CommBank Matildas Abroad Review: Davidson, McKenna, Galic on scoresheet

Leah Davidson, Leticia McKenna and Daniela Galic were all on the scoresheet this weekend as CommBank Matildas made their mark at club level.

Read our review of the CommBank Matildas Abroad in action below.

England

WSL

Manchester City comfortably defeated West Ham 5-0. Mary Fowler started and played 62 minutes, playing her part in the victory that saw them restore their two-point lead at the top of the WSL table.

That lead was restored because Everton were able to hold Chelsea to a 1-1 draw. Clare Wheeler played the full match for Everton in midfield, winning 7/9 (78%) of her duels, three interceptions, four clearances and five recoveries of the ball. Ellie Carpenter played the full match for Chelsea. Holly McNamara was unavailable for Everton due to injury.

Arsenal held on to defeat Liverpool 2-1 thanks to a first-half Alessia Russo brace. Steph Catley started and played 56 minutes in defence, while Caitlin Foord was a standout performer for the full match. Kyra Cooney-Cross played 13 minutes off the bench.

Tottenham Hotspur defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1. Clare Hunt and Charlie Rule remain unavailable for their respective sides with injury.

Leah Davidson scored to give Charlton the lead in the second half, but her side were not able to hold on, falling 3-2 to Crystal Palace. It was Davidson’s second goal of the season as she played the full match for Charlton. Emily van Egmond was an unused substitute.

London City Lionesses defeated Birmingham City 4-1 to remain third on the table. Alanna Kennedy was unavailable due to injury.

WSL2

Leticia McKenna was on the scoresheet again as Nottingham Forest defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1. It was a lovely touch to play it onto her left foot around her defender and tuck it into the back of the net to give Forest the lead. Alana Murphy also played the full match for Forest, winning 5/5 tackles and making 12 recoveries, as well as completing 73/85 passes (86% accuracy).

 

 

 

 

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Newcastle United defeated Burnley 3-0 to remain top of the table. Kaitlyn Torpey played the full game at left-back, completing 50/54 passes (93%). 

Bristol City came from behind to defeat Ipswich Town 2-1. Alexia Apostolakis played the full match at right-back, playing a key role by winning 7/11 (64%) of her duels.

Sweden

Malmö FF drew 1-1 with Piteå to secure third and a European place next season. Courtney Nevin started and played the full match while Charli Grant and Amy Sayer were unavailable.

FC Rosengård suffered a difficult defeat, losing 2-0 to Hammarby and being forced into the relegation zone with one game remaining. If they do not win the final game – and rely on results elsewhere – they will be forced into a two-leg playoff to avoid relegation. Remy Siemsen, Isabel Gomez and Bryleeh Henry all started for Rosengård.

Vittsjö GIK defeated Brommapojkarna 5-4 in a rollicking affair. Vittsjö took a 4-1, and then 5-2 lead – thanks, in part, to a goal and assist for Daniela Galic – before Brommapojkarna pulled two goals back to make it an interesting finish. Vittsjö were able to hold on. Galic played the full match.

United States

The Washington Spirit have eliminated the Portland Thorns from the play-offs, defeating them 4-1. Mackenzie Arnold was in goals for the Thorns, as Trinity Rodman scored a brace for the Spirit.

Gotham FC are through to the semi-finals, defeating the Seattle Reign 1-0. An own goal in the opening minutes was enough to see Gotham through. Sam Kerr started and played the full match for Gotham.

Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt were defeated 3-1 by Wolfsburg. Hayley Raso started and played 64 minutes, while Jamilla Rankin was an unused substitute. The result means that Frankfurt remain in third, but the gap between them and Wolfsburg in second is now seven points.

Italy

AS Roma continued their fine form, defeating Como 1907 4-0. Wini Heatley came off the bench to play 20 minutes and help see out the clean sheet.

Alex Chidiac came off the bench to play 30 minutes in Como’s 1-0 defeat to Parma. Como are currently sixth, with a record of two wins, two draws and two losses from six games so far.

Canada

Vancouver Rise drew 2-2 in the second leg of the play-offs to fall 5-2 on aggregate and be eliminated from the Northern Super League playoffs. Tori Tumeth played the full game at centre-back for the Rise, who gave a good account of themselves but were unable to overcome the three-goal deficit that they needed.

Norway 

Vålerenga finished the season on a high, defeating Aalesund 3-0. Hana Lowry started and played 67 minutes in their final league game of the season.