The ruthless Matildas have thrashed Uzbekistan 10-0 to qualify for the Paris Olympic Video games in model, with Michelle Heyman scoring 4 objectives to place her hand up for a ticket to Paris.
Australia led the tie 3-0 after Saturday’s first leg in Tashkent however blew Uzbekistan out of the water to win 13-0 on mixture, with Caitlin Foord, Kaitlyn Torpey, Mary Fowler, Hayley Raso and Amy Sayer additionally scoring.
Temperatures hit 36C in Melbourne earlier on Wednesday, however it did not deter a crowd of 54,120, which included Olympic greats Cathy Freeman and Anna Meares.
The Matildas took the lead inside 34 seconds at Marvel Stadium and by no means regarded again, with Fowler at her spellbinding greatest in an eight-goal first-half rout.
Heyman, 35, who additionally scored in Tashkent, changed Emily van Egmond for her first worldwide begin since March 2018.
The striker’s motion and guile proved far too scorching for Uzbekistan to deal with as she snared a hat-trick inside the primary 16 minutes.
Second-gamer Torpey, 23, had a hand in three objectives and scored her first worldwide aim in her personal compelling audition for the 18-player Olympics squad.
Australia took the lead when Torpey’s squaring ball deflected off Uzbek defender Dilrabo Asadova for an personal aim.
Three minutes later, Fowler launched a diagonal ball from the left and Torpey brilliantly caught out her proper leg to chop the ball throughout aim.
Clare Hunt fluffed her shot however Heyman was available to tuck it away.
For the third, within the eighth minute, Steph Catley lofted a ball in from the left that dipped for Heyman to nod dwelling.
Heyman sealed her hat-trick when Fowler threaded an important ball behind the Uzbek defence for the striker to place away.
Torpey scored the fifth within the twenty second minute when Uzbekistan didn’t clear a nook and she or he rifled a close-range strike into the roof of the web.
Not often troubled, Mackenzie Arnold made a robust save to disclaim Uzbekistan captain Lyudmila Karachik within the twenty eighth minute.
Six minutes later, Katrina Gorry picked out Fowler with a beautiful inside go and the playmaker rifled dwelling.
Within the thirty eighth minute, Uzbekistan didn’t cope with a Kyra Cooney-Cross free kick and Foord pounced for Australia’s seventh.
On the stroke of half-time, Uzbekistan cleared a nook off the road however Torpey squared it for Heyman to stoop and head dwelling her fourth.
Heyman, Foord, Gorry and Ellie Carpenter got here off at half-time, for Sayer, Tameka Yallop, van Egmond and Raso, whereas Charli Grant changed Catley within the sixty fifth minute.
Raso rifled dwelling within the 68th whereas Sayer’s first worldwide aim within the fourth minute of harm time put an exclamation mark on the victory.
Try how the sport unfolded in our reside weblog under.
Key occasions
Remaining ideas
Effectively, what a method to qualify on your third Olympic Video games in a row!
An absolute masterclass from the Matildas noticed them sweep apart the underdog Uzbeks, taking out the two-legged tie 13-0 on mixture.
The primary half was notably brutal, with the tone set inside the first 45 seconds by Kaitlyn Torpey’s torpedo cross that was spun into the web by an Uzbekistan defender.
The objectives got here thick and quick after that, with Michelle Heyman scoring 4 within the first 45 minutes alone.
Torpey, Mary Fowler, Caitlin Foord, Hayley Raso, and Amy Sayer all added to the scoreboard, and whereas a bunch of rotations made the second half rather less thrilling, there may be little or no to complain about from this utterly dominant show by Australia’s fave sports activities group.
The gamers are about to be congratulated with a particular presentation on the sector: a large “QUALIFIED” signal has been arrange on half-way, with a large novelty aircraft ticket being offered to them by Olympic legend Anna Meares.
It has been an extended street by qualifying, however lastly the Matildas can put together correctly for the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games.
And also you guess your butts I will be again right here on the weblog after they do, in addition to for a pleasant they have arrange towards Mexico on April 10.
Till then, take it straightforward!
Your reactions!
What a sport! I might hoped we would win, however I by no means anticipated this!
– Mickey from Canberra
Find it irresistible
– Julian
Thanks for one more nice reside weblog, Sam! ⚽️💚💛
– Leo
Uzbekistan have been significantly better this half each defensively and when it comes to capitalising on possibilities they get however in the end you do must really feel for them having misplaced their keeper to harm and shedding by a big margin for the primary time since their Asian Video games semi and third-place matches towards North Korea and China.
– Adam
All this time we have been searching for one other striker and she or he has been hiding in plain sight at Canberra…
– Mike
Ms Sayer! Reduction written massive on a younger face. I think this second half, like the primary half just a few days in the past, has made Tony’s squad choice determination making somewhat simpler. All stable, a nicely oiled machine he is constructed, full with sub components, and a few excessive profile busted components. Lastly he has the depth and breadth they’ve all labored for. It is a pleasure to expertise. Thanks Sam!
– Massive Ben
THE MATILDAS ARE GOING TO THE PARIS OLYMPICS!!!!
To: the weblog. From: the Matildas.
Will I ever get my ten objectives 😂
– Julian
C’mon girls, let’s make it a pleasant spherical 10!
– C
Full-time: Australia 10 – 0 Uzbekistan
93′ GOAL AUSTRALIA
Aaaaaand that is 10!
It is Amy Sayer’s flip to get on the scoreboard after a pleasant collection of one-two passes between Tameka Yallop and Mary Fowler slice proper by Uzbekistan’s midfield, earlier than the ball is fed down the left wing for the onrushing Charlie Grant.
The left-back then clips a harmful ball again throughout the six-yard space, spinning chaotically by a bunch of legs, earlier than falling to Sayer on the again publish, who swings her left foot by it and eventually finds the again of the web.
10-0.
90′ 5 minutes of added time
Uzbekistan, to their full credit score, have not stopped making an attempt.
They’ve had a handful of strikes which have ended within the Matildas’ penalty field, together with one simply now as a handful of gamers attempt to construct some triangles by the center earlier than Karachik Lyudmila chips the ball excessive to no one besides Mackenzie Arnold.
They’ve stored Australia to only one aim on this complete half, which is one thing.
Get ’em out, I say
What’s with the rolled up sleeves? Kennedy, Raso and now Grant.
– Ronan
What, you are saying you would not roll up your sleeves should you had the unbelievable athletic arms of those gamers?
I do not assume I might ever put on sleeves once more, personally.
Anybody else eager for a Matildas sleeveless guernsey?
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Possibly “Mystical Mary” is a extra apt alliteration
It is fascinating you point out Fowler showing to function in a unique dimension – I believe she could be a shape-shifter. There are occasions she takes the ball into congested site visitors and in some way effortlessly seems on the opposite aspect nonetheless with the ball, or strategy in-possession opposition gamers from behind, go by them and proceed on with the ball…
– Mike
In the meantime…
Loving the meme posted about Japan v N. Korea. I actually solely eat popcorn in for dinner in Matilda’s nights!
– Lulu
Japan lead North Korea 1-0 simply after the hour-mark.
It has been a fairly even affair as soon as once more, although: Japan have had 8 photographs to 9 (together with 2 on track v 4), 58% possession to 42%, and nil corners to 1.
The DPRK might very nicely claw a aim again and push this second Olympic qualifier all the way in which to the sting.
You like to see it
I am within the crowd and there may be positively a rising minority cheering on Uzbekistan… solely to be drowned by the manic roar when the Tillies scored that ninth aim!
– Tess
There’s positively a small Uzbek group right here in Australia, and what a pleasure it should be for them to see their ladies’s nationwide group taking part in right here in a stadium like this. Love that they are nonetheless cheering for his or her group, though they’re 9-0 down.
Wow!
54,120 !!! Wow, a stark distinction to the two,000 locals at Milliy stadium 5 days in the past. It was nonetheless wonderful to there. 29 different Aussies and myself.
– I Was in Tashkent
I used to be there in Tashkent 5 days in the past. There was 30 Australians in attendance and about 2,000 locals. It was free entry to the match. It was wonderful to see them inperson and up shut.
– Travelling with Russell
Shout-out to the small group of die-hard Matildas followers who travelled all the way in which to Tashkent for the primary leg, then flew again right here to Melbourne for the second.
What an superior expertise!
79′ Uzbekistan substitution
The substitute goalkeeper appears to have had her foot trodden on by her personal participant throughout a problem that concerned Amy Sayer, however has stayed within the grass, so the Matildas take the chance to seize a fast drink on the sidelines.
There does not appear to be a lot tactical chat taking place. They’re simply chilling out till the sport ends, actually. Mackenzie Arnold, Alanna Kennedy, and Clare Hunt are nonetheless on the sector, speaking amongst themselves. Raso and Torpey are on the far aspect doing the identical.
76′ Shot after shot after shot
It is truthfully been laborious to weblog this match as a result of the variety of possibilities the Matildas have had is… stratospheric.
Simply as I end describing the build-up to 1 shot, they’ve discovered a method to create and let off one other. So that you simply must think about the way in which issues have gone primarily based on the under:
Australia have registered 37 photographs in whole to date, together with 17 on track.
70% possession, 85% go accuracy, and 1 corners.
They have been utterly, completely, dominant. That is the story of the sport.
