Eight years after the Matildas final performed Nigeria at a Girls’s World Cup, those that bear in mind the day don’t have any plans of taking victory as a right.
Key factors:
- If the Matildas beat Nigeria in Brisbane, they’ll assure their progress to the knockout phases of the Girls’s World Cup
- Sam Kerr and Kyah Simon will miss the sport by way of damage
- The sport would be the first time Australia has confronted Nigeria on the match since 2015
On that day, in Winnipeg, Canada, Kyah Simon scored each objectives in a 2-0 group stage win.
Sam Kerr supplied an help for the second objective and copped an elbow to the face off the ball from Ugo Njoku that drew a three-game retrospective ban.
Neither Kerr (calf) nor Simon (knee) are match to begin in Thursday’s conflict at Lang Park.
However Katrina Gorry, who began in 2015, and Tameka Yallop, who changed her in midfield, are — they usually’re cautious of what a workforce led by Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala can ship.
“A tricky, powerful sport, I bear in mind,” Gorry stated.
“I watched them play Canada they usually’re much more highly effective than they have been then.
“They have a lot pace however a whole lot of class throughout the sphere, (they’re) technically superb.
“When you’re not in your defensive sport, they’re going to exploit you and with the tempo they’ve, it is fairly scary.”
Yallop has recovered from a corked thigh to press her choice case.
“It will be a really completely different sport from from 2015 however they nonetheless have all these qualities that they’d earlier than,” she stated.
“There’s just a little little bit of unpredictability to them, which does make it just a little bit troublesome. However on the similar time we have educated for that as nicely in our prep.
“It is nearly being centered in each second in opposition to them.”
Eire sat again and defended deeply in opposition to Australia.
After drawing 0-0 with Canada first up, Nigeria might have to open up play to chase three factors.
That will go well with Australia simply tremendous.
“It’ll be one other second-ball sport and hitting them on transition. They clearly put a whole lot of numbers ahead,” Gorry stated.
“So, if we are able to attempt to hit them on transition, I feel we’ll give them a tricky time.”
As the one workforce in Group B with three factors from their opening sport, Australia can seal development to the knockout phases with victory over Nigeria, who’ve one level thus far.
If Canada (one level) and Eire (zero factors) attract Perth on Wednesday evening, a win would lock in high spot for the Matildas forward of their third group sport.
It might additionally give them the chance to not even should make a name on whether or not to area injured captain Kerr, if she is dominated match to play a job.
“You’ve got received just a little be just a little bit cautious,” Yallop stated.
“You do not wish to look too far forward and it is only one sport at a time.
“We’re clearly going out for a win and we would not go for something much less.”
The Matildas had a closed coaching session with out media entry on Tuesday.
AAP
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