Uzbekistan's women's soccer team, ranked 47th in the world, hosted Australia's women's soccer team, ranked 12th in the world, in the first round of the third stage of the women's soccer qualifiers for the Paris Olympics.
Prior to the match, Australia had suffered a string of tournament losses, but Uzbekistan's recent form has been slightly better than Australia's, with 1 win and 1 loss. However, in terms of strength, Australia is a much stronger team than Uzbekistan. As a result, less than 20% of fans think Uzbekistan can beat Australia at home.
After dominating the first half but failing to score, Australia took the lead in the second half (Hyman scored with a header from close range in the 73rd minute), then Uzbekistan mounted a furious comeback but were unable to score as the Aussies, with their superior strength and solid defense, did not give their opponents any chances.
Australia scored again in the 85th minute from Fowler.
In the 87th minute of the match, Caitlin scored the decisive step for Australia to seal the victory.
Australia finally managed to take the lead over Uzbekistan. It can be said that the Australian team has stepped into the threshold of the Paris Olympics. Congratulations to the Australian team!
