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Fowler displayed her immense talent when her perfectly-timed through ball sent Caitlin Foord into open space, with the midfielder calmly finishing past Danish goalkeeper Lene Christensen for the opening goal.
That kick-started Australia's dominant display, with Hayley Raso’s effort then securing their spot in the quarter-finals.
“Mary has been class throughout this whole tournament. When she’s on the ball, she’s going to create and it makes my job easier,” said Foord, who was named player of the match. “She has unbelievable talent and we're very lucky to have her.”
The 20-year-old Fowler also played a key role in the buildup to the second goal as it was her strike that was deflected into the path of Emily van Egmond, who then squared it to Raso to finish.
Head coach Tony Gustavsson said Fowler was a major factor why Australia could attack Denmark on the break.
“We looked dangerous on the break and she is key to that. The way she weighs passes to get players is world class,” said Gustavsson.
Fowler, who has scored once in the tournament, has filled in admirably for the injured Sam Kerr and with the skipper now having recovered, Australia are spoilt for choice going into the quarter-finals.
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