PERTH, Australia: Sam Kerr helped Australia secure 2-1 win over China and a spot in the Women’s Asian Cup.
The Chelsea forward enhanced her reputation as Australian soccer’s all-time leading scorer when she arrowed in a left-foot shot from an acute angle in the 58th minute to seal the semifinal victory over defending champion China on Tuesday night.
As much as she’s loved playing the tournament opener and two knockout games in her childhood hometown of Perth, Kerr noted Australia had taken the harder route to the final by finishing second in its group — on goal difference — to South Korea.
That gave the 2022 finalist South Koreans the bigger stadiums for the quarterfinals and semifinals in Sydney, where they’ll take on Japan on Wednesday for the other spot in the final. (AP)
