Matildas miss penalty in defeat to Portugal in Algarve Cup

• Portugal 2-1 Australia
• Caitlin Cooper scores but home side dominate third-place play off

The Matildas have ended a mixed Algarve Cup campaign with a whimper, falling 2-1 to Portugal in their third-place play-off.

Australia couldn’t do it on a wet, windy Wednesday in Albufeira, lacking their usual panache and missing a penalty to place fourth in the invitational tournament and hand the world No 38 host nation its highest-ever finish.

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