Socceroos’ World Cup dreams still alive | micklynch_age
A left-footed thunderbolt from Socceroo midfielder Ajdin Hrustic in the dying minutes of the game gave Australia a 2-1 win over the UAE to propel Graham Arnold’s team to within 90 minutes of the World Cup.
The shot took a deflection on the way in but no one in a yellow shirt on the pitch, in the stands or in lounge rooms around Australia cared a whit. He rolled the dice, playing Mat Leckie in the middle of the attack and bringing in inexperienced right back Nathaniel Atkinson for just his second cap and centre half Kye Rowles, who only made his debut in the win over Jordan in last week’s warm-up friendly.Jackson Irvine came in as an attacking midfielder with Riley McGree on the bench. Martin Boyle was selected on the right flank while Craig Goodwin kept his spot on the left wing.
The former came mainly from Australia, who tried to get Craig Goodwin and Martin Boyle on the flanks into the game, the latter from the UAE, whose left-sided frontman Harib Abdulla Al-Maazmi got in behind Nathaniel Atkinson on a couple of occasions. Twice he managed to produce shots from tight angles, but Mat Ryan stood tall to block.At the other end, Australia struggled to create any clear-cut openings.
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