Young matildas

[Unretired]

Lady Reds duo get Young Matildas call up
Friday, 15 May 2009


Two players from Adelaide United’s 2008/09 W-League squad have been selected in a Westfield Young Matildas (U/20’s) squad for a series of friendly matches.

Goalkeeper Sian McLaren and midfielder Angela Fimmano were two of 20 players named by Women’s U/20 Head Coach Alen Stajcic to travel to Italy and Indonesia for a series of friendly matches from 23 May to 6 June as preparation for participation in the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) U-19 Women's Championships in August

Fimmano managed six appearances for the Lady Reds in 2008/09, while Scottish born McLaren played five games between the posts in the inaugural Westfield W-League season.

The squad will prepare at a three day pre-departure camp at Valentine Sports Park, in Sydney from 16 May before departing for Italy on 19 May for friendlies against Finland and Germany.

The Westfield Young Matildas will then meet Indonesia in Bangkok en route home to Australia on 6 June.

"The tour is a wonderful opportunity to continue our preparations for the AFC U-19 Women's Championships," said Stajcic.

"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for our young players to travel to Europe and play against highly regarded football countries such as Finland and Germany.

"We are very fortunate to have been given this chance and it will most certainly be used as a positive and fantastic experience for the players involved," concluded Stajcic.

The AFC U-19 Women's Championships 2009 will be held in Wuhan, China from 1 -12 August. The Championships also double as the qualification process for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be held in Germany next year.

The tour is possible due to the generous support of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

Westfield Young Matildas squad
Teigen Allen (NSWIS), Courteny Beutel (Queensland Roar), Nicola Bolger (Sydney FC), Tameka Butt (Queensland Roar), Alesha Clifford (Sydney FC), Casey Dumont (Queensland Roar), Angela Fimmano (Adelaide United), Elise Kellond-Knight (Queensland Roar), Samantha Kerr (Perth Glory), Ella Mastrantonio (Perth Glory), Sian McLaren (Adelaide United), Linda O’Neill (Sydney FC), Teresa Polias (Central Coast Mariners), Karina Roweth (Central Coast Mariners), Jessica Seaman (Sydney FC), Kyah Simon (Central Coast Mariners), Bronwyn Studman (Canberra United), Asheligh Sykes (Canberra United), Nicole Sykes (Canberra United), Marianna Tabain (Perth Glory)

[earth calling mars]

good luck girls!

[shorty]

ang was in my dream last night!!

[billy the kid]

Good luck girls. Sounds like a pretty hectic but challenging (and enjoyable) tour.

Is Quigs not in the squad?

[E. Grant & Co]

Are we particularly strong at this level or aren't Finland in the same class of the USA / Brazil / Germany?


VARESE
Tuesday 26 May 2009

A hat-trick of goals to Angela Fimmano and Nicola Sykes has helped the Westfield Young Matildas to an impressive 7-0 victory over the Finland U-19 Women’s Team in Italy yesterday. The feat was especially memorable for Sykes who was also making her Westfield Young Matildas debut.

After conceding two goals in the opening 10 minutes on Saturday, Finland made a better start to the second of their international friendly matches against the Westfield Young Matildas with some early end-to-end action.

Any hope for a change in fortune for the Finns was quashed in the 12th minute when Linda O’Neill hit a solid shot from 20 metres out which struck the cross-bar and bounced back into play. Nicola Bolger was on hand to capitalise on the rebound and tapped in from close range to open the scoring for the Westfield Young Matildas.

Three minutes later, the misfortune of Finland continued when they conceded a penalty for a hand ball in the box. Angela Fimmano stepped up to the spot and neatly placed her shot inside the left post, just out of reach of the Finnish goalkeeper Ina Suutari who had dived to the correct side.

The Westfield Young Matildas extended their lead in the 21st minute when a free-kick from Ella Mastrantonio on the right found Nicola Sykes on the edge of the 6-yard box. Sykes headed the ball into the top left corner to score her first international goal on debut.

Finland rallied for the remainder of the first half, creating a number of chances, but none that particularly threatened the Westfield Young Matildas goal.

The Westfield Young Matildas survived an early scare shortly after the start of the second half when Linda O’Neill had to clear the ball off her own goal-line following a goal-mouth scramble from a Finland corner.

Nicole Sykes added her second goal of the match in the 50th minute after she received a long ball on the edge of the box from Teigan Allen at the back. Sykes was able to turn and hit a great strike into the top right corner of the goal.

Two minutes later, Sykes completed her hat-trick in similar circumstances when Marianna Tabain played her in with another long ball from the back. Nicole entered the box at speed, and then hit a left footed shot, from an acute angle, which snuck inside the right post and into the goal.

Angela Fimmano scored the Westfield Young Matildas sixth goal close to the hour mark following some good build up play. Marianna Tabain played in Ashleigh Sykes out wide who in turn crossed back to Fimmano in the box. Fimmano then let loose a stinging shot, which was assisted by a slight deflection from a Finnish defender, and found the back of the net.

Fimmano scored her third goal of the game in the 70th minute slotting home from close range after Nicole Sykes set her up with a neat cutback from the by-line.

Finland continued to press forward in the closing stages of the match, but the Westfield Young Matildas defence held firm to keep their goal intact and record a morale boosting 7-0 win at the final whistle.

Westfield Young Matildas Head Coach Alen Stajcic was full of praise for his young team’s performance.

“It was a very good performance considering 9 of the 11 starters were aged 17 years and under.

“Our play in the attacking third and the quality of our finishing was especially pleasing.

“I’m particularly happy for Nicole Sykes, who scored a hat trick on her debut and has shown rapid improvement this year.

“But once again, still lots of room for improvement if we are to compete against the likes of Germany and the top Asian nations” concluded Stajcic.

The Westfield Young Matildas will now play the German U-19 Women’s team tomorrow (27 May), followed by the Inter Milan Women (30 May) at Varese and then the Thailand U-19 Women’s team (6 June) in Bangkok on their way back to Australia.

[ecky_8]

well done girls

[SAD GAL]

Well done girls. All the best for your very bright futures.

excellent reward for two wonderful girls who are not products of the women's or sasi program or competition.

[ball_girl]

Yeah thats awesome! Congrats girls!

&& Sad Gal, they have both been a part of Sasi... of course they were both awesome players before sasi anyway but yeah!

[gubs]

Well done girls. All the best for your very bright futures.

excellent reward for two wonderful girls who are not products of the women's or sasi program or competition.

thats funny, i saw them at the sasi gym not long ago......also saw them playing in the boys league (for sasi!!!). funny that....but they arent a part of sasi....no no no god forbid

[ball_girl]

haha loving the sarcasm gubs

[Leppskiii]

sasi products they are

[SAD GAL]

I suppose anyone that drives on valetta rd and can kick a ball is s sasi product.

What about Macca. Never wanted to be a GK and is now leaving the "career" GK's in her wake.

Onya Macca!!!

[Leppskiii]

Well to be fair macca wasnt a keeper until she was in sasi? go figure

[ecky_8]

I suppose anyone that drives on valetta rd and can kick a ball is s sasi product.

What about Macca. Never wanted to be a GK and is now leaving the "career" GK's in her wake.

Onya Macca!!!

haha. well if you don't want to admit you were wrong, you should probably have just said nothing...

[SAD GAL]

Believe what you will. Sooohhhhhhh you say everyone who goes thru the valetta academy becomes a start?

So........You don't need much talent to be a gk???

[ecky_8]

Believe what you will. Sooohhhhhhh you say everyone who goes thru the valetta academy becomes a start?

So........You don't need much talent to be a gk???

i'm sorry, did i say that?
did i imply that?
as far as i was aware all i said was you should have just either admitted you were wrong
or not said anything
idk what post you read there sad gal

[Leppskiii]

Macca is class.. but the improvment from when she started to now from keeper training at omg would you believe it.....SASI....... is huge.

hate on tho sad gal ..you will anyway

[ball_girl]

Believe what you will. Sooohhhhhhh you say everyone who goes thru the valetta academy becomes a start?

So........You don't need much talent to be a gk???

now now. no need to take anything away from the keepers.
you've just gone from saying good onya macca to implying that she doesnt need much talent to be where she is.
at least thats how your post reads.

[ball_girl]

Macca is class.. but the improvment from when she started to now from keeper training at omg would you believe it.....SASI....... is huge.

hate on tho sad gal ..you will anyway

well said Leps!

[E. Grant & Co]

Varese 28 May 2009



The Australian U19 Women 's Football Team, the Westfield Young Matildas, have continued their winning form on tour with a 3-0 win over the German U-19 Women’s team in Varese, Italy yesterday.

An own goal midway through the first half gave the Westfield Young Matildas lead which was extended in the second half with goals from Kyah Simon and Nicola Bolger.

In hot and windy conditions, the match started evenly, with no real chances for either side early on. Germany started to get the better of proceedings from the 10th minute and put constant pressure on the Westfield Young Matildas defence who turned over the ball too easily on a number of occasions.

The Westfield young Matildas first opportunity arrived in the 22nd minute when Elise Kellond-Knight’s dangerous cross was fumbled by German goalkeeper Almuth Schult who did well to regather the ball on her second attempt.

Germany went close to scoring a few minutes later with a header which went just wide of the post.

Around the half hour mark, the Westfield Young Matildas play started to improve and more chances were created. Kyah Simon hit two shots over the crossbar, from virtually the same spot, within a minute of each other, while Kellond-Knight saw her free kick attempt cleared away for a corner. It was from this resulting corner that the Westfield Young Matildas took the lead in the 37th minute.

Kellond-Knight’s in-swinging corner saw Alesha Clifford challenge for the ball with Almuth Schult. The German goalkeeper failed to hold the ball and it bounced out of her hands, backwards, into the net.

Kyah Simon could have doubled her team’s lead a minute later, when she had a one-on-one opportunity with Schult. Shult came off her line and dived low managing to get a hand to the ball as the Simon tried to round her.

Germany’s best chances came late in the first half from free kicks, but Westfield Young Matildas goalkeeper Casey Dumont was up to the task and did well to cover a number of dangerous shots to keep her goal intact going into the break.

Two minutes into the second half, Simon continued to look dangerous when she had a shot well blocked by the German substitute keeper Ann-Katrin Berger.

Marianna Tabain almost capitalised in the 57th minute, with an attempt that took a slight deflection and skimmed over the bar.

Germany’s had a chance to equalise 10 minutes later, when Dzsenifer Marozsan shot from near the penalty spot, but her attempt went just wide of the post.

A minute later Kyah Simon also had a shot that went wide after Ashleigh Sykes had played her through, but the striker didn’t have to wait long for her reward, when Tabain played her in behind the German defence. Simon then struck her shot from an acute angle to beat Berger in the German goal.

Nicola Bolger completed the scoring for the Westfield Young Matildas in the 89th minute, when she tapped into an open goal after Kyah Simon broke down the left side, beat the keeper out wide and then crossed to the middle.

After the match Westfield Young Matildas Head Coach Alen Stajcic reflected on his team’s successful match and European campaign.

“The result today was tremendous when you consider it's our third game in five days,” said Stajcic.

“However we're not getting carried away as our performance was patchy at times, especially in terms of keeping the ball, and wasn't up to our usual standard.

“I was particularly pleased with Jessica Seaman and Casey Dumont in defence, and Tameka Butt and Kyah Simon in attack who provided the spark for most our opportunities,” concluded Stajcic.

The Westfield Young Matildas will face the Inter Milan Women’s team on Saturday (30 May) before heading to Bangkok for a match against a Thailand select team which was been rescheduled for Friday 5 June.

The Westfield Young Matildas will then continue their preparations for the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) U-19 Women's Championships in August.

Match Details

Westfield Young Matildas 3 (Almuth SCHULT (og) 37’, Kyah Simon 75’, Nicola Bolger 89’)

Germany U19 Women 0

Gavirate Stadia, Varese, Italy

Westfield Young Matildas Line-up: 18.Casey DUMONT (gk), 3.Teigan ALLEN (2.Ashleigh SYKES 68’), 4.Karina ROWETH, 5.Jessica SEAMAN, 7.Angela FIMMANO (13.Nicola BOLGER 59’), 12.Alesha CLIFFORD, 16.Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT, 22.Teresa POLIAS, 15.Kyah SIMON, 23.Tameka BUTT (c), 25.Marianna TABAIN (24.Samantha KERR 79’)

Substitutes Not Used: 1.Sian MCLAREN (gk), , 6.Ella MASTRANTONIO, 8.Bronwyn STUDMAN, 9.Nicole SYKES, 11.Linda O'NEILL, 14.Courtney BEUTEL,
Yellow Cards: None

Red Cards: None

Germany U-19 Women's Team Line-up: 1.Almuth SCHULT (gk) (12.Ann-Katrin BERGER (gk) 46’), 2.Angelina LÜBCKE (4.Julia ARNOLD 46’), 3.Bianca JOSWIAK (16.Julia DEBITZKI 46’), 5.Valeria KLEINER (c), 6.Selina WAGNER, 7.Isabelle LINDEN, 8.Kristina GESSAT, 9.Svenja HUTH, 10.Dzsenifer MAROZSAN, 13.Sylvia ARNOLD (15.Kristina BRENNER 46’), 14.Marith PRIEßEN,

Substitutes Not Used: 11.Anne BARTKE,

Yellow Cards: Svenja Huth 21’

Red Cards: None


Westfield Young Matildas

European Tour 23 May – 6 June 2009

Upcoming Match Schedule

Saturday 30 May 2009

Westfield Young Matildas v Inter Milan Women

Varese, Italy

kick-off 4pm local time (12am AEST)

Friday 5 June 2009

Westfield Young Matildas v Thailand Select Team

Bangkok, Thailand

kick-off 4pm local time (7pm AEST)



Westfield Young Matildas Squad European Tour 23 May – 6 June 2009

Player
Westfield W-League Club Season 2008/09

Teigen Allen
NSWIS

Courtney Beutel
Queensland Roar

Nicola Bolger
Sydney FC

Tameka Butt
Queensland Roar

Alesha Clifford
Sydney FC

Casey Dumont
Queensland Roar

Angela Fimmano
Adelaide United

Elise Kellond-Knight
Queensland Roar

Samantha Kerr
Perth Glory

Ella Mastrantonio
Perth Glory

Sian McLaren
Adelaide United

Linda O'Neill
Sydney FC

Teresa Polias
Central Coast Mariners

Karina Roweth
Central Coast Mariners

Jessica Seaman
Sydney FC

Kyah Simon
Central Coast Mariners

Bronwyn Studman
Canberra United

Ashleigh Sykes
Canberra United

Nicole Sykes
Canberra United

Marianna Tabain
Perth Glory


I'm thinking this would be a BIG result for the girls? Aren't the German highly rated at all levels.

[ecky_8]

well done girls

and yep, agreed with c'ling and leps

[ball_girl]

Nice Work Girls!
good luck with your other games!

[SAD GAL]

EXCELLENT RESULT against a formidable opponent.

This is a very good team.

p.s you need talent and dtermination and attitude to succeed at this level. A wonderful enviroment like sasi may assist, but you need the x factor before they (sasi) jump and say "geez aren't we great!!".

[bennylava]

so who else is thinking sad gal didnt quite make the cut to get into sasi in her younger years, and has been bitter about it to this day?

[slazenger]

so who else is thinking sad gal didnt quite make the cut to get into sasi in her younger years, and has been bitter about it to this day?

me thinks the same.

[an_OK_lumberjack]

agreed.
oh and paying out the keepers is a new low.
its harder than it looks. maybe its just coz u see all the kick ass keepers that make it look easy.

[greavsie's_daughter]

I think we all need to agree that the selection system, for whatever team whether it's State (especially lately) or National, isn't fair, there's too much politics involved- once we accept that then it's easier to be supportive of the girls who are selected. We know them, we respect many of them as players, and it's important to support them in their efforts because it's good for Australian Women's Football. While I think there should be much more transparency in the FFSA selection processes (procedures and criteria clearly stated and adhered to), I'm not sure what can be done about it, for the people who complain risk being tagged as 'troublemakers'. Maybe this is another thread, but any thoughts out there? Or am I getting way too serious for this forum?

[bennylava]

hmmm, i think i agree :?

[greavsie's_daughter]

Bennylava- thanks for the well-considered and thoughtful reply. Don't know what else I expected.

[ball_girl]

I think we all need to agree that the selection system, for whatever team whether it's State (especially lately) or National, isn't fair, there's too much politics involved- once we accept that then it's easier to be supportive of the girls who are selected. We know them, we respect many of them as players, and it's important to support them in their efforts because it's good for Australian Women's Football. While I think there should be much more transparency in the FFSA selection processes (procedures and criteria clearly stated and adhered to), I'm not sure what can be done about it, for the people who complain risk being tagged as 'troublemakers'. Maybe this is another thread, but any thoughts out there? Or am I getting way too serious for this forum?

I think theres always gonna be politics. You cant have state or national teams without involving politics. These days you cant even be a part of a club team without being willing to put up with some of the politics that follows pretty much all teams. Its just something we have to accept and get over.
Its not going to be changed, and even if something is changed in regards to the selection processes, theres always gonna be someone who has an issue.
Theres always gonna be the girls who miss out, and it sucks, but thats the way its always gonna be.