Matildas bring difficult year to an end with uplifting win and sense of revival | Jack Snape
A 6-0 thumping of Taiwan brought some life back to a dressing room that has felt funereal at times since the Olympics
In a place known by some as Pivot City, the Matildas finally turned a corner. Australia’s favourite football team came alive in Geelong on Saturday in their final match in 2024, marking the end of a difficult year during which the dressing room felt like a “funeral” according to coach Tom Sermanni.
Their entertaining 6-0 domination of Taiwan on Saturday in Geelong was full of freshness, an uplifting upgrade to an uncertain 3-1 win in Melbourne on Wednesday. Kardinia Park rocked on a warm evening with a crowd of 30,000 that beat expectations, and which was treated to flashy attacking play, a glimpse at eager debutants and goals from a mix of veterans and Sermanni’s generation next.
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