Ogston Referees Algarve Cup Final
Queensland referee Tammy Ogston, last night added another credit to her long list of achievements, when she refereed the final of the prestigious Algarve Cup in Portugal.
Ogston controlled the match between women's football heavyweights USA and Germany that finished 0-0 after 120 minutes and was won 4-3 on penalties by Germany.
Tammy was selected by FIFA to attend a workshop and referee at the tournament that FIFA is using as part of their build up to the World Cup in 2007.
Seven of the top ten women's national teams and a total of eleven in all ,were invited to compete at the tournament. With no World Cup or Olympics this year, the Algarve Cup is seen as the benchmark of women-s international football for 2006.
FIFA invited many of the worlds leading female officials to the tournament and Tammy's appointment is a just reward for the hard work she has put in. Already a veteran of two World Cups she has her sights firmly focused on a place at the 2007 World Cup event in China.