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AFC Women's Asian Cup
Foord netted the first in the 17th minute with a special strike before setting up Sam Kerr for the winner in the 58th, with China PR having equalised through Zhang Linyan’s spot-kick in the 26th at Perth Stadium.
Foord, who struck her first of the tournament, said she wasn’t too worried that Australia were made to work hard for the victory, which took them into their fourth final in six editions.
“We got the job done to secure the win and reach the end of the tournament. That’s tournament football – we did it in the quarter-finals and now we’ve done it again and reached the final,” said Foord.
“My job is about finding goals and assisting. I finally found one tonight and I am happy to contribute to the team. We’ve been together for so long and this is massive for us. We've been fighting so hard and it's finally paid off. We deserve to be in the final. Usually we fall short but now we have a chance to win the trophy together.”
“We got the job done to secure the win and reach the end of the tournament. That’s tournament football – we did it in the quarter-finals and now we’ve done it again and reached the final,” said Foord.
“My job is about finding goals and assisting. I finally found one tonight and I am happy to contribute to the team. We’ve been together for so long and this is massive for us. We've been fighting so hard and it's finally paid off. We deserve to be in the final. Usually we fall short but now we have a chance to win the trophy together.”
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Australia lifted the title in 2010 but fell in the final to Japan in 2014 and 2018 and Foord, who plays her club football in England with Arsenal, wants the Matildas to savour the feeling of being champions again.
“Now it’s about creating the moment again, taking a step further and lifting the trophy. That would take our football to another level. This achievement has been a long time coming.”
Australia will meet either Korea Republic or Japan in Saturday’s final at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
“Now it’s about creating the moment again, taking a step further and lifting the trophy. That would take our football to another level. This achievement has been a long time coming.”
Australia will meet either Korea Republic or Japan in Saturday’s final at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
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