Match Report
The CommBank Matildas have decisively defeated Uzbekistan 10-0 in the AFC Olympic Qualifiers (Third Round) second leg in front 54,120 fans in Melbourne.
The aggregate victory of 13-0 over the two-legged tie means that Australia has qualified for the Paris 2024™ Olympic Games.
Tony Gustavsson made two changes to the side that won 3-0 in Tashkent, with Michelle Heyman and Caitlin Foord replacing Emily van Egmond and Hayley Raso in the starting eleven. It was a move that paid off, with Heyman scoring four goals in the first half, and Foord adding one of her own.
The home side wasted no time getting scoring underway. Kaitlyn Torpey – in the starting lineup for the second time after impressing in her debut – forced a deflection off an Uzbek defender that nestled into the back of the net.
Michelle Heyman soon got to work. Torpey was again involved, controlling the ball from a long diagonal and crossing it into the path of Heyman, who finished well.
She added her second after a cross from Catley and completed her hattrick thanks to some good work from Mary Fowler.
The 22nd minute was a moment that Kaitlyn Torpey will remember forever. The ball fell to her after a corner and she made no mistake, finding the back of the net for her debut goal.
