Australia met South Africa for the first time in an International Friendly hosted at the Kingsmeadow Stadium in Kingston, to a crowd of 1417. With The Matilda’s share of goals from Cortnee Vine, Clare Polkinghorne and Caitlin Foord, and a late consolation goal by Hilda Magaia to reward the very vocal and cheerful South African fans, who were singing from the first minute til the full time whistle blew.
Read the full match report here.
Read Ben Gilby’s reflection on The Matildas here.
We were fortunate to have correspondents Jon Barker and Charlie Firth on hand to capture all of the action.
