Olyroos coach Tony Vidmar has no regrets about not selecting A-League prodigy Nestory Irankunda for AFC under-23 Asian Cup duty despite the Australians being on the brink of elimination from the tournament and failing to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Yet to score in two Group A games and having just one point for their efforts, the Olyroos must beat tournament hosts Qatar on Monday morning, and hope that Jordan beats Indonesia by a lesser margin than their own required victory to advance to the quarter-finals and keep their hopes alive of qualifying for this year’s Paris Olympics.
However, Vidmar did subsequently inquire about attacking weapon Irankunda’s availability after winger Marco Tilio was ruled out through injury. Without Irankunda, the Olyroos have struggled in attack despite creating good chances in their 0-0 draw with Jordan and their shock 1-0 loss to Indonesia. “We’ve got players, Milanovic and Brook, we’ve got midfielders who’ve scored with us when we’ve played our international games, so it’s just those moments.
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