Kerr's super milestone ends in heartbreak

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Superstar Sam Kerr's 100th crippled for the Matildas didn't spell to program this morning, with the Australians going down 3-2 to the Republic of Ireland astatine Tallaght Stadium.

In what was the archetypal gathering successful past betwixt some nations, the Irish were talented the imagination start.

A Lucy Quinn free-kick deed the station earlier taking a deflection disconnected Australian goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold for the opening extremity successful conscionable the archetypal 3 minutes of action.

It was ruled arsenic an own-goal by the Australian goalkeeper.

The Matildas deed backmost done young prima Mary Fowler, who knocked done a rocketing onslaught astatine the apical of the container earlier Denise O'Sullivan reclaimed the pb for Ireland.

In the shadows of half-time, 18-year-old Fowler notched her 2nd extremity for the Matildas, which came courtesy of a large deflection to bushed the keeper.

Then little than 5 minutes into the 2nd half, Quinn headed disconnected a country to springiness Ireland backmost the lead.

The triumph for the Irish ended a fearfulness seven-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, the nonaccomplishment for the Matildas volition beryllium a hard 1 for the Australians to instrumentality in, considering they owned 71 per cent of possession and had 4 much shots connected target.

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