Football: Amy Sayer is looking to cement a spot in the star Matildas lineup, with the Olympic squad a smaller one than the World Cup.
Sayer fighting for Matildas Olympic spot | 01:05The Matildas can ill-afford to take their foot off the pedal against Chinese Taipei tonight in Perth if they want to give themselves the best possible chance of qualifying for next year’s Olympic Games.The Matildas have effectively locked in top spot in Group A and a place in February’s third round of qualifying, in which the four top-ranked Asian Football Confederation nations will be whittled down to the two who qualify for the Olympics.
South Korea is tied on points with North Korea but well ahead on goal difference; whichever of the pair wins the group should finish as the third seed. And they will have to do so on Wednesday night without talented trio Ellie Carpenter, Emily van Egmond and Cortnee Vine.The absence of right-back Carpenter will demand at least one change to Australia’s starting team for coach Tony Gustavsson, who was weighing up how many minutes to play his best players in the third clash in a week.
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