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The Sky Blues claimed a 2-1 win over third-placed Melbourne Victory in the final round on Wednesday at Cromer Park to collect the club s first W-League premiership in a decade.
It ends a strangely long drought for one of the competition heavyweights whose roster is usually littered with international players.
Sydney FC are now also two wins away from winning a fourth championship and equalling the mark set by Melbourne City.
The Sky Blues have consistently lined up with numerous international players in their squad, but this year has been markedly different with the vast majority of Matildas now plying their trade in Europe.
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AAP. The investment that we need is really to ensure that our Matildas can play more matches against unique opponents. This is really important to us. And secondly, that our youth national activity is really invested in over the next three years so that we can also broaden the core players that can play at this level.
Speaking to
The World Game, Checker said that the push to stage more camps was a valuable one, as they helped bring teams together in a way that no amount of talent could mask.
In contrast to the United States and Europe’s top sides, the Matildas haven t been in a camp, or even played, since qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics last March - meaning they are yet to take the field in any form under new coach Tony Gustavsson.
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Goals from Mackenzie Hawkesby and Ellie Brush either side of halftime sealed Saturday s victory at the Olympic Stadium, making it three out of three in a convincing start to the season for Ante Juric s Sky Blues. I didn t think we were at our best but what I was pleased with was that, defensively, we were able to stay strong, said Juric. It was a bit of a battle but I couldn t ask more in terms of the attitude defensively.
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Sydney began to warm to the contest around the half-hour mark after a sluggish start and when Princess Ibini was brought down after some neat footwork in the box, Hawkesby slotted home the penalty to send the Sky Blues ahead.