- Australia fell fighting in a 2-1 defeat against the USWNT
- Fought at the attacker again, with Fowler without impact
- Fans have asked for the interim coach to settle for a role for the Manchester City star
The Matildas have presented a drastically improved performance in the Shebelieves Cup, but still 2-1 fell to the US, which caused questions about how the superstar Mary Fowler is displayed.
The game began in the worst possible way, with the Tillies granting a goal to Lynn Biyendo in the first minute.
To add insult to the injury, Biyendo is married to an Australian winner from Australia, Marley Biyendolo, and has played for two clubs in the A-League.
From there, the Matildas seemed different from the one Japan pumped 4-0 only a few days before, finding a late goal through veteran Michelle Heyman to keep them in the contest until the final beep.
Mary Fowler impressed commentators and fans equally with her hard football brand, playing her 60th match for Matildas with only 22 years.
That included a crispy collision with the American debutant Gisele Thompson while directed the ball to a teammate, giving a free kick for his problems.
Mary Fowler lacked impact on Australian 2-1 defeat against the United States in the Shebelieves Cup
The highlight for Fowler was the massive success that he put in the US star. Gisele Thompson
“Mary Fowler, eyes on the ball, has absolutely flattened Gisele Thompson,” said commentator Grace Gill.
“That is really uncomfortable in sight, it is great to see that it is quick to stand up and fowler to apologize.”
While success will make the most prominent reels and showed Fowler's desire not to take a backward step, his role inside the Matildas side is still in doubt.
Without Sam Kerr, still recovering from a tear of LCA suffered in January last year, the interim coach Tom Sermanni is still undecided on where Fowler should play.
And fans are fans are asking for a decision to be made as Australia struggles to find goals in international matches without the injured Kerr.
'The problem of what to do with Mary Fowler continues to plague: is it a second front? Is she a #10? Is it better in the wing with superimposed fullback? A fan asked.
“These questions need to answer as the team's shortage of the team focuses more clear.”
'Is Mary Fowler even in the field? asked another.
Teahan Micah was impressive in the goalkeeper after she was named to replace veteran Mackenzie Arnold
The AIRM coach, Tom Sermanni, will have many headaches ahead of Matildas's next clash
Sermanni will have more headaches than only where to play Fowler in the next few days, with Matildas seeking to finish his tournament with a victory against Colombia on Thursday.
The interim coach got a lot of Flak for his bank decision to veteran goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold for the United States party, but his decision was claimed after Teagan Micah's star shift.
The 27 -year -old Liverpool custodian rejected the United States twice in the same minute towards the end of the game to keep Australia in hunting.
Now Arnold could find difficult to claim his place with Micah favored to retain gloves for the Colombian party at least.
The conclusion of this game is that Teagan Micah must be the initial goalkeeper of the Matildas. He kept the Matildas until the end, 'published a fan.
“In any case, this match showed the detention capabilities of Teaagan Micah, and why the goalkeeper #1 for Matildas should be,” another published.
Despite the loss, the interim coach Tom Sermanni was pleased with the rebound of the loss of Japan and the early setback against the United States.
“Obviously, a much better performance, a much better effort than players,” he said.
'Even more after the terrible beginning we had.
'I think they showed many characters that took us back to the game. Then stick and stay in the game and recover that goal.