Young Matildas depart for AFF Women’s Championship

Staff writer 1430298744,1430298913

The Young Matildas (U20s) have flown out for Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam to compete at the eighth edition of the AFF Women’s Championship, which runs from 1-10 May 2015.

Young Matildas Head Coach Ante Juric named a 22-player squad for the tournament which sees eight countries split into two groups with the winners and second placed teams from each group progressing to the semi finals.

The squad includes capped Westfield Matildas Alex Chidiak, Emma Checker and Amy Harrison, the trio headlining a team that will be hoping to go one better than the Young Matildas’ second place finish in 2013.

Juric will use the AFF Women’s Championship as an important step towards the upcoming AFC U19 Championships in China in August, which serves as the qualifiers for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2016.

The Young Matildas have been grouped alongside Thailand, Indonesia and Laos, while the other group comprises hosts Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and the Philippines.

The Young Matildas’ first match of the tournament is against Thailand on Friday.

Young Matildas – AFF Women’s Championship squad

Name	State
Jordan Baker	NSW
Angela Beard	QLD
Ellie Carpenter	NSW
Emma Checker	VIC
Alex Chidiac	SA
Emily Condon	SA
Gabrielle Dal Busco (GK)	WA
Julia De Angelis	ACT
Kobie Ferguson	NSW
Sunny Franco	QLD
Beatrice Goad	VIC
Brooke Goodrich	QLD
Amy Harrison	NSW
Monique Ianella	SA
Princess Ibini	NSW
Kally Lewis	NSW
Annabel Martin	VIC
Teagan Micah (GK)	QLD
Chloe O’Brien	NSW
Panagiota Petratos	NSW
Olivia Price	NSW
Natalie Tobin	NSW