England Women v Australia Women in an Alzheimer's Society friendly at the G-Tech Stadium in Brentford
The Lionesses 🦁 face the Matildas 🦘 on a very wet night in West London in an Alzheimer's Society International. To help raise awareness of dementia, 3 players in each team will have numbers but no names on their shirts as 1 in 3 people will likely suffer from dementia and be unable to remember the names of their favourite players. It will be 3 different players in the second half . Alex Greenwood started on Thursday but is now injured so Esme Morgan is starting alongside Leah. Lauren Hemp is wearing a face mask 🦝 due to the facial injury she got at Wembley. Sam Kerr is starting have been on the bench on Friday for the Matildas 1-0 👀🤣 loss to Scotland.
It's raining hard for the kick off but we can just about see the play. England are kind of controlling the game with lots of possession but not able to do much positive with it. That is not helped when Lauren Hemp goes off unable to play with her injury and is replaced by LJ. Australia are playing on the break and it gets a result when Sam Kerr puts Leah under pressure and her header back to Mary is too short. Sam is one of the world's best strikers and makes no mistake on 32. Bum. She is off-side but it's not spotted by the Linesperson and we head into the murky territory of the off-side rule as Leah gets to the ball first. No-one really knows the off-side rules so just go with flow and the Lionesses have a hill to climb. It will be tough as they unusually look short of energy and ideas. It's 1-0 to the Matildas at the break in the football but the is no break in the rain🌧🌧🌧.
England start brighter but still can't make any headway against such organised and aggressive team. It reaches the hour mark and Serena makes here first change so it's out with Toony and in with Daly. It get worse for the Lionesses when Sam Kerr hits on the break. Esme Morgan has stepped a couple of yards too high and can't get close enough to close down the cross. Pinpoint cross for the far post runner. The header deflects badly off Leah which wrong foots Mary who goes the wrong way. 2-0 to the Matildas on 66. Double Bum. It's too late for the change when it comes with Jess Parks replacing Carter and going to a back 3. Jess is lively and causing issues for the Matildas. We have chances from Chloe, Georgia and Lessie but none are converted. It's just not going in today. Georgia had a chance to save face with a last minute free kick be it didn't test the keeper. The Lionesses first loss under Serena and the crowd seem as miserable as the weather.
The Lionesses failed to roar and looked tired all over the pitch. Teams are working England out and they need some fresh ideas. Jess park bought the only excitement to an otherwise difficult watch. The lionesses looking a bit Tranmere with all the ball and no goals. It was also pouring down for most of the match which made it even more miserable to watch. Cold, wet and grumpy.
POTM: Lucy Bronze was by far the most consistent player.
Scranometer has lodged a formal complaint as there was loads of lovely looking vegan options advertised but they were not actually available. We will update you when we have heard back from the Scranbudsman. Bottle top news: It's yes from Brentford, says no in the rules but bottle entered the stadium Liddo Intacto.
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| Singing in the rain |
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| Basil again |
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| Getting the Badge in |
