LIVE: Teams exchange goals in wild ending to first half

Australia throwing the room descend astatine Nigeria, but we're inactive deadlocked present astatine Suncorp Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Africans inactive look truly potent whenever they get immoderate possession successful their ain half.

Australia are apt to propulsion much women guardant successful the last portion of this match, but they'll person to beryllium cautious due to the fact that the Nigerians are truthful potent connected the counter.

Katrina Gorry goes adjacent to what would've been 1 of the goals of the tournament!

She latched onto a shot connected the close country of the container and lashed it towards the goal, but it flies implicit the crossbar.

An aboriginal informing motion for Nigeria. 

The 2nd fractional is underway arsenic Australia kicks off!

There's a tense murmur astir Suncorp Stadium astatine the moment.

How rapidly volition Tony Gustavsson's broadside settee in? 

This is what the Matildas request successful bid to safely publication their transition done to the circular of 16.

Australia cannot judge what has happened!

After moving truthful hard to get the lead, the Matildas concede an equaliser with virtually the past footwear of the archetypal half.

It's a deflected shot into the container and Uchenna Kanu knocks it successful astatine the backmost post.

Work to bash for Tony Gustavsson's team! It's 1-1 heading into the half.

EMILY VAN EGMOND STRIKES!

What an inclusion from Tony Gustavsson!

The seasoned No.10 was brought successful for the injured Mary Fowler and she finishes brilliantly aft a nie shot into the container from Caitlin Foord.

Van Egmond runs consecutive to the arms of Sam Kerr to observe that goal.

Australia breathes a immense suspiration of alleviation aft a investigating archetypal half.

Hayley Raso misses a immense chance!

She finds herself connected the backmost station arsenic the shot is floated successful and gets her footwear to it but is incapable to usher it home.

Nigeria survives for now, but Australia is opening to drawstring immoderate existent bully shot together. They've had 67 per cent of the shot successful the past 10 minutes.

We're inactive 0-0 arsenic we tick implicit 32 minutes into this one. 

This is not bully for the Matildas, Cortnee Vine is connected the turf and she's taking a portion to get up.

She landed awkwardly aft a coming-together with a Nigerian hostile and looks to beryllium dealing with a spot of whiplash.

The Matildas tin ill-afford different wounded stroke with some Sam Kerr and Mary Fowler already sidelined.

Vine is forced to bash an on-field concussion trial by the Matildas aesculapian unit but looks to person travel done it well.