World Cup
United Arab Emirates 1-2 Australia: Kangaroo triumph and ‘final’ with Peru for a World Cup spot
Australia beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in Qatar to snatch a coveted seat in the intercontinental barrage with Peru, who will qualify for the final stages of next November’s World Cup.
The dream of taking part in the World Cup, which will be played for the fifth time in its history, remains alive for Australia. The kangaroos beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in the draw on Tuesday evening (7 June).“Ahmad Bin Ali” from Qatar and now they are gearing up for another final, another intercontinental barrage, this time with Peru that will see either team qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals.
Competitively, the first part of Qatar’s “Ahmad Bin Ali” was perfectly balanced, with 50% for both teams and the final effort measured in the fingers of one hand (three finals, including one in the finish for the United Arab Emirates, 2 finals and none in the finish for Australia).
In the second half things went uphill and that’s where the goal in the 53rd minute helped. The Socceroos stole the ball by pressing from outside the UAE area and Boyle smashed into opponents’ space from the right to turn at the right moment and score Irvine with a right shot through the small space (0-1).
However, they were happy just a few minutes after equalizing in the 57th minute, when the Australians couldn’t pull away after a cross from the left and the ball passed to Kaios, who with an incredible left-footed shot brought the match to a draw (1-1). .
The sequel has found its players Graham Arnold would have possession and smother and defend Rodolfo Aruabarena’s, and by the 80’s the typical visitors had two great opportunities to regain the lead but without Wright and McAllister able to beat Aisha.
Finally, the Australians’ intense pressure paid off in the 84th minute as Khrushchev blocked a very powerful shot with his left hand from high in the area and countered the ball inside a defender to land in the net 1-2 to be up held to the finals, bringing them one step closer to finding themselves in the World Cup finals for the fifth straight and sixth time in their history.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Eisa, Al Atas, Al Hamadi, Abbas Murad, Aldanani, Ali Salmin (88′ Hassan), Hamad (88′ Abdulrahman), Ramadan (75′ Nanterre), Abdallah, Mabkut (75′ Ali Saleh), Kayou (88′ T )
AUSTRALIA: Ryan, Atkinson, Wright, Roules, Behik, Irvine, Khrushchev (90′ Degenek), Boyle, Leki (73′ Mabil), Goodwin (72′ McLaren), Moi
Source: sport 24
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.