Depleted Australia win 2-0 at McDonald Jones StadiumRecord crowd watches as Fowler strike and own goal seal victory
Mary Fowler gave the Matildas cause for optimism ahead of next year’s Asian Cup after a fine first-half finish and some second-half wizardry helped secure a second friendly victory over continental rivals South Korea in the space of four days, this one ending 2-0 in Newcastle in front of a record crowd.
The Matildas were missing half their first choice line-up to injury and were well-matched against the visitors for much of this physical chess match, but proved resilient in keeping the opposition scoreless and accelerated away in a dominant second half.
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