"I can't really gather my emotions right now. We've taken the long road to be here and it just feels so good to be in the final. These girls are like family to me so it would be a dream come true to win it."
"The second half was better, but the first half was disappointing. We scored a very good goal and I thought we were starting to find our rhythm, and [then] we just backed off. We just need to play higher, we need to be braver - but we got the result we wanted."
"Australia started strongly against China, with Chelsea's Ellie Carpenter, Manchester City's Mary Fowler and Arsenal's Foord combining beautifully to give Australia the lead. Carpenter dazzled with her pace, bursting down the left to latch onto a Fowler pass before passing back to the Manchester City forward, who cut the ball back to Foord, who hit a powerful strike first time."
Australia advanced to the Asian Cup final by defeating China 2-1 in a semi-final match. Caitlin Foord opened the scoring with a powerful first-time strike, but China equalized through a Zhang Linyan penalty. Sam Kerr, the Chelsea striker and sole survivor from Australia's 2010 championship team, secured victory with a goal from a tight angle. Australia will face either Japan or South Korea in the final on Saturday in Sydney as they pursue their second Asian Cup title. Head coach Joe Montemurro acknowledged a disappointing first-half performance but praised the team's ability to secure the desired result.
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