Australia vs Ecuador, 2023 International Friendly

Socceroos 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.

• 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.