Australia defeated defending AFC Women’s Asian Cup holders China with a 2-1 semi-final success.
The Matildas opened the scoring after Mary Fowler combined with Ellie Carpenter to lay off a cutback for Caitlin Foord to sweep home.
China were behind for just seven minutes, as Zhang Linyan rounded Mackenzie Arnold and the goalkeeper brought her down, conceding a penalty and a yellow card, with Linyan stepping up to convert.
Australia grabbed the winner before the hour mark, as Sam Kerr received a return pass from Foord, went past keeper Peng Shimeng, and scored from a tight angle.
Joe Montemurro’s side will play the winner of the tie between South Korea and Japan on Saturday, 21 March.
Semi-final:
Wednesday 18 March – South Korea v Japan (9am GMT)
Play-in matches for World Cup and inter-confederation play-offs:
Thursday 19 March – Uzbekistan v Philippines (3am GMT)
North Korea v Chinese Taipei (9am GMT)
All streamed live at www.youtube.com/@AFCAsianCup
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