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April 9, 2003 Australia is too much for overmatched Papua New Guinea Australia 13 Papua New Guinea 0 Wednesday April, 9 2003 Attendance: approximately 600 Scoring Australia April Mann 5', 41', 49', 55', Joanne Peters 17', Cheryl Salisbury 29', 81' pen, Dianne Alagich 46', Kelly Golebiowski 59', 71', Heather Garriock 60', 78', 89'. Australia Barbieri, Melissa (GK) Foster, Gillian Wainwright, Sacha Alagich, Dianne (Grant, Pamela 55') Salisbury, Cheryl (capt) Davies, Rhian Mann, April (Golebiowski, Kelly 55') Peters, Joanne (Garriock, Heather 55') Duus, Bryony Rockall, Taryn Small, Danielle Unused Substitutes Kell, Cassandra Hohnke, Olivia Slatyer, Thea Karp, Tal Wilson, Amy Crawford, Hayley Papua New Guinea Komeng, Roxanne (GK) Michael, Judith Yagum, Wanting (capt) Waiwai, Josephine (Jocelyn Komeng 68'), Lanta, Miriam Konalalai, Priscilla Matthies, Glenda Limbai, Neilen Kigg ,Tracey (Banabas, Lydia 74') Alau, Julie Nombe, Nakere Unused Substitutes Tokoe Norrie, Frederica Apeh, Diane Tasion. Match Officials Referee - Rajendra Singh (FIJ), Asst. Ref. Ben Lemana (SAM), Joash Indu (SOL), Fourth Official - Krystyna Szokolai (AUS) Game report The Australian account was opened five minutes into the game, Mann converting a Bryony Duus cross. Joanne Peters doubled the lead, driving her shot on the run from a Salisbury and Sacha Wainwright build-up. Salisbury was next on the spot to head home after a Danielle Small effort was parried by the keeper. Mann took the scoreline to 4-0 three minutes before the break, finishing a Dianne Alagich cutback. Alagich scored with a header less than a minute into the second half, before Mann scored two in a row, first to sweep home a fantastic Wainwright cross, and then a neat chip over the keeper. Small provided a through ball allowing Golebiowski to drill her shot, and Garriock then used her speed to good effect to take the score to 9-0. Garriock served up an inviting ball across the face of goal for Golebiowski to slide in at the far post, before Garriock struck with a beautiful lob over the goalkeeper. Salisbury was successful from the penalty spot after Golebiowski was taken down in the box surging towards goal, and the final goal was a Garriock low bobbling strike which found its way under the keeper. Australia also had a further two first-half goals disallowed for offside. Comment Australia outclassed Papua New Guinea throughout, the visitors rarely in possession of the ball but fought bravely until the end. The home side displayed good periods of sharp passing combinations and movement off the ball, more and more pleasing to the eye as the game went on. This was none more evident than in the second half with the injection of midfielder Heather Garriock off the bench, working in synch with a front line led by fellow substitute Kelly Golebiowski. Post game quote Australia National Team Head Coach Adrian Santrac Our intensity in the first half was good but lacked composure, but in the second half we had the composure to go with it. For a fair portion of the second half we made some great moves, very simple but very clinical. We're certainly warming up for Sunday's game. We were a lot more clinical tonight - our final passes and crosses were far better than in the previous two games.