Matildas beaten 3-1 by Brazil in Brisbane

Matildas beaten 3-1 by Brazil in Brisbane, as Clare Polkinghorne bids farewell
Australia has fallen to a 3-1 defeat in a fractious, high-octane contest against Brazil at Lang Park in which Matildas coach Tom Sermanni said the referee "allowed herself to be bullied".
No fairytale farewell for Matildas champ as Brazil’s hot start proves enough
Honeggar eventually succumbed in the 60th minute to what seemed to be a hamstring injury but not before her team had restored its two-goal advantage through substitute Giovana Queiroz, who made the most of an error from Matildas defender Alanna Kennedy to score nine minutes into the second-half.
Brazil beat Matildas to spoil Polkinghorne's party
The Matildas will dust themselves down and attempt to quickly move on after a physical, relentless Brazil beat Australia 3-1 to crash retiring great Clare Polkinghorne's send-off match in Brisbane.
Clare Polkinghorne's Matildas farewell brings tears and applause in a stirring end to a celebrated career
Before the Matildas took to the field against Brazil at Lang Park, Clare Polkinghorne was honoured with an emotional outpouring for love for what was her final game on home soil. But all she wanted to do was play football.
Tears flow as Polks gets Matildas farewell in Brisbane
Matildas hero Clare Polkinghorne was given a Queensland-flavoured farewell full of emotion at Suncorp Stadium in a 3-1 loss to Brazil.
Matildas great Polkinghorne ready for Brisbane send-off
Retiring Australian football great Clare Polkinghorne admits her Matildas send-off match won't fully sink in until she steps onto the Suncorp Stadium pitch for the final time.
Matildas great Clare Polkinghorne ready for Brisbane farewell against Brazil
Australia's most capped Matilda believes the game is in "good hands" ahead of her football farewell in Brisbane. Clare Polkinghorne grew up watching soccer matches at Lang Park. Now, she'll step off the pitch as one of the sport's greats.
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