Australia crush the Emirates and reach the World Cup play-off
The UAE national team lost 1-2 to its Australian opponent, today, Tuesday, at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, as part of the Asian play-off for World Cup qualifiers.
Australia qualified for the World Cup play-off match, next Monday, against Peru, which is fifth in the South American qualifiers, at the same stadium as today’s match.
Defensive caution overshadowed the performance of the two teams, with each attempting to organize counter-attacks.
The similarity of the performance of the two teams allowed each of them to exchange control over periods of the first half.
But the real danger of the goal was better for the UAE team, in light of the organized performance and the stability of the parties, and the approach of its lines.
Hareb Suhail missed a dangerous opportunity for the Emirates in the 19th minute when he started from the right side and preferred the option to pay over sending a cross.
Hareb’s shot rebounded from the body of Australian goalkeeper Ryan, and his defense completed the timely end of the dangerousness of that ball.
In a scenario similar to the first opportunity, Hareb penetrated from the right side, directly confronted the Australian goalkeeper, and hit a powerful ball that bounced off the goalkeeper in the 35th minute.
