Australia vs India, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Asian Cup

Australia

50': Jackson Irvine
73': Jordan Bos

FT
2 - 0

India

Australia cruise past India in Asian Cup group opener

Australia beat India 2-0 in their Asian Cup Group B opener on Saturday, with second-half goals from Jackson Irvine and substitute Jordan Bos.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
2': Suresh Singh (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Suresh Singh (India).
5': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Aziz Behich (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
10': Foul by Lalengmawia Ralte (India).
10': Mitch Duke (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Attempt missed. Mitch Duke (Australia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a set piece situation.
13': Attempt saved. Martin Boyle (Australia) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
16': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (India) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
16': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
16': Nikhil Poojary (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
18': Foul by Suresh Singh (India).
18': Martin Boyle (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
21': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
21': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
24': Foul by Gethin Jones (Australia).
24': Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
27': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Sunil Chhetri.
30': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Deepak Tangri.
31': Attempt missed. Martin Boyle (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aziz Behich with a cross.
33': Foul by Deepak Tangri (India).
33': Gethin Jones (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
34': Attempt missed. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (India) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
35': Attempt blocked. Mitch Duke (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a cross.
35': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
36': Foul by Subhasish Bose (India).
36': Martin Boyle (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Manvir Singh.
38': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
39': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Souttar following a corner.
41': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
41': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
42': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Kye Rowles (Australia).
42': Delay in match because of an injury Sandesh Jhingan (India).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Suresh Singh (India) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+2': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Nikhil Poojary.
45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Deepak Tangri (India).
45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a cross.
45'+3': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Suresh Singh.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
45'+5': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
45'+5': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
45'+5': Suresh Singh (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': Foul by Deepak Tangri (India).
45'+8': First Half ends, Australia 0, India 0.
45': Second Half begins Australia 0, India 0.
47': Attempt missed. Jackson Irvine (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
48': Aziz Behich (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Manvir Singh (India).
50': Goal! Australia 1, India 0. Jackson Irvine (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
52': Craig Goodwin (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Suresh Singh (India).
54': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (India).
54': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt blocked. Aziz Behich (Australia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
55': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Subhasish Bose.
56': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
59': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
60': Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Australia) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (India).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
62': Rahul Bheke (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Craig Goodwin (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Nikhil Poojary (India).
63': Substitution, Australia. Sam Silvera replaces Martin Boyle.
64': Substitution, Australia. Riley McGree replaces Connor Metcalfe.
68': Offside, India. Manvir Singh is caught offside.
72': Craig Goodwin (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Manvir Singh (India).
72': Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Craig Goodwin.
72': Substitution, Australia. Bruno Fornaroli replaces Mitch Duke.
73': Goal! Australia 2, India 0. Jordan Bos (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
74': Foul by Gethin Jones (Australia).
74': Lallianzuala Chhangte (India) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Substitution, India. Liston Colaco replaces Suresh Singh.
75': Substitution, India. Akash Mishra replaces Subhasish Bose.
75': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
75': Liston Colaco (India) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Deepak Tangri (India).
79': Substitution, India. Anirudh Thapa replaces Deepak Tangri because of an injury.
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Foul by Lalengmawia Ralte (India).
80': Sam Silvera (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
82': Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Keanu Baccus.
85': Attempt blocked. Liston Colaco (India) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri with a headed pass.
88': Attempt missed. Jordan Bos (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
89': Substitution, India. Vikram Partap Singh replaces Lallianzuala Chhangte.
89': Substitution, India. Mahesh Naorem replaces Sunil Chhetri.
90': Attempt saved. Sam Silvera (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
90'+2': Foul by Vikram Partap Singh (India).
90'+2': Harry Souttar (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Bruno Fornaroli (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (India).
90'+4': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Vikram Partap Singh (India).
90'+4': Vikram Partap Singh (India) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Silvera.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Aziz Behich (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+7': Foul by Mahesh Naorem (India).
90'+7': Gethin Jones (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Australia 2, India 0.
0': Match ends, Australia 2, India 0.

Statistics

IND		AUS
16	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	14
4	Saves	1
29.1	Possession	70.9
4	SHOTS	28
1	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
198	Accurate Passes	614
289	Passes	693
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	13
3	Crosses	42
0.3	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	50
12	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.2	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	14
9	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	4
34	Effective Clearances	0
34	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 36,253

Line-Ups

Australia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
4	Kye Rowles
19	Harry Souttar
16	Aziz Behich
25	Gethin Jones
8	Connor Metcalfe
22	Jackson Irvine
17	Keanu Baccus
15	Mitchell Duke
23	Craig Goodwin
6	Martin Boyle

Australia Substitutes:

Riley McGree, Joe Gauci, Nathaniel Atkinson, Kusini Yengi, Cameron Burgess, Thomas Deng, Lawrence Thomas, Bruno Fornaroli, Marco Tilio, Aiden O'Neill, Jordan Bos, Samuel Silvera.

India (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
2	Rahul Bheke
5	Sandesh Jhingan
3	Subashish Bose
21	Nikhil Poojari
8	Suresh Singh Wangjam
19	Apuia
25	Deepak Tangri
11	Sunil Chhetri
17	Lallianzuala Chhangte
9	Manvir Singh

India Substitutes:

Vishal Kaith, Pritam Kotal, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Vikram Pratap Singh, Mehtab Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Amrinder Singh, Liston Colaco, Brandon Fernandes, Rahul Kannoly, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra.

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