Nestory Irankunda made a surprise starting debut for the Socceroos in a scrappy 2-0 victory over Bangladesh in tough conditions in Dhaka on Thursday night.
The Socceroos’ hopes of a goal-scoring blitz of Bangladesh have fallen flat, with Graham Arnold’s charges instead scrapping out a frustrating 2-0 win in their World Cup qualifier in Dhaka.In hot, humid conditions on a shabby, waterlogged pitch at the Bashundhara Kings Arena, debutant Nestory Irankunda was handed a shock start by Arnold in an attacking starting line-up.The physical, dour game against world No.
Instead, he started on the right wing as strikers Yengi and Mitch Duke started together up top and Hrustic played attacking midfield.The Socceroos dominated possession as Bangladesh sat deep - but recorded just four shots on target from 15 attempts.Irankunda scuffed a strike wide in the 17th minute.Shortly after, Duke was hacked down close to goal but his pleas for a penalty fell on deaf ears, while the striker fluffed a header in the 27th minute.
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