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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
Matildas supporter slams fan for hitting star Kyra Cooney-Cross with 'entitled' act in front of her kids
A passionate Matildas supporter has been left fuming after the 'entitled' behaviour of another fan following the national team's 4-1 victory over Argentina in Canberra on Monday night. Amadee Smith, who is a diehard Tillies fan, recorded a mother complaining because midfielder Kyra Cooney-Cross was talking on the phone instead of interacting with her children as she got on the team bus. 'Worse than that, I heard a lady next to me saying how "we pay their wage the least they can do is sign their jerseys",' said Smith in a post to social media. 'The entitlement is crazy, they don't owe us anything - it is amazing they stay 20-30 minutes post match to show us how much they care!' Smith went on to say in a TikTok video that it sets a bad example for children. 'This is why kids think it's OK to beg for their jerseys, beg for their boots, beg for their gloves, beg for everything - because their parents are teaching them that this behaviour is OK,' she said. @amadeesmith This is not ok!!! The Matilda's deserve better. We are not ENTITLED to their time, they give it to us because they value us. Getting cranky at a player/s because they didn't sign something or take a photo with you is not cool. Do better. Thanks for listening to my Ted talk. #matildas #tillies #tilitsdone #woso #canberra #kyracooneycross #stephcatley #entilted ♬ original sound - Am 'It is not. They are humans. This is their job... 'We are not entitled to their attention 24/7.' Meanwhile, new Matildas boss Joe Montemurro wants to bring back winger Cortnee Vine. Two years ago, Vine catapulted to stardom when she scored the winning spot-kick in the Matildas' epic penalty shootout win over France at the Women's World Cup. Back then, Vine, 27, was also lighting up A-League Women with Sydney FC. But between taking a mental health break, injuries and a difficult start to life in the NWSL with North Carolina Courage, she hasn't played for the Matildas since the Paris Olympics. Montemurro plans to reach out to Vine, along with other players in the wider Matildas selection frame. 'Cortnee's definitely on the radar,' he told AAP. 'And we'll get to the heart of getting her back in the fray and hopefully we can build her into the Asian Cup also.' Montemurro watched on in Canberra on Monday night as an array of other attackers made their own cases ahead of the Asian Cup. Comeback kid Amy Sayer scored a well-taken brace against Argentina and can play attacking midfield and both centrally and on the wing. Kahli Johnson notched a goal and an assist across her first two games while ALW golden boot Holly McNamara is also highly rated. 'It's interesting that everyone's talking about the next cycle and the ageing squad, but to me it doesn't look too bad with the four names you've just mentioned (Johnson, Sayer, McNamara and Vine),' he said. 'It's exciting times and they're all playing at good levels and I still think the A-League has a really important place to play in the sustainability and development. 'So for me, the timing's really, really good. 'We just have to now solidify the individual development of players and to make sure that they're making right decisions, to make sure that we have enough players for the future.'
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Amy Sayer double ensures Matildas celebrate Tom Sermanni's farewell in style
The first time Tom Sermanni coached the Matildas in Canberra, three decades ago, the match took place not at GIO Stadium but at an unassuming training field next door. A warm-up encounter ahead of the 1995 Women's World Cup, the Matildas put four unanswered goals past New Zealand in front of a handful of spectators. It warranted three paragraphs deep in the sports section of the local newspaper; the report described the win as a 'great result' for Sermanni. Thirty years later, in his 151st and final game as Matildas boss, at the end of his third stint at the helm of the national team, it was another great result: a 4-1 friendly victory over Argentina on a chilly Monday night. A brace by Amy Sayer and second-half strikes from Emily van Egmond and local hero Michelle Heyman were enough to see off a valiant Argentine effort. Advertisement Related: Football Australia get right coach in Joe Montemurro, but why did it take so long? | Joey Lynch But it was also an encounter that underscored the remarkable rise of the women's game since Sermanni first led the Matildas in the nation's capital. A capacity crowd of 25,125 broke the record for the best attended women's sporting event in Canberra. Local newspaper Canberra Times heralded the game on its front page: 'Tillies Time!'. News of the appointment of Sermanni's successor, Joe Montemurro, had dominated national media all day. 70-year-old Sermanni has been a loyal servant for the Matildas, playing an important role in the team's progression across more than a decade in charge – including leading the Matildas to their most significant silverware yet, the 2010 Women's Asian Cup. It was a fitting send-off as the Matildas now prepare for a critical lead-up to a home Asian Cup next year, and then a period of generational transition ahead. After seeing off La Albiceleste with two unanswered goals in Melbourne on Friday, the Matildas started strongly – notching their first attempt within minutes. The one-way traffic soon proved decisive, as Matildas midfield maestro Sayer connected with a ball from Kahli Johnson to coolly open the scoring after 14 minutes. Sayer's gloves hinted at the arctic Canberra temperatures, but her opener gave the crowd a reason to keep warm. Advertisement Sermanni's send-off was not going to be a procession, though. Argentina hit back less than 10 minutes later; 19-year-old Kishi Núñez – a stand-out for the South Americans at last year's U20 World Cup – made a decisive break down the left flank before blazing the ball past a diving Teagan Micah. The Argentinian goal left the Matildas unsettled; a feeling compounded when Johnson was forced off with an injury, replaced by Melbourne City rising star Holly McNamara. A more evenly-matched period of play followed, as the Matildas rallied to regain the momentum. Then, suddenly, Caitlin Foord pounced. The Arsenal star, fresh off winning the Women's Champions League, collected the ball in the middle of the park and went on a marauding run forward. Foord sliced through the heart of the Argentine defence before offloading to Sayer, who only had to beat custodian Solana Pereyra to double her tally. Both teams had chances early in the second half, the Matildas with the better of the opportunities but Argentina continuing to threaten. The biggest roar of the night was reserved for the addition of Canberra United legend Heyman, brought on after 60 minutes for Sayer. Related: Matildas' European conquerors inspire new generation in Argentina win Advertisement The veteran striker was immediately in the thick of the action, and her darting run into the Argentine box created the Matildas' third goal – poked home by van Egmond after Heyman and Pereyra had collided. Heyman then sealed the dominant victory with a goal in the dying minutes, attacking a loose ball before outwitting Pereyra. The win caps an improved run of friendlies for the Matildas – successive wins over Argentina and South Korea – after three consecutive losses at the SheBelieves Cup in February. Montemurro will begin his national team tenure with two friendlies against Slovenia at the end of June. When Sermanni first directed the Matildas in Canberra, the team's very name had only just begun to find widespread use – it was chosen by a fan poll in the lead up to the 1995 Women's World Cup. Indeed the match report from that first Canberra outing used the team's prior name, the Female Socceroos. How things have changed.
