Football: The Socceroos have proved disappointing against Bahrain in the third round of World Cup Qualifiers.
Socceroos see red against Bahrain | 02:59Socceroos captain Mat Ryan says his “naive” team had to work “smarter” rather than harder against Indonesia in Jakarta on Tuesday night after aReduced to 10 men in the 77th minute on Thursday night when striker Kusini Yengi was sent off, the Socceroos suffered an even more crushing blow in the dying stages when an own goal from Harry Souttar secured the Bahrain is three points on the road to the 2026 World Cup .
“When you come up against this opposition, if you don’t get that first goal and they stay compact, they’ve got strengths and they’re hard to break down. Apart from a frustrating night in attack, the Socceroos also let the Bahrainis’ attempts to milk free kicks with theatrical reactions to tackles get the better of them.“If you don’t get that early goal, the time wasting comes into it, the so-called acting, going to ground and the referee’s then put in a position where he needs to determine whether it’s diving or whether it’s a legitimate foul.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold was quick to give “full credit” to Bahrain despite his frustration with the visitors’ “play-acting”.
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