FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Friday, June 11, 2021
Australia WWWWW 3
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Nepal DWLWL 0
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AUS213
NEP000
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Match Report

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Australia ease past 10-man Nepal to advance in World Cup qualifying

The Socceroos progressed smoothly into the third round of qualifiers for the World Cup, securing top spot in Group B with a 3-0 win over Nepal.

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 1-0

Lineups

NEP

  1. 16Kiran Chemjong LimbuG
  2. 4Ananta TamangD
  3. 23Rohit ChandD
  4. 6Suman AryalD
  5. 5Gautam ShresthaD
  6. 11Pujan UparkotiM
  7. 12Arik BistaM
  8. 8Bishal RaiM
  9. 13Suman LamaF
  10. 9Sunil BalF
  11. 18Nawayug ShresthaF

AUS

  1. 12Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 16Aziz BehichD
  3. 3Fran KaracicD
  4. 19Harry SouttarD
  5. 2Milos DegenekD
  6. 6Martin BoyleM
  7. 14Connor MetcalfeM
  8. 22Jackson IrvineM
  9. 10Ajdin HrusticM
  10. 7Mathew LeckieF
  11. 15Mitchell DukeF

Timeline

  1. 6' Mathew Leckie (Australia) Goal at 6'
  2. 38' Fran Karacic (Australia) Goal at 38'
  3. 45' Rohit Chand (Nepal) Red Card at 45'
  4. 45' Anjan Bista (Nepal) Substitution at 45'
  5. 57' Martin Boyle (Australia) Goal at 57'
  6. 61' Manish Dangi (Nepal) Substitution at 61'
  7. 62' Nikita Rukavytsya (Australia) Substitution at 62'
  8. 62' Jamie Maclaren (Australia) Substitution at 62'
  9. 72' Awer Mabil (Australia) Substitution at 72'
  10. 83' Lawrence Thomas (Australia) Substitution at 83'
  11. 83' Ruon Tongyik (Australia) Substitution at 83'
  12. 90'+1' Ayush Ghalan (Nepal) Substitution at 91'
  13. 90'+1' Kamal Thapa (Nepal) Substitution at 91'
  14. 90'+2' Suraj Jeu Thakuri (Nepal) Substitution at 92'

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