2015–16 in Australian soccer

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The 2015–16 season was the 47th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 133rd overall.

Season2015–16
A-League PremiershipAdelaide United
A-League ChampionshipAdelaide United
National Premier LeaguesBlacktown City
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Season2015–16
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipAdelaide United
A-League ChampionshipAdelaide United
National Premier LeaguesBlacktown City
FFA CupMelbourne Victory
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipMelbourne City
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
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Domestic competitions

A-League

Main article: 2015–16 A-League
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand final
Adelaide United 4
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 1
Perth Glory 0 Adelaide United 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) 5
Brisbane Roar 2 Brisbane Roar 4
Melbourne Victory 1

W-League

Main article: 2015–16 W-League
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 12 0 0 38 4 +34 36 Qualification to Finals series
2 Canberra United 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 26
3 Sydney FC 12 6 1 5 15 21 −6 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 5 1 6 16 17 −1 16
5 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 18 19 −1 13
6 Newcastle Jets 12 3 4 5 9 12 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 3 6 15 25 −10 12
8 Perth Glory 12 3 2 7 10 23 −13 11
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 1 9 10 28 −18 7
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals series

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Melbourne City (p) 0(5)
4 Brisbane Roar 0(4)
Melbourne City 4
Sydney FC 1
2 Canberra United 0
3 Sydney FC 1

National Youth League

Main article: 2015–16 A-League National Youth League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Conference A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United Youth 8 6 0 2 17 18 −1 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 8 5 0 3 28 10 +18 15
3 Melbourne City Youth 8 3 1 4 18 23 −5 10
4 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 3 0 5 17 22 −5 9
5 Perth Glory Youth 8 2 1 5 8 15 −7 7
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Source: Foxtel National Youth League

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Conference B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC Youth (C) 8 6 0 2 21 11 +10 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Newcastle Jets Youth 8 5 1 2 17 12 +5 16
3 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 4 1 3 20 25 −5 13
4 Central Coast Mariners Academy 8 3 0 5 24 22 +2 9
5 FFA Centre of Excellence 8 1 0 7 13 25 −12 3
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Source: Foxtel National Youth League
(C) Champions

Grand final

23 January 2016 Adelaide United Youth 2 – 5 Sydney FC Youth Gosford
16:00 AEDT Tratt red-colored football 32' (o.g.)
Altundag 61'		 Report A. Mullen 12', 49'
Zuvela 23'
Burgess 40'
C. Gonzalez 56'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

National Premier Leagues

Main article: 2015 National Premier Leagues § Final Series

The 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals series began on 19 September 2015 and ended with the Grand Final on 3 October 2015. Blacktown City won the title for the first time.

Quarter-finals
19–20 September 		Semi-finals
26–27 September 		Grand final
3 October
         
South Australia West Adelaide 1
Western Australia Bayswater City 2
Western Australia Bayswater City 6
Tasmania Olympia 0
Victoria (state) South Melbourne 1
Tasmania Olympia 2
Western Australia Bayswater City 1
New South Wales Blacktown City 3
New South Wales Blacktown City 4
Australian Capital Territory Canberra FC 1
New South Wales Blacktown City 2
Queensland Moreton Bay United 1
Queensland Moreton Bay United 3
New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles 1

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

This section is transcluded from 2015 FFA Cup. (edit | history)

The 2015 FFA Cup began on 29 July and ended on 7 November. It was the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participated, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[1]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Hume City (a.e.t.) 4
Brisbane Strikers 3 Hume City 3
Gungahlin United 0 Sydney Olympic 1
Sydney Olympic 1 Hume City (a.e.t.) 3
Blacktown City 1 Oakleigh Cannons 2
North Eastern MetroStars 2 North Eastern MetroStars 0
Oakleigh Cannons (p) 1 (5) Oakleigh Cannons 1
Far North Queensland 1 (4) Hume City 0
Rockdale City Suns 3 Melbourne Victory 3
Perth SC 1 Rockdale City Suns 2
Balmain Tigers 0 Melbourne Victory 3
Melbourne Victory 6 Melbourne Victory 3
Darwin Olympic 1 Adelaide United 1
Adelaide United 6 Adelaide United (a.e.t.) 2
Sorrento FC 0 Sydney FC 1
Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Victory 2
Croydon Kings 1 Perth Glory 0
Queensland Lions 2 Queensland Lions 0
Newcastle Jets 2 (3) Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 1
Perth Glory (p) 2 (4) Perth Glory (p) 1 (4)
Palm Beach (p) 1 (8) Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (2)
South Melbourne 1 (7) Palm Beach 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2
Brisbane Roar 0 Perth Glory 3
Broadmeadow Magic 1 Melbourne City 1
Heidelberg United 3 Heidelberg United 2
Sydney United 58 (p) 3 (3) Sydney United 58 0
South Hobart 3 (1) Heidelberg United 0
Edgeworth FC 1 Melbourne City 5
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 5
Central Coast Mariners 0 Wellington Phoenix 1
Wellington Phoenix 1

National teams

Men's senior

Main articles: 2015 Australia national soccer team season and 2016 Australia national soccer team season

Friendlies

27 May 2016 England  2 – 1  Australia Sunderland, England
20:00 BST Rashford 3'
Rooney 55'		 Report Dier red-colored football 75' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,595
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
4 June 2016 Dodoni Series Australia  1 – 0  Greece Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST Leckie 90+3' Source Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 38,682
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
7 June 2016 Dodoni Series Australia  1 – 2  Greece Melbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST Sainsbury 58' Report Mantalos 8'
Maniatis 20'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 33,622
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

2018 World Cup qualification matches also act as 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, following a change to the qualifying formats of both tournaments.[2]

3 September 2015 Second round Australia  5–0  Bangladesh Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8 Leckie 6'
Rogić 8', 20'
Burns 29'
Mooy 61'		 Report
Summary		 Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 19,495
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
8 September 2015 Second round Tajikistan  0–3  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5 Report Milligan 57'
Cahill 73', 90+1'		 Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
8 October 2015 Second round Jordan  2–0  Australia Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3 Abdel-Fattah 47' (pen.)
Al-Dardour 84'		 Report Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 11,462
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
12 November 2015 Second round Australia  3–0  Kyrgyzstan Canberra, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Jedinak 40' (pen.)
Cahill 50'
Amirov red-colored football 69' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 19,412
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
17 November 2015 Second round Bangladesh  0–4  Australia Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 UTC+6 Report Cahill 6', 32', 37'
Jedinak 43'		 Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Wang Di (China)
24 March 2016 Second round Australia  7–0  Tajikistan Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+10:30 Luongo 2'
Jedinak 13' (pen.)
Milligan 57' (pen.)
Burns 67', 87'
Rogic 70', 72'		 Report Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 35,439
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
29 March 2016 Second round Australia  5–1  Jordan Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Cahill 24', 44'
Mooy 39'
Rogic 53'
Luongo 69'		 Report Deeb 90' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 24,975
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Men's under 23

Main article: Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

Friendlies

4 September 2015 Friendship Cup Turkey  0–1  Australia Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 (UTC+3) Report Maclaren 13' Stadium: Kasımpaşa Stadium
7 September 2015 North Macedonia  3–1  Australia Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Imeri 3'
Angelov 47'
Petkovski 60'		 Report Taggart 14' Stadium: Football Federation of Macedonia Training Centre
9 October 2015 South Korea  2–0  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
17:40 (UTC+9) Ji 7'
Yeon 27'		 Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
12 October 2015 South Korea  2–1  Australia Incheon, South Korea
19:00 (UTC+9) Ryu 49'
Lennox red-colored football 82' (o.g.)		 Report Hoole 88' Stadium: Incheon Munhak Stadium
12 November 2015 Qatar  3–1  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Afif 21'
Alaa 35'
Moein 52'		 Amini 64' Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
16 November 2015 Iran  1–1  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4) Maclaren Stadium: Iranian Club

AFC U-23 Championship

Main article: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
14 January 2016 Group Stage Australia  0–1  United Arab Emirates Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Gallifuoco red-colored football 85' (o.g.) Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 307
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
17 January 2016 Group Stage Vietnam  0–2  Australia Doha, Qatar
16:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Donachie 2'
Maclaren 61'		 Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 539
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
20 January 2016 Group Stage Jordan  0–0  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Men's under-20

Main article: Australia national under-20 soccer team

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Australia was scheduled to compete in the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship tournament but withdrew before its commencement, citing a different strategy to preparations for 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[3]

AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Main article: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 October 2015 Australia  6–0  Philippines Vientiane, Laos
16:00 (UTC+7) D'Agostino 8'
Kuzmanovski 14', 39'
Mells 28'
Fofanah 78'
Pandurevic 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
4 October 2015 Laos  0–2  Australia Vientiane, Laos
19:00 (UTC+7) Report Kuzmanovski 43'
Shabow 46'		 Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
6 October 2015 Japan  3–0  Australia Vientiane, Laos
16:00 (UTC+7) Takagi 45+1'
Sakai 45+2' (pen.)
Ogawa 71' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Men's under-17

Main article: Australia national under-17 soccer team

Friendlies

29 August 2015 Limoges youth 0–8  Australia Limoges, France
Report Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
2 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir United States  1–1  Australia Limoges, France
15:00 (UTC+2) Gallardo 88' Report Derrick 64' Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
4 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir Stade Rennais U19 1–2  Australia Limoges, France
Touffiqui 10' Report D'Agostino 8'
Mendez 54'		 Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
6 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir France  6–0  Australia Limoges, France
19:00 (UTC+2) Fomba 7'
Maouassa 13'
Reine-Adelaïde 20'
Boutobba 37'
Edouard 71'
Cognat 75'		 Report Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
5 October 2015 Australia  1–2 Sydney FC Youth Canberra, Australia
15:00 (UTC+11) Bandiera Source
Lokoli-Ngoy 		Stadium: AIS Grass Fields
11 October 2015 Australia  1–1  Costa Rica Rancagua, Chile
Brimmer 67' Report Ramírez 16' Stadium: Estadio El Teniente

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Main article: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
30 July 2015 Group stage Cambodia  0–4  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Report Brook 2', 45+1'
Italiano 31'
Sweedan 90+2'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
1 August 2015 Group stage Australia  8–2  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Najjarine 22'
Moric 23', 42', 70', 87'
Pierias 54', 90+2'
Akbari 77'		 Report Rezky 18'
Kweh 64'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia)
3 August 2015 Group stage Australia  4–0  Myanmar Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Najjarine 7'
Pierias 16'
Valenti 19'
Moric 90+3'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
5 August 2015 Group stage Australia  8–2  Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 (UTC+7) Roberts 5', 22', 28', 44'
Ryan 31'
Castaneda 70'
Moric 79'
Brook 87'		 Report Wilson 14'
Tacardon 24'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei)
7 August 2015 Semi-final Australia  2−3  Thailand Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Roberts 73' (pen.)
Pierias 78'		 Report Jinnawat 48'
Hassawat 52'
Korawich 71'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triệt (Vietnam)
9 August 2015 3rd Place Laos  2−10  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 (UTC+7) Sengsavang 41', 44' Report Roberts 16' (pen.), 55', 78'
Brook 22'
Sweedan 43'
Akbari 45+2', 79', 90+2'
Moric 70', 80'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium

AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Main article: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
16 September 2015 Australia  14–0  Guam Hanoi, Vietnam
Naputi red-colored football 5' (o.g.)
Akbari 15', 46'
Martis 39'
Muratovic 43', 53', 59'
Selden 45+1', 80'
Sweedan 65' (pen.), 79', 90'
Visciglio 70'
Yates 77'		 Report Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 60
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
18 September 2015 Myanmar  1–3  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
Hein Htet Aung 25' Report Brook 2'
Moric 27'
Najjarine 37'		 Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
20 September 2015 Australia  1–0  Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7) Memeti 30' Report Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 500
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
18 October 2015 Group stage Australia  1–4  Germany Chillán, Chile
16:00 (UTC-3) Waring 54' Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Passlack 14'
Eggestein 25', 39'
Janelt 65'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
21 October 2015 Group stage Australia  0–0  Mexico Chillán, Chile
17:00 (UTC-3) Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 8,469
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
24 October 2015 Group stage Argentina  1–2  Australia Chillán, Chile
19:00 (UTC-3) Conechny 67' (pen.) Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Panetta 25', 52' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
28 October 2015 Round of 16 Nigeria  6–0  Australia Viña del Mar, Chile
20:00 (UTC-3) Osimhen 22', 73', 79'
Nwakali 25' (pen.)
Essien 86'
Chukwueze 88'		 Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's senior

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Friendlies

17 September 2015 United States  Cancelled  Australia Detroit, United States
19:30 (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Ford Field
20 September 2015 United States  Cancelled  Australia Birmingham, United States
14:00 (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Legion Field
25 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup China  1–1  Australia Chongqing, China
Li D. 41' (pen.) Report Butt 12'
27 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup England  1–0  Australia Chongqing, China
Christiansen 51' Report (FFA)
Report (FA)		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Liang Qin (China)
29 November 2015 South Korea  0–1  Australia Incheon, South Korea
14:15 (UTC+9) Report Simon 68' Stadium: Incheon Sungui Stadium
4 June 2016 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Ballarat, Australia
15:00 (UTC+10) Foord 5', 51' Report Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
7 June 2016 Australia  1–1  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
17:00 (UTC+10) De Vanna 73' Report Bowen 64' Stadium: Etihad Stadium

AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

Main article: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
29 February 2016 Australia  3–1  Japan Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) De Vanna 25'
Heyman 41'
Gorry 78'		 Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Ōgimi 45+2' Stadium: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
2 March 2016 Australia  9–0  Vietnam Osaka, Japan
16:35 (UTC+9) Gielnik 10'
Simon 17', 38', 43'
Kennedy 19'
Sykes 64'
van Egmond 68'
Heyman 77'
Polkinghorne 85'		 Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 129
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
4 March 2016 South Korea  0–2  Australia Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Simon 1'
van Egmond 15' (pen.)		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
7 March 2016 North Korea  1–2  Australia Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Kim 78' Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Heyman 18'
Gorry 84'		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
9 March 2016 Australia  1–1  China Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) van Egmond 85' Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Ma 16' Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 4,766
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Women's under-20

Main article: Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Main article: 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
18 August 2015 Group stage Japan  2–0  Australia Nanjing, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Kobayashi 10', 28' Report Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea)
20 August 2015 Group stage China  2–1  Australia Nanjing, China
19:00 (UTC+8) Qin Manman 38'
Liu Yan 55'		 Report Harrison 67' Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
22 August 2015 Group stage Australia  2–0  Uzbekistan Nanjing, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Kirby 36'
O'Brien 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)

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