June 16 2008
Seven NSWIS soccer athletes were apart of the Matildas 2-1 loss to Olympic champions the USA 2-1 in the opening match of the Peace Cup in South Korea.
A 58th minute strike from Heather Garriock saw the scores level at 1-1 before the USA scored another goal 13 minutes from full time to take the victory.
Australia will next play Italy on Tuesday before playing Brazil on Thursday.
NSWIS athletes in the team are Garriock, Cheryl Salisbury, Di Alagich, Ellyse Perry, Amber Neilson, Kate Gill and Kyah Simon.