Johnson headed home a cross from Charli Grant in the 38th minute with the Matildas doubling their lead in the 69th minute when Kaitlyn Torpey netted into the top corner.

In other friendlies, Korea Republic suffered a 1-0 defeat to Colombia with Catalina Usme scoring the winner in the 26th minute while Thailand beat Nepal by the same score.

India also suffered a 1-0 defeat at home, with Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva netting the only goal of the game for Uzbekistan in the 56th minute.

Palestine and Lebanon played to a 1-1 draw on Thursday, with the latter earning a share of the spoils thanks to Layla Iskandar’s 70th minute equaliser. Nour Youssef had put Palestine ahead in first half stoppage time.