FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Australia WDWLW 5
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Lebanon LLDLL 0
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AUS145
LIB000
GIO Stadium · 25,023 att.

Match Report

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Goodwin brace against Lebanon edges Australia closer to World Cup

Craig Goodwin scored a brace on his return from illness as Australia booked their place in the third round of Asian World Cup qualifying with a 5-0 rout of Lebanon at Canberra Stadium on Tuesday.

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 3-0

Lineups

LIB · 5-4-1

  1. 21Mostafa MatarG
  2. 16Walid ShourCD
  3. 2Hussein SharafeddineCD-L
  4. 13Khalil KhamisCD-R
  5. 4Hassan ChaitouLB
  6. 5NassarRB
  7. 14Nader MatarCM-L
  8. 20Ali TneichCM-R
  9. 22Bassel JradiLM
  10. 7Hassan MaatoukRM
  11. 11Omar ChaabanF

AUS · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 21Cameron BurgessCD
  3. 4Kye RowlesCD-L
  4. 19Harry SouttarCD-R
  5. 22Jackson IrvineSW
  6. 8Connor MetcalfeCM-L
  7. 10Ajdin HrusticCM-R
  8. 23Craig GoodwinLM
  9. 13Gethin JonesRM
  10. 11Kusini YengiCF-L
  11. 15Mitchell DukeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Lebanon 0, Australia 1. Kusini Yengi (Australia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 12' Mitch Duke (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Lebanon. Daniel Lajud replaces Hassan Chaitou.
  4. 46' Daniel Lajud (Lebanon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 47' Own Goal by Bassel Jradi, Lebanon. Lebanon 0, Australia 2.
  6. 48' Goal! Lebanon 0, Australia 3. Craig Goodwin (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic following a fast break.
  7. 51' Ali Tneich (Lebanon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 55' Substitution, Australia. Patrick Yazbek replaces Ajdin Hrustic because of an injury.
  9. 58' Substitution, Lebanon. Karim Darwich replaces Hassan Maatouk.
  10. 59' Substitution, Lebanon. Gabriel Bitar replaces Ali Tneich.
  11. 66' Khalil Khamis (Lebanon) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 66' Substitution, Australia. John Iredale replaces Kusini Yengi.
  13. 67' Substitution, Australia. Joshua Nisbet replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  14. 68' Goal! Lebanon 0, Australia 4. John Iredale (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek with a cross.
  15. 79' Substitution, Lebanon. Hasan Srour replaces Omar Bugiel because of an injury.
  16. 81' Goal! Lebanon 0, Australia 5. Craig Goodwin (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  17. 82' Substitution, Australia. Sam Silvera replaces Mitch Duke.
  18. 82' Substitution, Australia. Thomas Deng replaces Gethin Jones.
  19. 86' Substitution, Lebanon. Jackson Khoury replaces Bassel Jradi.
  20. 90'+5' Sam Silvera (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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