AFC Asian Cup

FT Thursday, January 18, 2024
Australia WWWWW 1
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Syria WLDDD 0
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Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium · 10,097 att.

Match Report

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Australia reach Asian Cup round of 16 with win over Syria

Australia beat Syria 1-0 in their second Asian Cup match to qualify for the round of 16 and maintain their perfect record in Group B on Thursday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
0
62.9
Possession
37.1
10
SHOTS
8
1
ON GOAL
1
0.1
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
528
Accurate Passes
267
629
Passes
375
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
2
19
Crosses
6
0.4
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
68
31
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
17
16
Tackles
31
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
13
14
Effective Clearances
14
14
Clearances
14

Head to Head

AUS leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

SYR · 4-4-2

  1. 22Ahmad MadaniehG
  2. 13Thaer KroumaCD-L
  3. 2Aiham OusouCD-R
  4. 3Moayad AjanLB
  5. 24Abdul Rahman OuesRB
  6. 4Ezequiel HamCM-L
  7. 18Jalil ElíasCM-R
  8. 12Ammar RamadanLM
  9. 25Mahmoud Al-AswadRM
  10. 21Ibrahim HesarCF-L
  11. 11Pablo SabbagCF-R

AUS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 21Cameron BurgessCD-L
  3. 19Harry SouttarCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 25Gethin JonesRB
  6. 13Aiden O'NeillCM
  7. 22Jackson IrvineLM
  8. 8Connor MetcalfeRM
  9. 15Mitchell DukeF
  10. 5Jordan BosLF
  11. 6Martin BoyleRF

Timeline

  1. 27' Aiden O'Neill (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Substitution, Australia. Keanu Baccus replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  3. 57' Substitution, Australia. Sam Silvera replaces Jordan Bos.
  4. 57' Substitution, Australia. Riley McGree replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  5. 59' Goal! Syria 0, Australia 1. Jackson Irvine (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 65' Substitution, Syria. Fahd Youssef replaces Mahmoud Al Aswad.
  7. 65' Substitution, Syria. Omar Khrbin replaces Pablo Sabbag.
  8. 78' Substitution, Syria. Antonio Yakoub replaces Ibrahim Hesar.
  9. 78' Substitution, Australia. Bruno Fornaroli replaces Mitch Duke.
  10. 83' Substitution, Australia. Kusini Yengi replaces Martin Boyle.
  11. 85' Sam Silvera (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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