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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the women’s international friendly between the Matildas and Taiwan at AAMI Park in Melbourne. Australia will field a new-ish looking lineup against Taiwan as opportunities are handed to fringe players and emerging talents after a more familiar XI battled out a pair of fiery clashes with rivals Brazil.
The Matildas fell short in both of those games against the rapidly regenerating No 8-ranked side and are now out to return to winning ways against Taiwan. Australia will face a different sort of challenge against the world No 41 in the back-to-back matches in Melbourne and then Geelong, with the visitors likely setting up with a low block. Breaking down a deep-lying defence has not always been the Matildas forte, so this looms as a good test for interim coach Tom Sermanni’s outfit even while missing a host of stars.
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