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Justin Chadwick

Goals the goal as Matildas' Carpenter moves inside

Ellie Carpenter (left) fires Australia ahead in their 2-0 Olympic qualifying win over Iran in Perth. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Ellie Carpenter could be set for a rare goalscoring purple patch at international level as Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson ponders a tweaked role for the 23-year-old defender.

Carpenter scored the opener in Thursday night's 2-0 Olympic qualifier win over Iran in Perth, and came close to adding a second later in the first half.

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