Kerr left to rue golden chances; Aussie star made to pay for costly error: Player Ratings

It was a rough night at Stadium Australia as the Matildas were beaten 3-1 by England in their semi-final clash.

Sam Kerr’s wonder goal was the only bright spot in an otherwise heartbreaking night for the Aussies as they came up agonisingly short against the European champions.

Foxsports.com.au takes a look at how every player performed in Wednesday night’s blockbuster.

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DEFENCE

Mackenzie Arnold - 6

After her heroic performance last game, Arnold joked yesterday: “Obviously I have not received attention like that (before), but at the same time I just tend to block it out because I know if I play like s**t tomorrow it could be a whole different attention on me.”

Luckily, she continued her hot run of form!

Arnold made a string of brilliant saves, and the scoreline could easily have been much worse at half time if not for her efforts.

There was nothing she could do for the opening goal, which was laced into the very top corner. And the other two were incredibly difficult to deny as well. She can hold their head high after a brilliant tournament.

Steph Catley - 4.5

Struggled to get forward and have an impact on the contest up front, and her crossing was a little underwhelming. In defence, she was solid but was guilty of a couple of errors of positioning.

Clare Polkinghorne - 4

Making her first start of the tournament after four appearances off the