Women's World Cup: Australia battle past Republic of Ireland in World Cup opener

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Steph Catley's second-half punishment sparked chaotic celebrations astatine Stadium Australia

Steph Catley's second-half punishment gave World Cup co-hosts Australia a 1-0 triumph implicit debutants the Republic of Ireland successful Sydney.

Australia mislaid skipper and prima guardant Sam Kerr to a calf wounded connected the eve of the tourney but stand-in skipper Catley converted the victor successful the 52nd minute.

The Republic of Ireland frustrated the Matildas successful the archetypal fractional but their bully enactment was undone erstwhile Marissa Sheva pushed Hayley Raso and Brazilian referee Edina Alves constituent to the spot.

Kerr, who is besides acceptable to miss Australia's 2nd crippled with Nigeria, celebrated connected the seat with her team-mates but was restrained arsenic she nursed the wounded which kept her retired of her team's opener.

The Republic came adjacent to an equaliser erstwhile skipper Katie McCabe's country astir went consecutive in, and Denise O'Sullivan fired implicit from wrong the area.

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Australia

Squad number18Player nameArnold
Squad number21Player nameCarpenter
Squad number15Player nameHunt
Squad number14Player nameKennedy
Squad number7Player nameCatley
Squad number16Player nameRaso
Squad number19Player nameGorry
Squad number23Player nameCooney-Cross
Squad number5Player nameVine
Squad number9Player nameFoord
Squad number11Player nameFowler

Squad number4Player namePolkinghorne
Squad number10Player namevan Egmond

Republic of Ireland

Squad number1Player nameBrosnan
Squad number5Player nameFahey
Squad number4Player nameQuinn
Squad number6Player nameConnolly
Squad number14Player namePayne
Squad number10Player nameO'Sullivan
Squad number8Player nameLittlejohn
Squad number11Player nameMcCabe
Squad number17Player nameFarrelly
Squad number18Player nameCarusa
Squad number20Player nameSheva

Squad number15Player nameQuinn
Squad number19Player nameLarkin
Squad number22Player nameAtkinson

Line-ups

Australia

Formation 4-4-2

18Arnold
21Carpenter
15Hunt
14Kennedy
7Catley
16Raso
19Gorry
23Cooney-Cross
5VineSubstituted forvan Egmondat 75'minutes
9Foord
11FowlerSubstituted forPolkinghorneat 85'minutes

Substitutes

1Williams
2Nevin
3Luik
4Polkinghorne
6Wheeler
8Chidiac
10van Egmond
12Micah
13Yallop
17Simon
20Kerr
22Grant

Ireland

Formation 3-4-3

1Brosnan
5Fahey
4Quinn
6Connolly
14Payne
10O'SullivanBooked astatine 41mins
8Littlejohn
11McCabe
17FarrellySubstituted forLarkinat 63'minutes
18CarusaSubstituted forAtkinsonat 87'minutes
20ShevaSubstituted forQuinnat 63'minutes

Substitutes

2O'Riordan
3Mustaki
7Caldwell
9Barrett
12Agg
13O'Gorman
15Quinn
16Moloney
19Larkin
21Grant
22Atkinson
23Walsh

Referee:Edina Alves Batista

Attendance:75,784

Live Text

Match ends, Australia 1, Republic of Ireland Women 0.
Second Half ends, Australia 1, Republic of Ireland Women 0.
Attempt missed. Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland Women) header from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross.
Attempt saved. Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Steph Catley (Australia).
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Republic of Ireland Women) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is excessively precocious pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
Attempt blocked. Megan Connolly (Republic of Ireland Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Foul by Clare Hunt (Australia).
Lucy Quinn (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Izzy Atkinson replaces Kyra Carusa.
Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Ruesha Littlejohn (Republic of Ireland Women).
Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Mary Fowler.
Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
Attempt blocked. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.

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