Football Ferns

Sprinting down the left wing, Green sent a left-footed cross that drifted past Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams and inside the far post, stunning the world ...

New Zealand had been minutes away from their first transtasman victory in almost three decades, before the amazing finale from the home side. Emily van Egmond ...

Bunge deflected a dangerous cross onto the post as Australia grew increasingly desperate, while Alanna Kennedy managed an improbable miss from three yards. It might have been an attempted cross but curled wickedly over Williams and just inside the far post. Emily van Egmond equalised in the 94th minute, before Sam Kerr poked home from a corner with time all but up.

Two Australian goals in the last 90 seconds left the New Zealanders devastated in Townsville, despite Anna Green's thunderous first-half strike.

Australia were able to work the ball around the Football Ferns with ease all night long, whether in midfield or down the flanks. Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. If it weren’t for Ferns goalkeeper Vic Esson, Australia would have won comfortably, rather than in a thriller. In the fourth minute of added time, Ali Riley decided to try to pounce on a mishit pass by Sam Kerr in the middle of the field, rather than retreating into defence. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. It was a 50-50 call, but when Kerr got to the ball first, Australia had an opening to exploit down the Ferns’ left flank, and they made the most of it to get themselves back in the game.

New Zealand have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, losing 2-1 to Australia in Townsville. Both Australian goals came after the 90 minute mark.

Just when it seemed the Football Ferns were set to beat Australia for the first time since 1994, van Egmond and Kerr both scored in injury time to break the ...

However, a combination of impressive goalkeeping from New Zealand’s Victoria Esson and woeful finishing ensured the Australians remained scoreless at the break. The Matildas continued to attack but as time went on, their panic to score got the better of them - until van Egmond and Kerr produced their late heroics. Similar to their 1-0 Asian Cup loss to South Korea, the Australians had nothing to show for their effortts – until the dying stages – despite creating a host of opportunities.

Friday's football friendly came down to a race between the Matildas and the clock, which the Australians won with no time to spare.

Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. The Ferns suffered a blow early in Friday’s match, when Ria Percival went down with an apparent knee injury that wasn’t the result of any contact.

The team saw a number of changes since their last outing, the 0-0 draw against Czech Republic in the final game of February's SheBelieves Cup. Vic Esson was ...

From an extremely tight angle Green took her chance, lobbing the Matildas keeper to score a brilliant opener against the shocked Australians. An Ellie Carpenter cutback found Emily van Egmond around the penalty spot who finally found a way past Vic Esson to equalise. Meikayla Moore played a ball down the wing to Anna Green who looked up to see Matildas keeper Lydia Williams off her line. Hopefully the injury isn’t as serious as it first appeared. The opening moments saw the Matildas dominate possession. The 15th minute saw a major setback.