brazil 1 australia 0
both teams have players who are comfortable on the ball and love to run with the ball, so the game started brightly, flowing from one end to the other.
australia looked really good. aggressive pressing, able to play football, passing their way out of tight situations. when building up, they are not afraid to pass the ball to a backtracking central midfielder in midfield which is something you don't see often because it is rather risky and requires alot of movement and composure from the midfielders, so most teams prefer to play the ball to the flanks or just pump it forward. they hold the ball well and release it at the right time, something which i always value: knowing when to do what.
australia were dominating the game after 15 minutes but brazil managed to carve out chances despite clearly not playing to their own and the spectators' expectations. it was a warning for the australians that any mistake could be costly.
0-0 at half time, no sign of australia's youth (and thus lack of experience). in fact, they played with such maturity that they more than matched brazil.
australia paid for a moment of carelessness in the 54th minute. christiane should never have gotten that space and time to set rosanna up for the goal; the ball should have been cleared long before that.
1-0 in the end. australia never gave up and could have gotten that equaliser from the goalmouth scramble from a corner in the last seconds of injury time.
it was a great match. australia really impressed but football can be very cruel.
australia looked really good. aggressive pressing, able to play football, passing their way out of tight situations. when building up, they are not afraid to pass the ball to a backtracking central midfielder in midfield which is something you don't see often because it is rather risky and requires alot of movement and composure from the midfielders, so most teams prefer to play the ball to the flanks or just pump it forward. they hold the ball well and release it at the right time, something which i always value: knowing when to do what.
australia were dominating the game after 15 minutes but brazil managed to carve out chances despite clearly not playing to their own and the spectators' expectations. it was a warning for the australians that any mistake could be costly.
0-0 at half time, no sign of australia's youth (and thus lack of experience). in fact, they played with such maturity that they more than matched brazil.
australia paid for a moment of carelessness in the 54th minute. christiane should never have gotten that space and time to set rosanna up for the goal; the ball should have been cleared long before that.
1-0 in the end. australia never gave up and could have gotten that equaliser from the goalmouth scramble from a corner in the last seconds of injury time.
it was a great match. australia really impressed but football can be very cruel.
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