The ruthless Matildas have thrashed Uzbekistan 10-0 to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games in style,with Michelle Heyman scoring four goals to put her hand up for a ticket.
but blew Uzbekistan out of the water to win 13-0 on aggregate,with Caitlin Foord,Kaitlyn Torpey,Mary Fowler,Hayley Raso and Amy Sayer also scoring.
Temperatures hit 36C in Melbourne earlier on Wednesday,but it didn’t deter a crowd of 54,120,which included Olympic greats Cathy Freeman and Anna Meares.
The Matildas took the lead inside 34 seconds at Marvel Stadium and never looked back,with Fowler at her spellbinding best in an eight-goal first-half rout.
Heyman,35,who also scored in Tashkent,replaced Emily van Egmond for her first international start since March 2018.
The striker’s movement and guile proved far too hot for Uzbekistan to handle as she snared a hat-trick inside the first 16 minutes.
Second-gamer Torpey,23,had a hand in three goals and scored her first international goal in her own compelling audition for the 18-player Olympics squad.
Australia took the lead when Torpey’s squaring ball deflected off Uzbek defender Dilrabo Asadova for an own goal.
AAP