Asian Cup 2023 (in 2024 because … $$)

[otto62]

Risk and reward. We are taking an offensive posture and trusting our defenders to do their job.
Uzbekistan asking questions of our defence with a fair bit of possession, but we’re sticking to our guns.

[otto62]

A second shocker of a free kick by McGree.

[sevengoals]

Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan
26min
McGree again with a poor free kick

[sevengoals]

Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan
30min

Our last pass is not working.

[otto62]

Uzbekistan #7 is excellent, Shukurov.

We’re forcing passes that aren’t there, all over the park.
So dangerous giving it away easily in midfield and at the back.

[sevengoals]

Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan
36min

We tried really hard to concede a goal just then.

[sevengoals]

Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan
40min


Yengi with a super action beating multiple Uzbeks but McGree, oh McGree.

Could this be a penalty?

[otto62]

Great work by Yengi in the box to set up McGree who drags it wide for by far Australia’s best chance.

If this is a penalty Uzbekistan should feel rightly aggrieved, especially with Yengi still setting McGree up for the shot.

[sevengoals]

Australia 1-0 Uzbekistan

45min

Penalty.
Tough on the Uzbeks.
But there you go.

Boyle it is.
Goal!

[otto62]

Another great turn in their box by McGree.
Irvine a blocked effort from the resulting corner.

[otto62]

McGree. DO NOT GET INJURED!!!!!

[sevengoals]

Australia 1-0 Uzbekistan

Half time.

Tough half.

[otto62]

Australia 1-0 Uzbekistan

Half time.

Tough half.

Uzbekistan by far the best opposition we’ve faced so far.

We’re playing ok.
McGree our most consistently creative attacking option.
Bos been ok.
Yengi struggling except for that one piece of brilliance to set up McGree and one header in the box from a good run.

[sevengoals]

Yengi is getting hardly any service.
He has been strong with his back to goal but we seem to be playing the channels with Boyle and McGree.

[otto62]

Yengi is getting hardly any service.
He has been strong with his back to goal but we seem to be playing the channels with Boyle and McGree.

Yep. And when he has received a pass it’s been under multi player pressure and the ball just hasn’t stuck.

That nice bit of play will hopefully give him some confidence.