How AAMI Park faithful helped Matildas over the line

The Matildas came into Monday night’s crunch game at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium with only one thing in mind, and judging by what transpired on the field, that was to go for the jugular.

Despite being out-passed and conceding the lion’s share of possession to the Olympic champions, the direct and devastating football served up for a besotted full house at Melbourne’s home of football followed a script that not many outside the Australian camp had foreseen.

And for the fans, those diehard Matildas devotees, this was the full gamut of emotions from pre-game, through 90 minutes…