A 10-man Socceroos outfit has suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Bahrain on the Gold Coast in a disastrous setback to their hopes of direct World Cup qualification.
Striker Kusini Yengi was red-carded for a high challenge, then the Socceroos were red-faced by an 89th-minute own goal against the run of play as Bahrain frustrated their way to a maiden win over Australia.
Australia enjoyed 70 per cent of possession and — in the second half particularly — camped in Bahrain's half, attempting to pick up the pace after a lacklustre first 45 minutes produced few highlights.They made more than double the amount of passes than their rivals, but those efforts only yielded four shots on target and barely troubled goalkeeper Ebrahim Lutfalla as a frustrated Socceroos outfit slowly lost patience.
Not even the injection of Bayern Munich excitement machine Nestory Irankunda after 57 minutes could spark something.
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