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| Socceroos V Saudi Arabia; AAMI Park | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 1 2012, 05:28 PM (394 Views) | |
| ANWA-Clockwork | Mar 1 2012, 05:28 PM Post #1 |
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![]() I was at the World Cup Qualifier at AAMI Park last night and i must say i witness one of the best second half performances ever buy our national team. 3 goals in 4 minutes! The Saudi's came out swinging. They attacked us from the first whistle which was unexpected. Arab teams don't normally take that approach. It worked for them as well picking up an impressive goal. Brosque scored Australia's lone goal in the first half when midfielder Mark Bresciano, playing his first game for the Socceroos since the 2010 World Cup, gave the pacy striker a nice through-ball to run onto. The noisy Saudi fans then had more the cheer about as they slipped in 1 more goal before half time. 2-1 to Saudi Arabia at half time. Then the Socceroos came alive in the second half. A slick passing game and more aggressive defending turned out 3 goals in 4 minutes! Brosque was also heavily involved in the second-half onslaught. He set up Harry Kewell, who had an excellent match, for Australia's second goal of the night, running past the defence into the left of the penalty area, then cutting it back for Kewell's first-touch finish. Brosque scored himself two minutes later, combining superbly with Brett Emerton, whose perfect chipped cross from the left allowed the striker to speed into the penalty area and head it past the Saudi keeper. Within a minute of the re-start, Emerton had scored himself, with Bresciano again providing the assist and Emerton having a touch of luck, as a defender's attempted clearance ricocheted off the Australian's boot into the net. It was fitting the Socceroos had a dose of luck, as earlier in the second half captain Lucas Neill was denied what would have been his maiden international goal by an incorrect offside call. At the time, that 63rd minute decision looked like being costly for Australia, which was still trailing. A fantastic night that i'll remember for a while! plus 24,000 in AAMI Park was amazing support for what was effectively a dead rubber!
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| Luminal | Mar 1 2012, 06:00 PM Post #2 |
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Seriously I am kicking myself. Don't have Foxtel, couldn't go to the game, watched a stream online and gave up on it after the 70th minute when the Socceroos were still trailing 2-1. To read later that they won and kicked 3 goals in 3 minutes was a huge satisfying surprise. Still I didn't get to see it! |
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| ANWA-Clockwork | Mar 1 2012, 07:29 PM Post #3 |
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i never miss a socceroos game! i'll get up at 3 in the morning to watch games if i have to. |
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| ANWA-Dvltanks | Mar 1 2012, 07:33 PM Post #4 |
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I was at training but i heard all about the game cause a couple of my friends went to the game they said the Saudi Arabia side was loud when 2-1 up and left after it was 4-2. They left b4 the game finished great support... |
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| ANWA-R-M-B | Mar 1 2012, 10:37 PM Post #5 |
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As if there even is any Saudi Arabia fans in Melbourne? You can tell I'm huge soccer fan, I didnt even know there was a game on till I saw the highlights on Sunrise! |
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| ANWA-Dvltanks | Mar 1 2012, 11:04 PM Post #6 |
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dun wry bout it wasn't very advertised on the tv and internet the only reason why I knew was cause the flyers outside aami park (Melbourne Hearts home ground)
Edited by ANWA-Dvltanks, Mar 1 2012, 11:05 PM.
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| Luminal | Mar 2 2012, 01:39 AM Post #7 |
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I am the same but my stream ran horribly and I gave up. The Socceroos was the reason why I had Foxtel and will be one of the main reasons If i get it back! Really disappointed I missed out! I have learned my lesson! |
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