West Ham United women’s team captain Katrina Gorry and Ffion Morgan went head-to-head this afternoon as Australia met Wales in Cardiff.
The pair, who are part of a record 20-player West Ham contingent to be representing their countries over the international break, both started as the Matildas snatched a late 2-1 victory in Jess Fishlock’s 166th and final appearance for the Wales national team.
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Australia almost took the lead when our captain Gorry's strike from outside the penalty area hit the crossbar. Shortly after, Fishlock got into a promising position at the opposite end but fired over.
The Wales captain had another great opportunity to sign off her international career with a goal, but her effort was smothered by Gorry.
The Matildas then took the lead just before the half-hour mark when Sam Kerr, playing her first international since suffering an ACL injury in 2023, was unable to get a touch on Courtney Nevin's free-kick, deceiving goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel.
The hosts almost levelled shortly after the restart through Fishlock, but once again, she was denied a goalscoring farewell. The equaliser eventually came through Manchester United’s Mared Griffiths on her first start for her country, an excellent chipped effort into the top corner. A passing of the torch in a way with Fishlock’s debut for Wales coming a year before Griffiths was even born!
Fishlock and her Wales side were denied their fairytale ending however when Australia found the winner five minutes from time, when Kyra Cooney-Cross fed Arsenal team-mate Caitlin Foord, beating Middleton-Patel in the Wales goal.
There was a standing ovation on the 90th minute as Fishlock was replaced on her final Wales appearance. She exits the international stage having captained her country in their first-ever major tournament and having played in just over two-thirds of the 246 matches in the history of Wales' women's football team.
