Matildas v nigeria

Nigeria came from behind to beat Australia and leave the co-hosts facing a battle to qualify for the last 16 of the Fifa Women's World Cup.

How to watch the game! Can't make it to the game? Gustavsson was asked about player availability after it was revealed today that Mary Fowler and Aivi Luik will join the likes of Sam Kerr on the sidelines, with all three players being unavailable for selection after Kerr's calf injury before the Republic of Ireland game and Fowler and Luik's mild concussions they sustained yesterday in training. Gustavsson revealed that Tameka Yallop is still on limited minutes after she makes her return from the injury she sustained against France. At the same time, defenders Clare Polkinghorne and Alanna Kennedy are also available, with the latter playing her first 90 minutes for Australia in over a year in the side's victory over the Republic of Ireland. Chiamaka Nnadozie, who was named Player of the Match in the stalemate against Canada, made a crucial penalty save against Christine Sinclair to ensure Nigeria walked away with a point in their Group B opener. Midfielder Deborah Abiodun will be unavailable for selection in Thursday night's game, with the year-old having her yellow card upgraded to red after a tackle on Ashley Lawerence in the dying minutes of the game.

Matildas v nigeria

An emergency warning is active for a fire burning in Victoria, north of Ballarat. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency. The Matildas have slumped to a disastrous loss to Nigeria and will likely have to beat Canada to avoid a group stage exit at their home Women's World Cup. In front of a raucous crowd in Brisbane, the Matildas let a first-half lead slip to Nigeria, who are one win away from qualifying for the Round of The Matildas took the lead in stoppage time of the first half when Emily van Egmond, who replaced the concussed Mary Fowler, scored after relentless pressure. But Nigeria took the wind out of Australia's sails five minutes later when Uchenna Kanu equalised against the run of play. In the second half, Australia's attack failed to capitalise on chances while their defence completely fell apart in front of 49, fans. Osinachi Ohale toe-poked Nigeria ahead in the 65th minute, injuring herself in the process. Rasheedat Ajibade headed the ball across the face and Ohale bundled it home, taking an accidental kick to the mid-section while scoring. Seven minutes later, under pressure from Asisat Oshoala, Alanna Kennedy attempted to head a Nigeria long ball back to goalkeeper MacKenzie Arnold but instead knocked it into the path of striker Oshoala to complete the Matildas' undoing. Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson didn't make any attacking changes until bringing on Alex Chidiac in the 85th minute. Eventually they found the net, with Kennedy heading home from a corner 10 minutes into added time.

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Instead, defensive calamities and attacking inefficiencies consigned the Matildas to an all-or-nothing group-stage finale. How did it come to this? The Matildas entered the World Cup on a high, buoyed by unprecedented home support and a run of victories over tough opposition. A pre-tournament triumph over European heavyweights France only added to the optimism felt by Australian fans, everyone from the prime minister who was in the stands on Thursday down. Just like against France in the warm-up and Ireland in the opening match, the Matildas squandered attacking opportunities. The goals did eventually come, from veteran midfielder Emily van Egmond in first-half stoppage time, and defender Alanna Kennedy in the dying minutes of the second half. But chance after chance went awry; the final pass misplaced, too many shots miscued.

By the time Alanna Kennedy gets to the end of her sentence, listing all the things the Matildas did well in their loss to Nigeria on Thursday night, she is out of breath, glassy-eyed and wants to be anywhere else but here. The central defender is the first to pass through the mixed zone beneath the eerily quiet Brisbane Stadium; the first sacrificial lamb thrown to a ravenous media pack that asks her to dissect and analyse and justify the game when all she wants to do is cry. Obviously the third goal was a moment. We possessed the ball well, we moved them around a lot, we created chances and put them under a lot of pressure in their back third. This is where she takes the quivering half-breath, her voice beginning to catch in her throat. The hot tears that spilled down her cheeks moments earlier in the dressing-room are threatening to flood back and she needs to default to the script they've all memorised for moments like this.

Matildas v nigeria

The Matildas have slumped to a disastrous loss to Nigeria and will likely have to beat Canada to avoid a group stage exit at their home Women's World Cup. In front of a raucous crowd in Brisbane, the Matildas let a first-half lead slip to Nigeria, who are one win away from qualifying for the Round of The Matildas took the lead in stoppage time of the first half when Emily van Egmond, who replaced the concussed Mary Fowler, scored after relentless pressure. But Nigeria took the wind out of Australia's sails five minutes later when Uchenna Kanu equalised against the run of play. In the second half, Australia's attack failed to capitalise on chances while their defence completely fell apart in front of 49, fans.

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Reply posted by be77yadb, at 27 Jul be77yadb. The Spin Doctor replied: That is why they play the game and not decide the outcome based on paper. Foul by Asisat Oshoala Nigeria. The Spin Doctor replied: Bit of a stretch to say 'come from behind win' when Nigeria were only behind for a mere five minutes. It is the second-half sub again, Chidiac. That would be a disastrous denouement, an ending no one foretold. The Nigeria medical staff help Ayinde off the pitch. Vietnam finish their campaign against the Netherlands in Dunedin next Tuesday. But they need to hold firm. Carpenter dribbles past three Nigeria players and wins a corner. What a win. I did not give them a chance. Alanna Kennedy leaps above the pack … and it just goes over the bar.

I think we created a lot of opportunities that we potentially could've finished

Header from Kennedy. What looked like it was going to be a celebration turned into a night of tension. Morrocco has demonstrated what a team can do at Men's World Cup. But that is the prospect the Matildas must stare down on Monday. View all Women's World Cup results. Live updates Match stats Lineups. She opts to play the ball out to the wing despite some space in midfield. The loss of Mary Fowler and Aivi Luik two days ago, adding to an injury list that already includes their captain Sam Kerr, has not helped. Does rugby union need new law to stop 'kick tennis'? Match ends, Australia 2, Nigeria 3. The Matildas saw Kennedy head in a corner from Kyra Cooney-Cross in the 10th of 11 additional minutes at the end of the second half as the majority of a crowd of 49, at Brisbane Stadium willed them on. Back to top. More replies 7 down. Cooney-Cross overhits a corner, and it sails out for a goal-kick. Line-ups Match Stats Live Text.