Young Matildas jet to Vietnam

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The Westfield Young Matildas today departed for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to compete in the AFC U19 Women’s Championship 2011 as they battle it out with five other Asian countries to qualify for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2012.

Melbourne Victory striker Caitlin Friend was a late call-up into the squad following an injury to Adelaide United’s Katrina Gorry.

The 23-player squad will play their first match against hosts Vietnam on October 6 at Thong Nhat Stadium.

The tournament, which acts as the qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2012 in Uzbekistan, will be played over a 10 day period (October 6-16) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in a round robin style tournament against China, DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Japan and hosts Vietnam.

Meanwhile the Westfield U17 Australian Women’s National Team have also departed today for New Zealand to play three friendly matches in Auckland – see attached for more details.

Westfield Young Matildas squad for AFC U19 Women’s Championship

Name	Club
Teigen Allen	Sydney FC
Tara Andrews	Newcastle Jets
Mackenzie Arnold	Gold Coast
Nicola Bolger	Sydney FC
Hannah Brewer	Newcastle Jets
Ashley Brown	Melbourne Victory
Stephanie Catley	Melbourne Victory
Brianna Davey (gk)	Melbourne Victory
Casey Dumont (gk)	Brisbane Roar
Erika Elze	Brisbane Roar
Caitlin Foord	Sydney FC
Caitlin Friend	Melbourne Victory
Emily Gielnik	Brisbane Roar
Michaela Hatzirodos	Brisbane Roar
Kahlia Hogg	Canberra United
Alexandra Huynh	Newcastle Jets
Alanna Kennedy	Sydney FC
Linda O’Neill	Sydney FC
Vedrana Popovic	Brisbane Roar
Rebekah Stott	Brisbane Roar
Marianna Tabain	Perth Glory
Emily van Egmond	Canberra United
Brittany Whitfield	Sydney