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Justin Chadwick

Why Sam Kerr could barely celebrate win over China

Sam Kerr fell into the arms of fellow scorer Caitlin Foord at the end of Australia's win over China. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Sam Kerr's tank is nearing empty, but the star striker will be digging deep and tapping into her "naive" teenage self in Saturday night's Women's Asian Cup final.

The Matildas secured their path to the decider against either Japan or South Korea with a 2-1 semi-final win over China in front of 35,170 fans at Optus Stadium on Tuesday night.

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