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Matildas beat Chile 5-0: women's football international – as it happened
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Australia ended 2018 on a high with a thumping 5-0 victory over Chile. After losing 3-2 to the same opponents just three days before it was a welcome return to form for Alen Stajcic’s side.
There was no sign of the carnage to come at half-time when the game was scoreless and to that point played largely on Chile’s terms. After the break Australia had the wind at their backs and that allowed them to maintain phases of attacking pressure on a Chilean defence unable to clear their lines.
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