Australia vs New Zealand, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
  • 19': Alanna Kennedy
  • 70': Hayley Raso
FT
2 - 0

Matildas outclass New Zealand with Kerr on song in home cameo

Sam Kerr's classy cameo has helped lift the Matildas to a 2-0 triumph over New Zealand in their last match before the Asian Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Hayley Raso (Australia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
  • 5': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Claudia Bunge.
  • 7': Foul by Claudia Bunge (New Zealand).
  • 7': Sam Kerr (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Offside, Australia. Caitlin Foord is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
  • 11': Indiah-Paige Riley (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Caitlin Foord (Australia) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alina Santos (New Zealand). Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Alina Santos.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Milly Clegg (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Steph Catley.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Grace Wisnewski (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michaela Foster with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Grace Wisnewski (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Teagan Micah (Australia).
  • 19': Goal! Australia 1, New Zealand 0. Alanna Kennedy (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 23': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Gabi Rennie.
  • 26': Foul by Kaitlyn Torpey (Australia).
  • 26': Gabi Rennie (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
  • 36': Offside, Australia. Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kaitlyn Torpey (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Grace Wisnewski (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Teagan Micah (Australia). Assisted by Kate Taylor with a through ball.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Milly Clegg (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Indiah-Paige Riley following a fast break.
  • 41': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 41': Katie Kitching (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 44': Handball by Kaitlyn Torpey (Australia).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Emily van Egmond with a headed pass.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Australia 1, New Zealand 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Australia 1, New Zealand 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Australia. Courtney Nevin replaces Ellie Carpenter.
  • 45': Substitution, Australia. Holly McNamara replaces Sam Kerr.
  • 46': Foul by Catherine Bott (New Zealand).
  • 46': Holly McNamara (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Offside, New Zealand. Indiah-Paige Riley is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Courtney Nevin (Australia).
  • 49': Gabi Rennie (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Clare Hunt (Australia).
  • 52': Indiah-Paige Riley (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
  • 55': Offside, Australia. Caitlin Foord is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 57': Kate Taylor (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Caitlin Foord (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Claudia Bunge (New Zealand).
  • 62': Substitution, Australia. Katrina Gorry replaces Clare Wheeler.
  • 62': Substitution, Australia. Tameka Yallop replaces Emily van Egmond.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Hayley Raso (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  • 65': Substitution, New Zealand. Lara Wall replaces Michaela Foster.
  • 66': Substitution, New Zealand. Annalie Longo replaces Grace Wisnewski.
  • 67': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Claudia Bunge.
  • 69': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Kate Taylor.
  • 70': Goal! Australia 2, New Zealand 0. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Katie Kitching (New Zealand).
  • 72': Substitution, New Zealand. Ally Green replaces Milly Clegg.
  • 73': Substitution, New Zealand. Maya Hahn replaces Katie Kitching because of an injury.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Australia. Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Hayley Raso.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alanna Kennedy.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Clare Hunt (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Katrina Gorry.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross with a cross.
  • 80': Catherine Bott (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Holly McNamara (Australia).
  • 82': Attempt saved. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alina Santos (New Zealand). Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  • 82': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Lara Wall.
  • 83': Substitution, New Zealand. Kelli Brown replaces Gabi Rennie.
  • 84': Substitution, Australia. Kahli Johnson replaces Caitlin Foord.
  • 84': Substitution, New Zealand. Emma Pijnenburg replaces Kate Taylor.
  • 85': Foul by Catherine Bott (New Zealand).
  • 85': Kahli Johnson (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Annalie Longo (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lara Wall.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Kelli Brown (New Zealand) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Annalie Longo.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Katrina Gorry (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alina Santos (New Zealand). Assisted by Kahli Johnson.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Kelli Brown (New Zealand).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Indiah-Paige Riley (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Teagan Micah (Australia). Assisted by Kelli Brown.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Australia 2, New Zealand 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Australia 2, New Zealand 0.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
30.1 Possession 69.9
8 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
189 Accurate Passes 550
271 Passes 621
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
4 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 23
17 Accurate Long Balls 10
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
20 Effective Tackles 9
32 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 7
42 Effective Clearances 12
42 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 15,097

Line-Ups

AUS Australia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Teagan Micah (GK)
7 Steph Catley
4 Clare Hunt
8 Kaitlyn Torpey
21 Ellie Carpenter
10 Emily van Egmond
6 Clare Wheeler
14 Alanna Kennedy
20 Sam Kerr
9 Caitlin Foord
16 Hayley Raso

NZL New Zealand (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
37 Alina Santos (GK)
3 Claudia Bunge
5 Meikayla Moore
2 Kate Taylor
27 Michaela Foster
4 C.J. Bott
33 Grace Wisnewski
29 Katie Kitching
20 Indiah-Paige Riley
17 Gabi Rennie
9 Milly Clegg

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