Matildas coach Tom Sermanni predicted that Alanna Kennedy will not be able to see her right eye after a disgusting confrontation with a teammate on Monday evening – but that’s what the starry back did after the blow that spoke to the fans.
Kennedy ended up with severe swelling after having a collision with the head of Tameka Yallop in the 33rd minute of the victory against South Korea in Newcastle, the game stopped for several minutes when they were struck on the ground.
Kennedy had many bruises and swelling around his right cheek, but the two veterans finished the first half.
The 30 -year -old man then gave fans something to speak online when she briefly checked the damage to her face on the big screen of the stadium – recalling when she became viral for doing the same thing as her nose was broken in a match against New Zealand.
Kennedy put the vision of the two incidents on his Instagram and the images of his verification of his cheek injury were soon everywhere on social networks, with a writing fan: `If I had a nickel for each time that Alanna Kennedy broke a face bone and to see it on the screen, I had two nickels, which is not much but it is weird that it happened twice ”.
“OMFG is emblematic,” said another fan.
Alanna Kennedy (right) shows the shocking swelling to the eye after a bad head confrontation during the Matildas victory against South Korea on Monday evening
Coach Tom Sermanni (photo with Kennedy) said that the star could probably not see his right eye – but that the injury did not prevent him
“Yallop is fine. She obviously has a hard head of Queensland ” said Sermanni after the match.
“And Alanna is ok – she has a real flow. She will probably have a closed eye tomorrow, but we don’t think we have done any damage.
The pair was finally replaced in the 59th minute, replaced by Claire Hunt and Torpey.
Precifying a move to the wing, Mary Fowler thinks that she only scratches the surface of her national team potential after helping the Matildas to a 2-0 victory against South Korea in Newcastle.
After turning on the Australia from the bench to Sydney last Friday, Fowler returned to the starting program at the McDonald Jones stadium and resumed its best dangerous against the world outfit n ° 19 Monday evening.
The 22-year-old star on four South Korean defenders in the box to mark the opening of the 44th minute before triggering Kaitlyn Torpey’s goal in front of a record crowd of 28,019 people.
Fowler had torn off the ball at Lim Seon -Joo and crossed to replace Caitlin Foord – eliminated from undergoing a fracture after a head confrontation during the Friday match at the Allianz stadium – in the 63rd minute.
A Foord was refused three times before Torpey tried his luck with the crumbs, his shot deviating off the foot of Lim Seon-Joo.
Kennedy is photographed to receive treatment after her hard collision with his teammate Tameka Yallop
Torpey received the goal, while N ° 6 South Korean was stretched after an awkward landing.
It was a movement to the left wing – the same role at Manchester City of his club – which helped Fowler stimulate his side.
“I really like to play there. I think I see a lot of areas from there and just a lot of different angles, “she said.
“I felt more comfortable. I felt like I could give more to the team there.
“I want to try to be a little more consistent with my performance in the national team, so I think that being part of this position made me the little easier.
“I hope it’s a step for me, at the individual level, to continue in this good direction.”
Tom Sermanni, whose future as a boss of the Matildas goalkeeper remains uncertain, could only rent the young star.
Mary Fowler was out of competition for Australia, scoring a goal after being transferred to the wing
“I thought this evening was the most involved that I saw her in the game since I was the coach,” said Sermanni.
“You see how a value player is when she goes on the ball.
Teagan Micah worked with diligence at the other end by the absence of goalkeeper n ° 1 injured Mackenzie Arnold to claim consecutive clean leaves.
South Korea almost hit the dashboard when the head of Ko Yoo-Jin crossed the line in the 86th minute, but the beginner turned out to be offside.
The hero of the hometown Emily Van Egmond found the bottom of the net in the second minute, but the goal was prohibited since Holly McNamara had committed a fault on Lim Seon-Joo in the head.
Van Egmond returned later to install Fowler’s opener, with the former Newcastle Jets midfielder Claire Wheeler and replacing him Tash Prior, also taking advantage of a return home.
