Published: November 08, 2019
- Matildas skipper scores twice in 2-1 win over South Americans
- Record crowd of 20,029 witnesses first of two friendly games
It was a year ago on Sunday that Chile stunned Australia by winning 3-2 in the first of two friendly games in Sydney, a result that threatened the Matildas’ top-six world ranking and contributed to the tumultuous six months that followed the team like a dark cloud into July’s Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Playing together for the first time since that ill-fated outing in France, Australia’s dominant performance suggested a new leaf was finally being turned, defeating Chile 2-1 in front of a record-breaking 20,029 people at Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta.
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