Honeggar eventually succumbed in the 60th minute to what seemed to be a hamstring injury but not before her team had restored its two-goal advantage through substitute Giovana Queiroz, who made the most of an error from Matildas defender Alanna Kennedy to score nine minutes into the second-half.

The Matildas will dust themselves down and attempt to quickly move on after a physical, relentless Brazil beat Australia 3-1 to crash retiring great Clare Polkinghorne's send-off match in Brisbane.