Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Australia must keep the faith, and believe they can beat DPR Korea ahead of their high-stakes clash with the reigning champions, according to head coach Rae Dower.
The Junior Matildas fell 5-0 to a slick Japanese side in their opening match, but their focus now turns to a DPR Korea side who themselves put nine goals past Bangladesh on Monday.
Dower said her players were “naturally disappointed” by the Japan result, but urged them to look forward to the challenge to come.
“Our girls know that we need to be better,” she said
“They know we didn’t play to our potential and, for us moving forward, that’s the next step. We have an opportunity tomorrow to be better than we were, and that’s what we’ll be striving to do”
In what is now effectively a must-win game for Australia, Dower spoke of the importance of remaining upbeat.
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