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The original was posted on /r/aleague by /u/HonestSpursFan3 on 2025-09-21 22:27:02+00:00.

Welcome back to Matildas Abroad, where I analyse the performances of as many Aussies playing overseas as I can.

Now before we begin you may notice I’m on a different account today. Long story short my alt account got hacked and now it’s been banned for a week while my actual account was banned for “ban evasion”. So, until next weekend I’ll be on this account.

Damallsvenskan (Sweden)

• Courtney Nevin played a full 90 minutes in defence for Malmö as they smashed Alingsås 4–0 away. Should Malmö beat Kristianstad and Häcken (catch-up game) in their next two games and if Hammarby lose to Djurgården tonight, Malmö will go top of the table.
• Jada Whyman played a full 90 minutes in goals for AIK Stockholm as they lost 2–1 to Växjö at home.
• Daniela Galić played a full 90 minutes in midfield for Vittsjö as they lost 2–0 at home to Norrköping thanks to a goal from Irish Australian dual international Deborah-Anne de la Harpe. Norrköping’s other dual international, Serbian Australian Vesna Milivojević, also started but was subbed off. Vesna has 22 caps for Serbia so is unfortunately well and truly cap-tied but Deb has just one cap for Ireland so could still represent Australia. Today’s question is: should we steal Deb, a ex-A-League player, from Ireland?
• Amy Sayer played an impressive 90 minutes for Kristianstad as they beat Brommapojkarna 2–1 away from home. Remy Siemsen started and almost played the full match but was subbed off in the 90th minute.
• Aivi Luik started but was subbed off for Häcken as they smashed ex-champions Rosengård 3–0 early this morning.

Frauen-Bundesliga & 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

• Anna Margraf came on as a sub as Carl Zeiss Jena got an impressive 0–0 draw with reigning champions Bayern Munich. An incredible result for CZJ given they would be among the relegation favourites while Bayern are the clear favourites for the title again.
• Jamilla Rankin started but was subbed off for Hoffenheim as they lost 2–1 away to Werder Bremen, their first loss of the season.
• Hayley Raso’s Eintracht Frankfurt take on RB Leipzig at home tomorrow morning at 2:00am AEST. Fingers crossed Hayley at least gets her first start for Frankfurt and hopefully scores or assists too.
• Alana Murphy came on as a substitute for Sand as they beat Ingolstadt 1–0 away from home.

NWSL & USL Super League (USA)

• Cortnee Vine started up front for North Carolina Courage but was subbed off as the Courage got a 1–0 away win over Orlando Pride as both sides fight to make the playoffs. The result meant that the Courage moved up to eighth and are in the playoffs (top eight make playoffs) by two points (though also two points off fifth). Kansas City Current already have the NWSL Shield (the minor premiership) but the playoffs are their version of our finals so the winner of the playoffs wins the comp.
• Mackenzie Arnold played a full 90 minutes between the sticks for Portland Thorns as they drew 1–1 at home with San Diego Wave. Kaitlyn Torpey was again an unused sub.
• Morgan Aquino played a full 90 minutes in goals for DC Power as they drew 2–2 at home with Brooklyn FC. Morgan continues to make a case for a fourth choice Tillies goalie should that be necessary.
• Charlotte McLean was an unused sub for Tampa Bay Sun as they drew 1–1 at home with Dallas Trinity.
• Sophie Harding and Maddy McCormasky’s Fort Lauderdale United had a bye this week.

Première Ligue (France)

• Teagan Micah was missing from Lyon’s squad as they beat rivals Saint-Étienne 2–0 away in Le Derby. If she’s not a first or second choice goalie I’m starting to really regret saying that was a good move as all it’ll do is lose her spot as Tillies number one when she is clearly our best option (based on force of habit Macca would replace her rather than Jada despite Jada having kept seven clean sheets with a pretty average team). As for the fixture itself, Lyon have never in history lost to Saint-Étienne in the women’s game and have only drawn once.
• Sarah Hunter was, as usual, missing from Paris FC’s squad as they beat Fleury 2–0 away from home. Sarah needs to move clubs immediately.

SWPL (Scotland)

• Stacey Papadopoulos started, was booked and then subbed off for Hibernian as they drew 1–1 away to Celtic. Milly Boughton was an unused sub.
• Emma Ilijoski played a full 90 minutes for Aberdeen as they suffered a 3–0 defeat to Rangers away from home. Given it’s unlikely she’ll be a Matildas regular (a call-up wouldn’t hurt though), given she has Macedonian heritage I wonder whether she’s eligible to represent North Macedonia, perhaps through her parents (I can’t find any info about them). Would be a good addition to Macedonia’s squad.

WSL (England)

• Clare Wheeler played a full 90 minutes for Everton and got a yellow card as they went down 2–1 at home to London City Lionesses in LCL’s first ever WSL win, and likely the first of many. Alanna Kennedy came on as a sub for London City.
• Clare Hunt played a full 90 minutes for Tottenham while Charli Grant started but was subbed off as Spurs suffered a heavy 5–1 defeat at home to Man City. Both Charli and Clare received yellow cards. City’s Mary Fowler is still out with her ACL injury.
• Ellie Carpenter played a full 90 minutes for Chelsea while Emily van Egmond played a full 90 minutes and got a yellow card for Leicester as the Blues beat the Foxes 1–0 at home. Sam Kerr came on as a sub for just the second time since her return from her ACL injury. That’s not a good enough result for Chelsea, the team favoured to win the league, given their opposition were the favourites for relegation, but nevertheless Chelsea went top of the table and got the three points.
• Charlize Rule started but was subbed off after an impressive performance for Dario Vidošić’s Brighton as the Seagulls beat West Ham 4–1 at home. Should Charlie keep up these impressive performances she’ll be back in the Tillies squad in no time. Katrina Gorry played a full 90 minutes for West Ham as she captained the Hammers to their third straight loss this season as they remain pointless.
• Steph Catley played a full 90 minutes for Arsenal while Caitlin Foord started but was subbed off as the Gunners played out a 0–0 draw with Man United away from home. Kyra Cooney-Cross was again an unused sub, a major concern and something that should surely make her leave in January. The draw also meant Chelsea went top of the table for the first time this season.

Player of the Week

No goals, no assists, no clean sheets and a bunch of cards. Not the best week for us overseas and a terrible week for us Spurs fans and players (that was seriously one of the worst Spurs games I’ve ever watched). Barring a Raso goal or assist for Frankfurt, using Sofascore ratings of the players that won their matches I’m awarding this week’s Player of the Week to Amy Sayer.

That’s all for this weekend but stay tuned for Thursday for a special cup edition of Matildas Abroad as we have Women’s League Cup action on Thursday morning while Wini Heatley and Roma play a Serie A Women’s Cup semi-final on Wednesday morning at 4:30am AEST. As always, feel free to use this as a discussion thread as well. Thanks for reading and I hope you found this useful!