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Australia vs Palestine, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCKusini Yengi stars as Socceroos beat Palestine 5-0
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Kusini Yengi scored twice as the Socceroos claimed an emphatic win over Palestine in Tuesday's World Cup qualifiers.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Mohammed Rashid (Palestine).
- 2': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Penalty Australia. Aziz Behich draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 3': Penalty conceded by Yaser Hamed (Palestine) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 5': Goal! Australia 1, Palestine 0. Kusini Yengi (Australia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 9': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Australia).
- 9': Yaser Hamed (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Yaser Hamed.
- 13': Attempt missed. Alessandro Circati (Australia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Rashid (Palestine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Faraj with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Martin Boyle (Australia).
- 19': Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 26': Goal! Australia 2, Palestine 0. Adam Taggart (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Boyle.
- 27': Offside, Australia. Kusini Yengi is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Gethin Jones (Australia).
- 29': Jonathan Cantillana (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Amid Mahajna (Palestine) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Camilo Saldaña.
- 32': Foul by Amid Mahajna (Palestine).
- 32': Kusini Yengi (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Islam Batran (Palestine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amid Mahajna.
- 39': Attempt missed. Islam Batran (Palestine) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mousa Farawi with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Amid Mahajna (Palestine).
- 39': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Amid Mahajna (Palestine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Australia 3, Palestine 0. Kusini Yengi (Australia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by Alessandro Circati (Australia).
- 43': Omar Faraj (Palestine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Aziz Behich (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mousa Farawi (Palestine).
- 45'+1': Camilo Saldaña (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Martin Boyle (Australia).
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
- 45'+3': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mohammed Rashid.
- 45'+3': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Australia).
- 45'+3': Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Australia 3, Palestine 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Australia 3, Palestine 0.
- 48': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
- 48': Jonathan Cantillana (Palestine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Keanu Baccus (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rami Hamada.
- 53': Goal! Australia 4, Palestine 0. Martin Boyle (Australia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
- 57': Attempt saved. Martin Boyle (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keanu Baccus with a through ball.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Taggart (Australia).
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Saleh (Palestine).
- 59': Substitution, Palestine. Oday Dabbagh replaces Omar Faraj.
- 59': Substitution, Palestine. Ameed Sawafta replaces Mohammed Rashid.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Oday Dabbagh (Palestine).
- 61': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Australia. Connor Metcalfe replaces Keanu Baccus.
- 64': Substitution, Australia. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos replaces Adam Taggart because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Palestine. Moustafa Zeidan replaces Jonathan Cantillana.
- 66': Substitution, Palestine. Muhamad Darwish replaces Amid Mahajna.
- 67': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Australia).
- 67': Michel Termanini (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Camilo Saldaña (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
- 67': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Australia. Nestory Irankunda replaces Martin Boyle.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Moustafa Zeidan (Palestine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oday Dabbagh.
- 70': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Alessandro Circati.
- 73': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ameed Sawafta (Palestine) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yaser Hamed with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
- 75': Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Jackson Irvine (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Moustafa Zeidan (Palestine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oday Dabbagh.
- 80': Attempt saved. Moustafa Zeidan (Palestine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oday Dabbagh.
- 82': Substitution, Palestine. Samer Jondi replaces Islam Batran.
- 82': Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Kusini Yengi.
- 83': Substitution, Australia. Cameron Devlin replaces Mathew Leckie.
- 86': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Michel Termanini.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Yaser Hamed (Palestine) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 87': Goal! Australia 5, Palestine 0. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Camilo Saldaña (Palestine).
- 90': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Australia).
- 90': Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Samer Jondi (Palestine) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Camilo Saldaña.
- 90'+3': Cameron Devlin (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Samer Jondi (Palestine).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Samer Jondi (Palestine) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+4': Offside, Palestine. Moustafa Zeidan is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Australia 5, Palestine 0.
- 0': Match ends, Australia 5, Palestine 0.
Statistics
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AUS![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
43.8 | Possession | 56.2 |
11 | SHOTS | 10 |
2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
383 | Accurate Passes | 513 |
455 | Passes | 584 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
12 | Crosses | 10 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
54 | Long Balls | 58 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
17 | Tackles | 10 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
12 | Interceptions | 10 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
14 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 18,261
Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 18,261
WCQ - AFC Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Iraq | 1 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Australia (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
21 | Cameron Burgess |
13 | Alessandro Circati |
16 | Aziz Behich |
2 | Gethin Jones |
17 | Keanu Baccus ![]() |
22 | Jackson Irvine ![]() |
7 | Mathew Leckie |
6 | Martin Boyle |
11 | Kusini Yengi |
9 | Adam Taggart |
Palestine (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Rami Hamada (GK) |
15 | Michael Termanini |
5 | Mohammed Saleh |
4 | Yaser Hamed |
12 | Camilo Saldaña |
17 | Mousa Farawi |
3 | Mohammed Rashid |
20 | Ameed Mahajna ![]() |
18 | Jonathan Cantillana |
21 | Islam Batran |
13 | Omar Faraj |
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