In the first round of matches of the World Qualifying Round of 12
national soccer team
The team lost to Australia by a score of 0-3. After the match, the Sydney Morning Herald, a local Australian media outlet, commented on the victory, saying that the victory was nothing more than a routine for them, and that the match was like a cat and mouse.
The outlet began by reviewing the challenges faced by Australia in the tournament, noting that the team had to host Qatar and drop at least seven domestic players due to the epidemic. Despite this, the Australian team easily defeated the Chinese team after only two combined practices.
Muy, the center of the midfield, said, "Even though we have only trained together for two days, the team spirit is not built overnight, but is the result of the accumulation of the past few years." Also mentioned in the article was the fact that the Chinese team had a 12-day training session before the match, which gave them a lot of confidence. Early in the match, China went on the offensive in the Australian half and dominated the game for a while. However, then Australia started their show like a wild horse out of control.
The Australian media pointed out that the game to the middle of the game, the Australian team gradually found the rhythm of the game and team cohesion, continuous rapid counterattacks straight into the Chinese team penalty area, successfully ripped open the opponent's line of defense. In the 24th minute, the Australian team tore apart the Chinese team's defense through a long pass, Mabiel's one-touch ball was pounced on by Yan Junling, but the ball was not cleared in time. Taggart then crossed the ball from the right side of the field, and Mabile grabbed a header to help his team take the lead. Two minutes later, China suffered another blow. Rogic sent a precise direct feed and Boyle pumped a shot inside the box to extend Australia's lead to 2-0.
The Chinese goalkeeper, despite performing as one of the best in the defense, still couldn't stop the goal from happening. The Chinese defense was full of holes. In the second half, Australia continued to work together fluently and broke through the Chinese defense again. Mabir had a chance to score and substitute Duke added his first touch on the goal. In their next match, Australia will face Vietnam in Hanoi. Vietnam went down 1-3 to Saudi Arabia in the first round of the tournament, while fellow groupmate Oman pulled off a shock 1-0 win over Japan.
