Seven NSW born players selected in Matildas European tour

Seven New South Wales born players were selected in Westfield Matildas Head Coach Hesterine de Reus’ 21-player squad for upcoming internationals against New Zealand and a European Tour in June/July.
Teigen Allen, Amy Chapman, Michelle Heyman, Alanna Kennedy, Shamiran Khamis, Teresa Polias and Servet Uzunlar were picked by De Reus to compete in what will be a valuable European experience for the squad.
This Westfield Matildas squad was selected following a number of training camps held at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra over the past three months and has given de Reus a good chance to get to know the players ahead of these first internationals for the year.
“I am very much looking forward to the upcoming matches”, said de Reus
“We have restructured some parts of our game and this will be a good test to see how we have adjusted.
“I have also included three players, who are currently based overseas, who I haven’t worked with yet so we will see how they fit in.
“Our matches will be a good challenge to see how the process is tracking.
“New Zealand, from what I have heard, are good rivals for Australia so I am looking forward to experiencing those matches in particular
“Later the Netherlands and France matches in Europe will be especially challenging as both teams are preparing for the UEFA Women’s tournament.
“Our overall goals at the moment are to qualify for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup and also the next Olympic Games so this is the first step on that road,” concluded de Reus.
Matildas Squad
Teigen ALLEN – Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia
Laura ALLEWAY – Brisbane Roar, Australia
Mackenzie ARNOLD – Canberra Utd, Australia
Tameka BUTT – Frankfurt FC, Germany
Kim CARROLL – Brisbane Roar, Australia
Stephanie CATLEY – Melbourne Victory, Australia
Amy CHAPMAN – Brisbane Roar, Australia
Brianna DAVEY – Melbourne Victory, Australia
Emily GIELNIK – Ottawa Fury, Canada
Kathryn GILL – Perth Glory, Australia
Katrina GORRY – Brisbane Roar, Australia
Michelle HEYMEN – Canberra Utd, Australia
Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT – Brisbane Roar, Australia
Alanna KENNEDY – Sydney FC, Australia
Samantha KERR – Western New York Flash, USA
Shamiran KHAMIS – Sydney FC, Australia
Teresa POLIAS – Sydney FC, Australia
Clare POLKINGHORNE – Brisbane Roar, Australia
Vedrana POPOVIC – Brisbane Roar, Australia
Servet UZUNLAR – Chungbuk Sports Toto WFC, Korea Republic
Emily VAN EGMOND – Newcastle Jets, Australia
Westfield Matildas – Match Schedule
Westfield Matildas (9) v New Zealand (20)
Thursday 13 June 2013
AIS Athletics  Track, Bruce, ACT
Kick-Off 5:30pm AEST
Note: this is a closed door match only open to authorised media
Westfield Matildas (9) v New Zealand (20)
Sunday 16 June 2013
McKellar Park, Belconnen, ACT
Kick-Off 2:00pm AEST
Netherlands (14) v Westfield Matildas (9)
Saturday 29 June 2013
TATA Steel Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands
Kick-off – 7:00pm (local time) (3:00am AEST)
ADO Den Haag v Westfield Matildas
Tuesday 2 July 2013
DHC, Sportpark Brasserskade, Sportring 2, 2616 Delft. (www.dhc-delft.nl)
Kick-off – 6:30pm (local time) (2:30am AEST)
France (5) v Westfield Matildas (9)
Saturday 6 July 2013
Jean-Bouin Stadium, Angers, France
Kick-off – 8:45pm (local time) (4:45am AEST)