Gold Coast United Women 0 - 1 Brisbane City (NPL Queensland Division), Sunday 17 August 2025
My first match outside the UK since 2016, and my second in Australia. A 16-mile round trip from Gold Coast to Coplicks Family Sports Park - a multipurpose site encompassing AFL, soccer...and baseball.
This was a reasonable tussle, with the second half a lot faster and more aggressive than the first. It was settled by a clever flicked header from Brisbane. Gold Coast had some opportunities but were not incisive or decisive enough in front of goal.
My main lesson in finding this fixture - and exploring other potential ones - is that there are now many opportunities to see "soccer" in Aus. The game below A-League feels like it has developed a lot since I last took in a match here. Soccerway is a helpful tool for scoping out international fixtures. My second lesson is that Gold Coast (like Australia) is huge - my legs will feel this for a few days!
