♔ ♕ ♚ ♛ Australia U17/U20/U23 National Team Tournaments & Discussion Thread ♔ ♕ ♚ ♛

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vietnam really causing japan some early headaches

 

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really clean header and japan take the lead

one thing I'm curious about is why japan have improved in headers while improving technically, whereas our improvement technically has come at the cost of decline crossing and aerial ability

 

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japan again look the most deadly off a corner and unlucky not to get a 2nd

 

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this definitely makes me feel better about our game v vietnam, but worse about our prospects of qualifying. Vietnam are really good

 

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after 150 minutes against japan and Australia they have only conceded 2 goals

pretty impressive to be honest

rotten luck to have japan and vietnam in the group but we just have to find a way to be good enough

 

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I'm confused is this the starting xi?

 

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ah this is the squad

 

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set play off a set piece nearly tears Japan apart

 

[JS96]

Japan have basically cloned Cahill in Yoshida. Absolutely lethal with head.

 

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corner in injury time, a draw not out of the question here

 

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Vietnam win an injury time penalty

crazy!

 

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It's a draw

Australia probably have to get a result against Japan to progress

 

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Bombshell result. Last minute penalty for Vietnam. It ends 1:1.

 

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Vietnam win an injury time penalty

crazy!

Notice how the bloke fouled essentially died but was able to take the penalty a minute later?

 

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Notice how the bloke fouled essentially died but was able to take the penalty a minute later?

yeah sadly you just have to live with that nonsense in asia

 

[JS96]

Australia need to beat UAE tonight. That'll make it
Japan 4
Aus 4
Vietnam 2
UAE 0

Vietnam are good so you'd expect them to best UAE. Aus draw against Japan makes it 5-5 and with H2H it'll likely come down to respective scorelines against UAE for GD.

 

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Australia need to beat UAE tonight. That'll make it
Japan 4
Aus 4
Vietnam 2
UAE 0

Vietnam are good so you'd expect them to best UAE. Aus draw against Japan makes it 5-5 and with H2H it'll likely come down to respective scorelines against UAE for GD.

3 goal win against uae means a draw against japan is enough

 

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hit the post again!

We've had pretty bad luck this tournament

 

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that goal was awful

why didn't the keeper go for the ball down the channel? Why no pressure on the cross

why no one competing for the ball in the center?

 

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Bad goal to concede. Scorer shrugs the defender off but our man just gave up. Keeper also dumbfounded. Everyone trying to claim a foul.