Match report
The Matildas’ Asian Cup campaign is off to an ideal, if rusty, start with a 1-0 defeat of the Philippines in their first group-stage match in Perth on Sunday afternoon.
But that’s about all that’s needed from me tonight, I’ll leave you with Sam Lewis’ on-the-whistle from Perth.
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Caitlin Foord is speaking on the broadcast following the Matildas’ 1-0 win.
I think we have a lot to work on. We would have loved to get a few more goals, but credit to the Philippines. They worked really hard to keep us out. But our goal today was just to get the win and to get the job done, and we did that. So, happy with that.
They did a great job at [staying compact]. I think, for us, we’ve got to build into this tournament. It’s been a while since we’ve played together. We’re just getting back into the flow of things and building relationships again. That’s going to keep growing and growing with every game we play. Hopefully, the next game a little bit better.
