World Cup - Qualification Asia
·Group B
Featured match
- Mathew Leckie 1'
- Jackson Irvine 24'
- Ajdin Hrustić 66'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Australia beat Kuwait 3-0. Scorers for Australia: Mathew Leckie 1', Jackson Irvine 24', Ajdin Hrustić 66'. Australia had 55% of possession.
Australia
Kuwait
- Full-time 3 - 0
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84'
Mohammad Al Hwedi Out: Fahad Al Ansari · Kuwait Substitution for Kuwait: Mohammad Al Hwedi comes on for Fahad Al Ansari
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83'
Riley McGree Out: Ajdin Hrustić · Australia Substitution for Australia: Riley McGree comes on for Ajdin Hrustić
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75'
Hamad Al Harbi Out: Fahad Al Rashidi · Kuwait Substitution for Kuwait: Hamad Al Harbi comes on for Fahad Al Rashidi
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75'
Mitchell Duke Out: Mathew Leckie · Australia Substitution for Australia: Mitchell Duke comes on for Mathew Leckie
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74'
Y. Nasser Out: Mubarak Al Faneni · Kuwait Substitution for Kuwait: Y. Nasser comes on for Mubarak Al Faneni
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66'
Ajdin Hrustić 3-0 Goal · Australia Goal for Australia! Ajdin Hrustić makes it 3-0
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65'
C. Ikonomidis Out: Awer Mabil · Australia Substitution for Australia: C. Ikonomidis comes on for Awer Mabil
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64'
K. Dougall Out: J. Holland · Australia Substitution for Australia: K. Dougall comes on for J. Holland
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62'
E. Al Rasheedi Out: Bandar Al Salama · Kuwait Substitution for Kuwait: E. Al Rasheedi comes on for Bandar Al Salama
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61'
Bader Al Mutawa Out: F. A. Al Otaibi · Kuwait Substitution for Kuwait: Bader Al Mutawa comes on for F. A. Al Otaibi
- Half-time 2 - 0
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24'
Jackson Irvine 2-0 Goal · Australia Goal! Jackson Irvine scores for Australia. It is 2-0
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23'
Bandar Al Salama Yellow card · Kuwait Yellow card for Bandar Al Salama (Kuwait)
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1'
Mathew Leckie 1-0 Goal · Australia Mathew Leckie finds the net for Australia (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Australia
Kuwait
LWWWW
Last 5 matches LLLLD
3Position
15Pts
2.2Goals scored per match1.8
0.7Goals conceded per match1.2
5Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Australia4-3-3
Kuwait4-2-3-1
4
6.2
Ebrahim
Khaled Ebrahim
Player profile
11
6.3
Al Ansari
84'
Fahad Al Ansari
- 84'Out
- 75'Out
10
7.2
Hrustić
66'83'
Ajdin Hrustić
- 66'Goal
- 83'Out
- 65'Out
- 24'Goal
6
6.3
Boyle
Martin Boyle
Player profile
7
7.0
Leckie
1'75'
Mathew Leckie
- 1'Goal
- 75'Out
- 64'Out
Australia4-3-3
Coach: G. Arnold
Starting XI
- 1GK Mathew Ryan 7.3
- 8DF R. McGowan 7.0
- 16DF Aziz Behich 6.9
- 2DF Miloš Degenek 6.9
- 3DF Fran Karačić 7.2
- 5MF J. Holland64' 7.2
- 7FW Mathew Leckie1'75' 7.0
- 6FW Martin Boyle 6.3
- 22MF Jackson Irvine24' 8.2
- 11FW Awer Mabil65' 6.7
- 10MF Ajdin Hrustić66'83' 7.2
Substitutes
- 13MF K. Dougall64' 6.6
- 20FW C. Ikonomidis65' 6.9
- 15FW Mitchell Duke75' 6.3
- 21MF Riley McGree83' 6.6
- 17MF D. Genreau
- 18GK D. Vuković
- 19DF Harry Souttar
- 9FW Jamie Maclaren
- 12GK Lawrence Thomas
- 4DF Rhyan Grant
- 23DF R. Tongyik
- 14FW Brandon Borello
Kuwait4-2-3-1
Coach: Andres Carrasco
Starting XI
- 22GK Sulaiman Abdulghafoor 6.7
- 13DF Fahad Al Rashidi75' 6.3
- 15DF Hamad Al Qallaf 7.3
- 11MF Fahad Al Ansari84' 6.3
- 4DF Khaled Ebrahim 6.2
- 5DF F. Al Hajeri 6.3
- 3MF Ahmad Al Dhefiri 6.6
- 10FW S. Al Khaldi 6.6
- 8— F. A. Al Otaibi61'
- 9MF Bandar Al Salama23'62' 6.2
- 16MF Mubarak Al Faneni74' 6.3
Substitutes
- 17FW Bader Al Mutawa61' 6.9
- 7MF E. Al Rasheedi62' 6.3
- 20FW Y. Nasser74' 6.7
- 12DF Hamad Al Harbi75' 6.7
- 6MF Mohammad Al Hwedi84' 6.3
- 1GK Khaled Al Rashidi
- 14MF Mahdi Dashti
- 2DF Sami Al Sanea
- 21MF Abd Al Mohsen Al Turkmani
- 19MF Ahmad Zanki
- 23GK Saud Al Qenaie
- 18MF Hussain Ali Mohsin
Australia
Kuwait
55%
45%
19
Shots
7
6
On target
1
8
Off target
5
11
Corners
5
14
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
1
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Saves
3
434
Passes
368
85%
Pass accuracy
81%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iran
|
18 | 26 | 8 | 26:8 | +18 | 44 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
17 | 23 | 5 | 23:5 | +18 | 39 |
| 3 |
United Arab Emirates
|
18 | 13 | 13 | 13:13 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 |
Iraq
|
18 | 12 | 21 | 12:21 | -9 | 17 |
| 5 |
Syria
|
18 | 17 | 30 | 17:30 | -13 | 11 |
| 6 |
Lebanon
|
18 | 10 | 25 | 10:25 | -15 | 11 |
Next round
Australia wins2Draws0
Kuwait wins0