Australia vs Ecuador, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlySocceroos let lead slip in 2-1 loss to Ecuador
The Socceroos slipped to a 2-1 loss to Ecuador in Melbourne to put a dampener on their first series in Australia since the World Cup.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Cameron Devlin (Australia).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Jhegson Méndez.
- 3': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 4': Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 4': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Junior Sornoza (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Rodríguez.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jackson Irvine (Australia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Milos Degenek with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 10': Riley McGree (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Brandon Borrello (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 16': Craig Goodwin (Australia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
- 16': Goal! Australia 1, Ecuador 0. Brandon Borrello (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 19': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a fast break.
- 21': Offside, Ecuador. Junior Sornoza tries a through ball, but Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
- 23': Attempt saved. Félix Torres (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Sornoza with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Thomas Deng (Australia).
- 25': Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Devlin (Australia).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Junior Sornoza (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado.
- 34': Foul by Félix Torres (Ecuador).
- 34': Riley McGree (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Junior Sornoza (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 36': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Thomas Deng.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Offside, Ecuador. Félix Torres tries a through ball, but Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 38': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 43': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Thomas Deng.
- 43': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Australia).
- 43': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
- 45'+1': Junior Sornoza (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Junior Sornoza (Ecuador).
- 45'+3': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Australia 1, Ecuador 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Australia 1, Ecuador 0.
- 48': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Sornoza.
- 49': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 50': Penalty Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Thomas Deng (Australia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Goal! Australia 1, Ecuador 1. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 54': Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Aziz Behich.
- 54': Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Cameron Devlin.
- 54': Foul by Milos Degenek (Australia).
- 54': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 57': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
- 57': Milos Degenek (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
- 59': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 60': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
- 62': Substitution, Australia. Kye Rowles replaces Thomas Deng.
- 62': Substitution, Australia. Marco Tilio replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 63': Attempt saved. Milos Degenek (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
- 64': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
- 64': Goal! Australia 1, Ecuador 2. William Pacho (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Sornoza with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Ecuador. Marco Angulo replaces Junior Sornoza.
- 66': Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Jhegson Méndez.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 69': Substitution, Australia. Garang Kuol replaces Craig Goodwin.
- 69': Substitution, Australia. Jason Cummings replaces Brandon Borrello.
- 70': Offside, Ecuador. Piero Hincapié tries a through ball, but Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
- 70': Riley McGree (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Offside, Australia. Jordan Bos tries a through ball, but Garang Kuol is caught offside.
- 73': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 75': Foul by Garang Kuol (Australia).
- 75': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
- 76': Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Kevin Rodríguez.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Ecuador. Xavier Arreaga replaces Ángelo Preciado because of an injury.
- 79': Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).
- 79': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 80': Jason Cummings (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Offside, Australia. Jackson Irvine tries a through ball, but Jordan Bos is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Alan Franco.
- 90': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 90': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Australia).
- 90'+1': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Offside, Ecuador. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Ángel Mena is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kye Rowles (Australia).
- 90'+6': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Australia 1, Ecuador 2.
- 0': Match ends, Australia 1, Ecuador 2.
Statistics
 ECU |
AUS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 438 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 22 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 15 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 27,103
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 27,103
Line-Ups
Australia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
| 5 | Thomas Deng |
| 8 | Bailey Wright |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 2 | Milos Degenek |
| 14 | Riley McGree |
| 22 | Jackson Irvine |
| 20 | Cameron Devlin |
| 10 | Brandon Borrello |
| 23 | Craig Goodwin |
| 7 | Connor Metcalfe |
Ecuador (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hernán Galíndez (GK) |
| 6 | William Pacho |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 2 | Félix Torres |
| 20 | Jhegson Méndez |
| 23 | Moisés Caicedo  |
| 21 | Alan Franco |
| 7 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 17 | Angelo Preciado |
| 10 | Junior Sornoza |
| 8 | Kevin Rodríguez |
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