Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Amy Harrison, Matildas Cap 194
Matildas
Building towards Mexico 💪
🇲🇽v🇦🇺 10.04.24 – 10am AEST
📺💻📱: @10FootballAU #Matildas pic.twitter.com/JC9jaZCrlv— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) April 7, 2024
The growing Matildas injury list exposes the shallow pool of players (by Sam Lewis)
The Australia U-23 team will play Sweden, Germany & Poland during the May / June international window
Who do we think should be in the squad? (Eric has very strong opinions)
Does anyone have a good nickname for the Australia U-23 team?
Dub Finals Series (all times AEDT)
Click here for an explanation of the new A-League Women finals series format
Elimination Finals
Sat 13 Apr, 6:30pm – Western United (3rd) v Newcastle Jets (6th), Regional Football Facility, Tarneit
Sun 14 Apr, 4:00pm – Melbourne Victory (4th) v Central Coast Mariners (5th), Home of the Matildas
Semi Finals (played over two legs)
Higher ranked Elim. Final winner plays Sydney FC, lower ranked winner plays Melbourne City
Grand Final to be played on Saturday 4 May
News
A-League Women now the fifth-most-attended women’s football league in terms of average attendance: (stats collated by Dale!)
NWSL (USA) 12,431
FA WSL (England) 7,834
Frauen Bundesliga (Germany) 2,650
Liga MX (Mexico) 2,281
A-League Women 2,273
Vesna Milivojevic signs for IFK Norrköping
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Save Canberra United
Click here to donate to the Save Canberra United project!
Capital Football statement, April 5th
Recommended Reading (long read)
the #Matildas have inspired record registrations for women in football, but where will clubs put them?
new from me on the eternal struggle for the country’s biggest sport trying to squeeze into shrinking space for @abcsport: https://t.co/N3851PAoKS
— Samantha Lewis (@battledinosaur) April 4, 2024
disgraceful, the claims the people in power made after the wwc do not mean anything if this is the reality of our league https://t.co/fpARs7a7AQ
— bea 🦘 (@vegemitefc) April 4, 2024
Schoolboy Errors
Wrong venue for no. 6 (was played at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre), wrong season for no. 9 (was played in 2023-24)
Sensible Tweets
Tumeth, Cowart, Barry, Cicco? https://t.co/gFiXY8njBS
— Eya (@eyaeya_uh_oh) April 2, 2024
They Grow Up So Fast
From Match Day 1⃣ to Match Day 5⃣0⃣ for Mackenzie Barry 💪https://t.co/SAVRs4aeWc | 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/kr6MHXn3c1
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) April 4, 2024
Euro 2025 Qualifiers (click here for an explanation – you’ll need it)
League A
Norway 4-0 Finland
Italy 2-0 Netherlands
Czechia 1-3 Denmark
Belgium 0-7 Spain
England 1-1 Sweden
France 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Iceland 3-0 Poland
Austria 2-3 Germany
“Oh my fucking god” – Katie McCabe please never change pic.twitter.com/aEHESVSJXD
— Emily (@emtalksfootball) April 6, 2024
League B
Hungary 1-1 Azerbaijan
Switzerland 3-1 Turkey
Slovakia 2-0 Israel
Serbia 0-0 Scotland
Northern Ireland 0-0 Malta
Portugal 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukraine 2-0 Kosovo
Wales 4-0 Croatia
League C
Cyprus 0-3 Belarus
Georgia 2-2 Lithuania
Slovenia 2-0 Moldova
Latvia 3-4 North Macedonia
Montenegro 6-1 Andorra
Greece 1-0 Faroe Islands
Kazakhstan 0-1 Bulgaria
Armenia 0-5 Romania
Luxembourg 2-1 Albania
CAF (Africa) Olympic Qualifers
4th Round 1st Leg (winners qualify for Paris 2024)
Zambia 1-2 Morocco
Nigeria 1-0 South Africa
SheBelieves Cup
Semi Finals
USA 2-1 Japan
Brazil 1-1 Canada (Canada won 4-2 on penalties)
International Friendlies
South Korea 3-0 Philippines
South Korea 2-1 Philippines
New Zealand 4-0 Thailand
Costa Rica 5-1 Peru
Colombia 1-0 Mexico
@HeyAngieBeard so far:
✅ scores maiden goal
✅ scores first 🇵🇭 goal of 2024💻 Watch here: https://t.co/4UCs6r1yYn
🔵🔴 #LabanFilipinas #ParaSaBayan #FilipinasTayo #KORvPHI pic.twitter.com/jorHKSSsGY
— Philippine WNT ⚽ (@PilipinasWNFT) April 8, 2024
State Football
Capital Football
- West Canberra Wanderers 0-3 Belconnen United
- Gungahlin United 1-2 Canberra Olympic – look out for Steffen’s wrap
- Tuggeranong United 0-3 Canberra Croatia
- ANU bye
NSW
- NWS Spirit 1-1 Sydney Olympic
- Manly United 3-0 FNSW Institute
- APIA Leichhardt 2-2 Northern Tigers
- Bulls FC Academy 3-0 Gladesville Ravens
- Blacktown Spartans 1-4 Sydney University
- Emerging Jets 0-7 Macarthur Rams
- UNSW 0-1 Illawarra Stingrays
Queensland
- Lions FC 4-0 Sunshine Coast Wanderers
- Mitchelton 1-3 Gold Coast United
- Souths United 0-3 Brisbane City
- Peninsula Power v Eastern Suburbs – postponed
- Olympic FC v QAS – postponed
Victoria
- Box Hill United Pythagoras 2-1 Alamein
- Preston Lions 2-2 FV Emerging
- Essendon Royals 1-2 Boroondara-Carey Eagles
- Bentleigh Greens 1-0 Brunswick Juventus
- Heidelberg United 3-2 Calder United
- Bulleen Lions 3-0 South Melbourne
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Dale – Japan scored a very early goal against the USA in the SheBelieves Cup Joker) whoever made the score bug for the USA v Japan game forgot to match the colours on the graphic with the jerseys teams were wearing
JAPAN TAKE VERY EARLY LEAD 🇯🇵
After just 30 seconds, Japan’s Kiko Seike slots past Alyssa Naeher to take the lead in the SheBelieves semifinal in Atlanta. 😱 pic.twitter.com/JvPb3IpMZw
— The Women’s Game (@WomensGameMIB) April 6, 2024
Emma – all the people working on the Save Canberra United project (see the Save Canberra United section of the notes)
Eric – 1) Hills United goalkeeper Sarah Easthope saved a penalty and kept a clean sheet in their top-of-the-table FNSW League One Women’s game against Bankstown City 2) Central Coast Mariners midfielder and NSW Futsal Premier League legend Bianca Galic was called up to the Croatian squad! 3) Joy Ralph scored the goal that took the Republic of Ireland to the European U-19 Championship Finals!
Izbornik hrvatske ženske reprezentacije Nenad Gračan objavio je popis igračica za početak kvalifikacija za #WEURO2025! 🔥
🏴🇭🇷 05/04, Wrexham
🇭🇷🇺🇦 09/04, Zaprešić#Obitelj pic.twitter.com/OmWio7MXPo— HNS (@HNS_CFF) March 28, 2024
The goal that secured our Women’s Under-19’s a place in the EURO Championship Finals this summer ☘️
The composure from Joy Ralph 👏#COYGIG | #IRLWU19 pic.twitter.com/20kGKIZeRP
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) April 7, 2024
Maj – Dean ( @_Munk_FC on Twitter ) is a Wellington Phoenix fan who makes wooden items for fans!
The one man Dub/woso memorabilia machine @_Munk_FC has struck gold again! Thanks so much ❤️ pic.twitter.com/wINeLNTNuN
— Maj (@maj_c) April 8, 2024
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