Westfield Matildas Head Coach Hesterine de Reus today named a 23-Player squad that will meet Brazil in a two match series at the Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre in Brisbane next week (Sunday 6 April (kick-off 3pm), and Wednesday 9 April (kick-off 4:30pm).

Fresh from finishing in seventh place at the Cyprus Women’s Cup where the Westfield Matildas played the Netherlands, Scotland, France and Italy, de Reus will be using these matches to fine tune her squad before the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2014 which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from from 14-25 May.

Co-Captain Kathryn Gill has the opportunity to equal Cheryl Salisbury’s record for the Most Number of A-International goals by a Matilda which stands at 38 goals.

Rhali Dobson, Casey Dumont and Amy Harrison are all in line to make their senior international debuts.

There will also be a distinct orange tinge to the Westfield Matildas with 8 Brisbane Roar players included in the squad (Laura Alleway, Tameka Butt, Kim Carroll, Katrina-Lee Gorry, Elise Kellond-Knight, Clare Polkinghorne, Vedrana Popovic & Hayley Raso).

Brazil are currently ranked 6th in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings (as at 28 March 2014) and the Westfield Matildas are in 11th place.

These two teams have met each other on 9 previous occasions with Brazil holding the advantage of 6 wins to the Westfield Matildas 3. In their last encounter at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil defeated the Westfield Matildas 1-0 in the group stage of the tournament.

Tickets for the Sunday match will be available for general public purchasing from Tuesday 18 March. For full ticketing details please visit www.footballaustralia.com.au/tickets. Access to the Wednesday match is by invitation only with no public ticket sales.

The match played on Sunday 6 April will be broadcast live and exclusive on ABC TV.

First Names – Surname – Club – A-International Caps – (Goals)
Teigen ALLEN Western Sydney Wanderers 30 (0)
Laura ALLEWAY Brisbane Roar 21 (0)
Mackenzie ARNOLD Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (0)
Nicola BOLGER Sydney FC 1 (0)
Hannah BREWER Newcastle Jets 1 (0)
Tameka BUTT Brisbane Roar 37 (6)
Kim CARROLL Brisbane Roar 53 (2)
Stephanie CATLEY Melbourne Victory 19 (1)
Brianna DAVEY Melbourne Victory/LdB FC Malmö 10 (0)
Lisa DE VANNA Melbourne Victory/ Boston Breakers 84 (31)
Rhali DOBSON Newcastle Jets –
Casey DUMONT Sydney FC –
Kathryn GILL Perth Glory 77 (37)
Katrina-Lee GORRY Brisbane Roar 15 (5)
Amy HARRISON Sydney FC –
Michelle HEYMAN Canberra United 18 (7)
Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT Brisbane Roar 40 (0)
Alanna KENNEDY Western Sydney Wanderers 15 (0)
Leena KHAMIS Sydney FC 21 (5)
Clare POLKINGHORNE Brisbane Roar 66 (3)
Vedrana POPOVIC Brisbane Roar 1 (0)
Hayley RASO Brisbane Roar 7 (1)
Emily VAN-EGMOND Western Sydney Wanderers 25 (7)

Westfield Matildas – International Friendly Match Schedule – April 2014

Westfield Matildas v Brazil
Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre (QSAC), Kessels Road, Nathan, Brisbane
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Kick-Off 3:00pm AEST
Gates Open 2:00pm AEST

Ticket Prices
Adult – $20
Child/Concession – $10
Family – $40

Ticket Prices are inclusive of GST & Booking Fee. Transaction and credit card fees may apply.

Concession (Pensioner, Student, Child)
Pensioner – Aged,TPI (valid ID cards) including seniors cards
Student – Full time tertiary and secondary school students (valid ID required)
Child – 4–16 years inclusive (children 3 years and under are free unless they are occupying a seat)
National Companion Card Accepted

Family Definition: 2 Adults and 2 Children or 1 Adult and 3 Children

Ticketing details are available from www.footballaustralia.com.au/tickets

Westfield Matildas v Brazil
Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre (QSAC), Kessels Road, Nathan, Brisbane
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Kick-Off 4:30pm AEST
Gates Open 3:30pm AEST

Please note that access to this match is by invitation only. No public ticket sales.