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