Australia 0-1 Sweden By Ben Gilby Above: Fridolina Rolfö (18) jumps for joy after scoring the winning goal for Sweden. Photo: Getty Images Sweden gained the place in the Olympic Final that they have so richly deserved for their performances across the Games with a 1-0 semi-final win over Australia in Yokohama. Whilst the MatildasContinue reading “Rolfö Earns Sweden Deserved Final Place”
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Olympic Semi Preview: Australia v Sweden
By Kieran Yap Above: Kyra Cooney Cross and Madelen Janogy battle it out when the two nations met in the group stage last week. Photo: Getty Images Focus on Australia: Australia played the long game. They used the pre-tournament matches to experiment with new systems and tactics and altered their game to fit each groupContinue reading “Olympic Semi Preview: Australia v Sweden”
Matildas Waltz Into The Semis After Drama Filled GB Battle
Great Britain 3-4 Australia By Ben Gilby Pictured above: Sam Kerr after scoring Australia’s last gasp equaliser towards the end of normal time. Photo: Getty Images. The Matildas ran out victors in one of the most dramatic games you could imagine in Kashima. It was a game that swung this way and that, with incredibleContinue reading “Matildas Waltz Into The Semis After Drama Filled GB Battle”
Olympics QF Preview with Wroxham’s Harriet Meers
Ahead of tomorrow’s Quarter-Finals ties, Harriet Meers from Wroxham Women, one of Impetus’ partner clubs, previews all of the games. Canada v Brazil Canada have started this tournament solidly, but haven’t demonstrated the danger that they could possess with the talent they have within the squad. With players such as Allysha Chapman, Christine Sinclair andContinue reading “Olympics QF Preview with Wroxham’s Harriet Meers”
Mixture of Pain and Promise For The Matildas
Above: Ellie Carpenter competes with Rikke Marie Madsen. Photo: Football Australia. Denmark 3-2 Australia By Ben Gilby The Matildas remain very much a work in progress as they produced a performance which mixed promise with pain in Horsens on Thursday evening. Australia began the game with high energy and seized control of the midfield fromContinue reading “Mixture of Pain and Promise For The Matildas”
Frustrating Outcome For Lionesses
France 3-1 England By Ben Gilby The Lionesses’ poor run of results continued after they fell to defeat to France in Caen. Whilst England looked menacing coming forward throughout, they came unstuck at the back with an inability to defend high balls into the box, particularly in the first half and suffered a highly questionableContinue reading “Frustrating Outcome For Lionesses”
PSG Rue Missed Opportunities In Quarter-Final
Jean-Pierre Thiesset reports on the UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarter-Final First Leg game between Paris St. Germain and Olympique Lyonnais. Olympique Lyonnais gained an important 1-0 win away from home in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarter-Final against Paris St. Germain. As an OL fan, it is difficult for me to sayContinue reading “PSG Rue Missed Opportunities In Quarter-Final”
FC St. Pauli: Inclusivity and Stability The Key.
Ben Gilby spoke to Inga Schlegel, the deputy head of women’s football at FC St. Pauli about how a club with a huge reputation for social inclusion are progressing in the third tier of German league system. Inga opened our conversation by detailing the history of women’s football at the Hamburg based club: “Our departmentContinue reading “FC St. Pauli: Inclusivity and Stability The Key.”
Tyler Dodds: From The North-East Of England To The South of Italy
Tyler Dodds swapped life at Middlesbrough in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier to take up a professional contract at Serie B Italian side Pomigliano in the midst of a global pandemic. Ben Gilby spoke to Tyler to find out how it all came about and what life is like near Naples. “I loveContinue reading “Tyler Dodds: From The North-East Of England To The South of Italy”
The Swedish Scene
@DandalBs brings us our regular Saturday morning round-up of all the news from the Swedish women’s game. This week, there’s all the news from the Swedish national team in Malta, a wrap of last week’s pre-season friendlies plus all the transfer and injury news from around the country. Pauline Hammarlund had a minor concussion inContinue reading “The Swedish Scene”
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