FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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Match Report

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Al Soma spot on as Syria draw with Australia in World Cup playoff

Syria and Australia drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Asian World Cup playoff in Malaysia.

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Lineups

SYR

  1. 1Ibrahim AlmaG
  2. 2Hadi Al-MasriD
  3. 3Moayad AjanD
  4. 14Tamer Haj MohamadD
  5. 8Mahmoud Al-MawasD
  6. 12Fahad YoussefM
  7. 20Khaled Al-MbayedM
  8. 13Yousef QalfaM
  9. 18Zaher Al-MidaniM
  10. 9Omar Al-SomahF
  11. 7Omar KhribinF

AUS

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 2Milos DegenekD
  3. 6Matthew JurmanD
  4. 20Trent SainsburyD
  5. 16Aziz BehichM
  6. 7Mathew LeckieM
  7. 5Mark MilliganM
  8. 13Aaron MooyM
  9. 10Robbie KruseM
  10. 19Joshua RisdonM
  11. 9Tomi JuricF

Timeline

  1. 13' Khaled Al Mbayed (Syria) Yellow Card at 13'
  2. 36' Josh Risdon (Australia) Yellow Card at 36'
  3. 40' Robbie Kruse (Australia) Goal at 40'
  4. 45' Mark Milligan (Australia) Yellow Card at 45'
  5. 45'+6' Milos Degenek (Australia) Yellow Card at 51'
  6. 46' Oday Al Jafal (Syria) Substitution at 46'
  7. 63' Nikita Rukavytsya (Australia) Substitution at 63'
  8. 70' Massimo Luongo (Australia) Substitution at 70'
  9. 75' Firas Al Khatib (Syria) Substitution at 75'
  10. 78' Omar Kharbin (Syria) Yellow Card at 78'
  11. 80' Mathew Leckie (Australia) Yellow Card at 80'
  12. 80' Mardik Mardikian (Syria) Substitution at 80'
  13. 83' Tomas Rogic (Australia) Substitution at 83'
  14. 85' Omar Al Somah (Syria) Penalty - Scored at 85'
  15. 87' Hadi Al Masri (Syria) Yellow Card at 87'

WCQ - AFC News

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