Kerr Winner Sends Australia Into Asian Cup Final

Australia started powerfully against China, pinch Chelsea's Ellie Carpenter, Manchester City's Mary Fowler and Arsenal's Foord combining beautifully to springiness Australia nan lead.

Carpenter dazzled pinch her pace, bursting down nan near to latch onto a Fowler walk earlier passing backmost to nan Manchester City forward, who trim nan shot backmost to Foord to people pinch a powerful first-time strike.

"The 2nd half was better, but nan first half was disappointing," Matildas caput coach Joe Montemurro told Channel 10.

"We scored a very bully extremity and I thought we were starting to find our rhythm, and past we conscionable backed off.

"We conscionable request to play higher, we request to beryllium braver - but we sewage nan consequence we wanted."

There was an exodus from nan Women's Super League astatine nan commencement of nan Asian Cup, pinch 13 of Australia's 26-strong squad playing successful nan English home league.

The Champions League quarter-final betwixt Arsenal and Chelsea is scheduled for 24 March, 3 days aft nan Asian Cup final, meaning some clubs could beryllium without cardinal players erstwhile recreation and imaginable celebrations are factored in.

Australia went into nan semi-final knowing they were nan first state to suffice for nan 2027 Women's World Cup successful Brazil acknowledgment to their 2-1 triumph against North Korea earlier this week.