Matchday 2 of the 2022 Women’s Football Carnival of Nations took place at Darebin International Sports Centre on Sunday, with 51 goals being scored across 13 games in the competitive and social divisions.
After 80 goals were scored in the same amount of games last week, Matchday 2 was hotly contested and competitive across the board.
In the social (Wattle) division, team Bahamas made their much anticipated debut in the tournament, downing Greece 6-1 to firmly announce themselves as one of the competition's favourites. The drama continued in the following game, as Sweden stormed home from two goals behind to snatch a 2-2 draw with Austria.
The competitive (Eucalyptus) division kicked-off in the afternoon, as Tuvalu showed their potential by beating England 2-1 before Mauritius overcame a gallant Malta 2-0 in front of a large crowd.
Afghanistan took full advantage of the mercy rule, scoring four second half goals to beat Brazil 4-3. Under the tournament’s mercy rule, in order to prevent blow-out scores, a team behind by three goals is to put two additional players on the pitch.
Later that day, in yet another absorbing knockout match, Spain and Chile did put on a show for their adoring fans. Chile was behind for most of the match but refused to give up, fighting hard to stay in the contest. Eventually Spain proved too strong and won 3-2 to booked its place in the quarterfinal against Iceland
In the rest of the Round of 16 Eucalyptus; Australia, Iceland, Turkey, Finland and Germany all booked their place in the quarterfinals
The Carnival showcases women’s football and is a perfect opportunity for women of all abilities to play in a competitive yet social environment. In the spirit of the Carnival, all teams no longer able to win the tournament will continue to play friendly matches for the next one or two weeks.
Match Day 3 fixtures are now published. The first match on Sunday 16 October 2022 at 12 noon will be contested by Denmark and Tuvalu. Everyone is warmly invited to come along and support our female footballers.
For all fixtures and results please click on the following link:
Women's Carnival of Nations - GO Football