Matildas Dominate Philippines in Olympic Qualifier

Sam Kerr and Mary Fowler celebrate the Matildas ’ first goal with Australia going on to thump the Philippines 8-0 in the Olympic qualifier at Perth ’s Optus Stadium . Sam Kerr and Mary Fowler celebrate the Matildas ’ first goal with Australia going on to thump the Philippines 8-0 in the Olympic qualifier at Perth ’s Optus Stadium .Last modified on Sun 29 Oct 2023 23.36 CET

The opening goal was a thing of beauty. A series of elegant connections from one end of the pitch to the other, a true team effort. Centre back Alanna Kennedy switched the ball over to Raso who passed inside to Kerr. Sprinting past on the overlap, wingback Ellie Carpenter took the through ball from Kerr and crossed it in to Foord’s feet. Faced with a wall of defenders Foord slickly flicked it back for Fowler to pounce on.

Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr celebrate another Matildas goal in the AFC Women’s Asian Olympic qualifier at Optus Stadium in Perth.While they stayed firmly shut on Thursday evening, the floodgates were well and truly opened by the Matildas this time around. Foord’s second goal in the 34th minute showed why she is one of the best forwards in the world, as she made her way through two defenders to score.

It was hard to believe the scoring could get any more spectacular than what fans had been witness to so far, but Wheeler decided to up the ante in the 72nd minute. After running up the right, Carpenter cut back to Foord on the edge of the area who set it up for Wheeler to belt home for her first Matildas goal.

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