Sam Kerr delivered for her hometown fans with a second-half goal as the Matildas made heavy work of their 2-0 win over Iran in Thursday night’s Olympic Games qualifier in Perth.
Despite dominating their outclassed opponents at a sold out HBF Park, and going ahead thanks to a goal in the 19th minute from Ellie Carpenter, the Matildas needed until the 78th minute to seal their victory when captain Kerr netted her 65th international goal.
The Philippines, who are coached by Western United’s A-League women’s mentor Mark Torcaso, will go into the match leading the qualifying group after thrashing Chinese Taipei 4-1 in Thursday night’s early match at HBF. Only two players – veteran centre-back Clare Polkinghorne and right-back Ellie Carpenter – that started in Australia’s 3-1 World Cup semi-final loss to England were part of Thursday night’s starting team.
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