Australia coach questions his timing of late substitutionsSwede hopes Sam Kerr will be fit for crunch Canada game
Australia coach Tony Gustavsson insisted he was not disappointed by the Matildas’ performance, despite his injury-hit team’s shock 3-2 loss to Nigeria, and the Swede remains hopeful captain Sam Kerr will be fit to face Canada in what is now a do-or-die clash early next week.
After losing Kerr to a calf injury before last week’s first game and Mary Fowler to concussion during the week – and with Kyah Simon still not match fit – there were questions about where Australia’s goals would come from against Nigeria.
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