL (SCO) – 3 of 10 (2nd phase)
Results
Rangers 4-1 Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) – Colvill subbed on 76th min
Ireland
Women’s Premier Division – 4 of 22
Results
Treaty United (Eliza Campbell) 0-0 Sligo Rovers
Continental Europe
OFB Frauen Bundesliga (AUT) – 12 of 18
Results
SKN St. Pölten (Ella Mastrantonio) 8-0 Wacker Innsbruck
D1F (FRA) – 20 of 22
Results
Saint-Etienne 1-6 Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) – Carpenter not selected
Paris FC (Sarah Hunter) 2-2 Stade de Reims – Hunter not selected
Guingamp 3-3 PSG (Clare Hunt) – Hunt not selected
Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Liga BPI (POR) – 19 of 22
Results
Sporting Portugal (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi) 3-1 Benfica
Liga F (ESP) – 23 of 30
Results
Real Madrid (Hayley Raso) 5-0 Granada – Raso subbed on 63rd min
Real Socieded 1-1 Sporting de Huelva (Anna Margraf) – Margraf unused sub
Sweden – Damallsvenkan Round 1
BK Häcken (Aivi Luik) 4-3 IFK Norrköping (Vesna Milivojevic)
– neither Aivi nor Vesna were on the card
AIK 1-3 Kristianstad (Amy Sayer, Clare Polkinghorne)
– Polks and Amy both started, Polks OG’d
IF Brommapojkarna 0-0 Linköping FC (Angie Beard)
– Angie was an unused sub
Denmark – Elitedivisionen Round 4 (2nd phase)
AGF (Matilda McNamara, Ally Green) 2-1 Brøndby – Tilly Mac and Green not selected
Kolding 0-1 FC Nordsjælland (Winonah Heatley) – Heatley full game + yellow card
North America
NWSL (USA) – 4 of 26
Results
Racing Louisville 0-0 San Diego Wave (Emily Van Egmond, Kaitlyn Torpey) – EVE full game, Torpey unused sub
State Football
Capital Football Round 2
- West Canberra Wanderers 1-1 ANU (look out for Steffen’s wrap)
- Canberra Olympic 2-1 Canberra Croatia
- Belconnen United 6-2 Gungahlin United
NSW
- NWS Spirit 2-1 Bulls FC Academy
- Northern Tigers 2-2 Macarthur Rams
- FNSW Institute 0-1 Gladesville Ravens
- Blacktown Spartans 0-1 APIA Leichhardt
- Sydney Olympic 2-1 Sydney University
- Emerging Jets 2-2 Illawarra Stingrays
- UNSW 1-2 Manly United
Queensland
- Sunshine Coast Wanderers 0-2 Gold Coast United
- Brisbane City 4-2 Olympic
- Gold Coast United 2-0 Peninsula Power
- Eastern Suburbs 3-0 Souths United
- Sunshine Coast Wanderers 4-1 Mitchelton
- QAS 0-5 Lions
Nike FC Cup Round 4 (Victoria)
- FC Noble Hurricanes 0-14 Brunswick Juventus
- Southern United 2-3 Bentleigh Greens
- Boroondara-Carey Eagles 5-0 Melbourne University
- Alamein 1-2 Bulleen Lions
- Essendon Royals 6-0 Altona City
- Heidelberg United 2-0 South Melbourne
- Preston Lions 12-1 Sydenham Park
- Banyule City 3-6 FV Emerging
- Calder United 2-1 Box Hill United Pythagoras
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Dale – Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper Casey Dumont scored a penalty and saved two penalties in the shootout against Melbourne Victory, similar to her heroics for Victory against Melbourne City last season
Emma – Republic of Ireland and London City Lionesses centre back Megan Campbell has the most amazing long throw, you must watch this!
🇮🇪| We all know Ireland’s Megan Campbell has a long throw weapon but this is outrageous last night vs England
She threw the ball 38m🫡 pic.twitter.com/o3f9QXDUVf
— IrishPropaganda🇮🇪⚽️ (@IrishPropaganda) April 10, 2024
Eric – Taryn Heddo called all 120 minutes + penalties for the Victory v Mariners Elimination Final by herself and did a fantastic job
Maj – Liv Chance of the Football Ferns gave birth to her first child, Tyler
Welcome to the world baby boy 🩵
Tyler Conboy Le Guen
8/4/2024 pic.twitter.com/KZ0R7M0Vpg— Olivia Chance (@LivvyChance) April 11, 2024
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