Heartbreak for Matildas as Italy score 95th-minute winner

Australia have slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 loss to Italy in their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup opener.

Australia's Lisa De Vanna looks dejected following the Matildas loss to Italy at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Source: Getty

Sam Kerr's debut World Cup goal put Australia ahead in Valenciennes, where the Matildas enjoyed the run of the match only to come unstuck, with Barbara Bonansea's double earning the underdogs a precious three points.

Bonansea pounced on a Clare Polkinghorne blunder to equalise, before leaping for a 95th-minute winner amid Australian desolation.

A draw looked the right result at the Stade du Hainaut, where the Italians showed their worthiness to be on the world stage after a 20-year drought.

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