And that’s all she wrote. The Matildas have prevailed 2-0,and have done it rather comfortably in the end. Hayley Raso’s early goal got them off to a cracking start,and then Caitlin Foord provided an absolute peace of a second goal not long after half-time.
They got the test they wanted in Mexico’s high press and came through it pretty well,despite a couple of scares here and there.
Tony Gustavsson will be happy with some great individual performances from players like Foord,Ellie Carpenter,Cooney-Cross and Kaitlyn Torpey,got some much-needed minutes into Clare Wheeler,and handed a debut out to Sharn Freier there at the death.
Two more games to go,both against China,until the Olympics - although they could slot in one or two more friendlies before they get to Paris.