With a year to go before the Asian Cup kicks off on home soil, the Matildas’ recent travails appear no closer to abating after a third successive defeat. This latest outing ended in a 2-1 loss to a spiky Colombia side, leaving Australia pointless at the SheBelieves Cup and still unsure what the immediate future might hold.
After the Matildas conceded early once again, to Wendy Bonilla’s excellent strike, Hayley Raso’s typically tenacious equaliser midway through the second half ultimately came to nought as the South American side, with a degree of fortune, settled the game thanks to Catalina Usme’s heavily-deflected strike on 73 minutes.
