International Window Winners, Transfers & Tragedy

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Foreign hello

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and welcome to the Aussie Football Passport, your one stop pod for updates on your

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favorite Aussie men and women who are playing their club careers abroad. I'm your

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host Alex and this week we've got national team action to cover whilst a

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couple of Matildas return to their clubs after after two great wins against Argentina

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in the last week. There are also some transfers

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to update you on with the men. There's also some movement

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on coaches overseas as well, so let's get straight into the

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headlines.

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All right, the big news over the weekend was an postecoglou

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sacking from Tottenham Hotspur. In quite possibly the most spursy

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move ever, they've got rid of a coach who got them their first trophy

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in 17 years. Can you believe it? And he's only the

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third manager in Tottenham's long history to win a European

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trophy. Unbelievable really, if you ask me, but maybe

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I'm a bit biased as an Australian football fan, but it does

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leave the question who'd be a coach, eh? Anyway,

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let's go over to the men's game and

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transfers. There's been plenty this week,

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so let's wrap it all up for you. So as we talked

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about last week, Joshua Nisbett, his Ross county went down to Livingston

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in the Scottish Premier League playoff and there

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was a relegation clause in Josh's contract.

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So he has departed from Ross county and he's going to

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join Roda jc. They are in the Dutch second

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division so it's maybe a bit of a sideways move,

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who knows, but definitely a little bit more of a technical.

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He will be there for two years while his contract is

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signed for two years. So it's a free transfer meaning that Roda

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did not have to pay Ross County a cent for that transfer. So it'll

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be interesting to see how he goes. There are a couple of lads in the

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Dutch league, namely Cameron Perpign and Marcus

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Eunice at the PSV youth team who plays in the Dutch

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second division. So interesting move for Josh there. We will

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keep tabs on him of course in the upcoming season. So all the best to

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Josh there. Now one from the transfer

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rumor mill, Daniel Arzani at the moment is tossing up whether he

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departs Melbourne Victory and has another punt at Korea

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overseas. So there has been a bit of talk that he might move

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to Hart of course, where we do have two Australians in midfielding,

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Cameron Devlin and Callum Nienhof. His contract currently expires

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at the end of the month with Melbourne Victory, so there is a possibility he

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could resign there. But the move to Hearts would be his second

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attempt at playing in Scotland. Of course he moved from Melbourne City to

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Celtic seven years ago. Wow, how time flies.

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There you go. Now, speaking of Scotland,

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we've got another Aussie going to Scotland. Can you believe it? Incredible. It's.

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It's like they're all moving to Scotland anyway. Kasuni Yengi,

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he's joined Aberdeen on a free transfer from Portsmouth. Of course

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his Portsmouth contract ended at the end of this current season.

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It's a three year deal and he will link up with fellow Aussie recruit Nicholas

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Milanovic. So that should be a good move for Cassuni.

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He did struggle to get a bit of game time towards the

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end at Portsmouth there and potentially another Aussie took his

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spot in Thomas Waddingham. So of course we'll keep you updated on how

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Kusuni goes and he will potentially play off against his brother

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Teti Yangi got the promotion with Livingston and of course

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knocking out Joshua Nisbett's former side Ross County. And one

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final transfer rumor here it is Casey Boss.

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He is apparently close to a move to the Bundesliga with FSV

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Mainz. So that will be very interesting to see if he gets

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that move. It would be a massive,

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a massive move. Great to see players going to top divisions in Europe

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and and Casey has had a wonderful season for Melbourne Victory in the A League

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at and that is the headlines for this week. We will move

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on to the weekly wrap shortly.

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All right, so weekly wrap time and it is international

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season. The international window has been open and closed

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for the women and men over the past week that between podcasts.

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So for the women, let's have a quick look at the second game that

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the Matildas played. Of course they did have the previous game

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against Argentina in Melbourne, the two nil victory. They followed

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it up with a second game against Argentina in Canberra and they won

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four. One incredible result from the girls. And we talked

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about Amy Sayer last week. Well, she got a brace in this game. Emily Van

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Egmond and Michelle Heyman got the

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other goals in that game. So great to see particularly for Heyman who

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scored at home in Canberra. So it sent the locals in

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to, you know, great celebrations there.

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It looks like Tom Simani has found another gem in Carly Johnson.

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However, unfortunately she did go off with a leg injury after 34 minutes

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in that game. So bit of a sour note to end on her debut.

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Well, had debuted two games I guess if you like her first two games

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for Matilda's I should say very good stuff to see there

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with with Carly looking like a great option in that

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attacking third of the field.

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Also, great to see Amy Sayer make a

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couple of strong appearances for the Matildas after that horrible ACL injury that kept

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her away from the national team for close to two years. So good stuff and

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it does mean I guess that Joe Montemiro has a lot to work with in

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this upcoming, well another two upcoming Matilda's games.

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At the end of the month they will play Slovenia and Panama over in Perth

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at HBF park. So we will keep you up to date with that

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as well. So there'll be a squad announcement

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no doubt a week out from those games. But yes we'll keep

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you posted here at the Aussie Football Potential Aussie Football passport Anyway,

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so the Matildas, well some of them had to return

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to club football in Scandinavia and the usa. So let's start in

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Scandinavia, particularly Sweden. Jada Wyman she

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played the full game for her club side AIK and

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they had a one nil win over Rosengard. She kept a clean sheet in

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that one of course being one nil and that

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takes her total to five clean sheets a season. So well done to Jada.

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I think she should really be knocking on the door for Matilda's selection.

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Actually get minutes not just being squad but let's see what

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Joe Montemuro thinks at the end of the month.

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Now sticking in Sweden Remy siemenson she got 31

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minutes for Christian Stud in a 30 win over Allan Gas

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FC United. So good to see Remy

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follow up the Matilda's squad with some minutes for a club side.

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Winona Heatley she returned to Denmark and played the full game in

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FC Nordstrom's 1 nil loss to Koga there.

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So unfortunate return to club football for Winona.

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Now let's head across to the US and a Caitlin Torpy she

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got 77 minutes for Portland Thorns in their one nil lost to Bay FC.

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Of course Mackenzie Arnold still out with that foot injury

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there. Alana Kennedy she played a full game for Angel

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City in their two all draw with the Chicago Stars. Stars also in the nswl.

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Now speaking of that very leg,

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Courtney vine made her first star of the season for her side North

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Carolina Courage. Unfortunately however they went down to

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Washington Spirit 31 but Courtney got 72 minutes

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in that match so really good to see her back in action. She has been

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out for a little while after that move across to the usa

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so really good to see. Now let's head over

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to the men. So no club football at the moment

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for the fellas because they are on international duty.

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So that means we will switch our focus to

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the national sides and how they've performed because there

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are a couple in action, believe it or not, over this past week. So of

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course we had the under 18 men's playing in the UEFA Friendship Cup.

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Football friends, some would call them the boys

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unfortunately went down four three to Argentina on penalties in

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the first game there. The second game they went down to France,

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three nil. Heavy loss there.

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And in the third and final match, a little bit more

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exciting, the lads came from two new two

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goals down, I should say, to equalize with the USA before

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having their hearts broken with a stoppage time winner from the US

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and a song a little bit unfortunate

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there. The lads were reduced to 10 men during the game, but showed some incredible

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fight to equalize there. The goal scorers, if you were wondering,

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were Medin Metney. Oh, I've got that pronunciation probably horrendously

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wrong, of course, from Melbourne City in the A leagues and Rylan Brownlee

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as well. So that is a wrap on the Friendship cup for

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the under 18s, the under 20s. They of

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course are over in Argentina and they fell to a 21

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loss to them over there. Some are saying it is revenge for the

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Matilda's sweep against the Argentines in the women's game,

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but we will let you decide.

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The goal scorer in that game was Marcus Yunus,

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of course, of PSV fame there.

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The next game will be played at 4am on Tuesday,

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so probably just a little bit before this podcast is

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released to your ears. We will give you an update on that

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game in the next episode. Now, the under

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23 men, of course they're playing two games against South Korea over

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in South Korea and the first game of which ended in

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a nil all draw. So yeah, I guess,

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you know, kept a clean sheet if you're going to be positive. Didn't score any

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goals if you're going to be negative. Anywho, the second game will be played

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on Tuesday and again we will update you in next week's episode.

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All right now, saving the best to last, of course, the senior

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men's side, the Socceroos. Well, we all know surely,

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unless you've been living under a rock. They got a one nil win against Japan

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and putting the boys on the cusp of World

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cup qualification for next year's World cup being hosted by usa, Mexico and

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Canada. They have Aziz Bayich to thank for

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that with a, you know, 90th minute winner in that one.

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Incredible stuff. So the lads,

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of course, they go to Saudi Arabia playing

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on Wednesday morning local Australian time.

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They have to avoid a four goal or more defeat

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to ensure that World cup qualification. So cross

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everything, get up, put your alarms on, brew your coffees,

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all that kind of stuff and cheer home the boys who are almost there

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for a sixth consecutive World Cup. Can you believe

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it? Six. Yeah. Incredible stuff from

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the Socceroos. All right, well that is it for the weekly

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wrap. Next we will get into our players of the week.

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All right, players of the week time and if

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you listen to last week's episode, we did talk about a feel good story around

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Amy Sayer making her first return.

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Her return for her first game in the Matildas for a

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wee while. Well she continued that went one step

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further in that second Matilda's game. Not only did she start, she scored a brace

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in that 41 win over Argentina in Canberra.

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Incredible stuff from Amy is really,

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really, really great to see her back in the squad and playing well.

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Um, it was her first double for the Matildas as well.

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So incredible stuff. Really great to see that there

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looks like there's some emerging depth in those forward positions

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instead of us having to rely on the great Sam Kerr

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all the time. So well done to Amy Long. May that continue.

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She did sit out her club side Christian

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Studs game I guess probably just a bit of management,

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you know with the long flights and you know her return from

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injury as well from her club. So good to see and keep

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up the good form Amy. All right. In terms of the men's player of

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the week I look I think you can all pretty much guess who it's

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going to be, right? If not, I'll still explain it.

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Azizbaich of course, the goal scoring left back, the match winner,

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the goat, all of the things the bloke that could potentially write himself into

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folklore with that goal on his weaker foot, the right

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foot stretching back to get his foot around it. Just incredible

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stuff. The scenes from Perth when that ball went in the back and they're

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absolutely brilliant. It's what football does. I can't stress it enough.

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Get out there and support it and do all that kind of stuff.

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Now I've got a little fun one on that Aziz Bayich go

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a little bit of a stats because I know a few of you out there

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would would love a stat he now. Well he did hold

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the or he does hold I should say the

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stat for the longest amount of time between goals for the

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Australian national team which, which stands at 12

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years and 178 days between his last

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goal and the one he scored in Perth against Japan.

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Absolutely incredible from Aziz, of course, not known

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for his goal scoring prowess, but we have seen that move a little bit before.

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Just cast your minds back to the 2022 World cup

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against Argentina where he had that incredible shot that was

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saved by Emi Martine in that game. All right, folks,

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well, that is it for another week of the Aussie football passport.

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So as the internationals wrap up and I guess the domestic seasons

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are fairly limited in both the men's and women's game because there's not much or

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there's yes, there's not much league, not many league seasons

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in Europe that are continuing. We will look to

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