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Kusini Yengi was the hero for Australia after scoring within the first minute and the 97th to assist salvage a 2-2 draw away to Bahrain of their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
The end result prolonged supervisor Tony Popovic’s unbeaten begin with the Socceroos to 4 matches, though three of these have been attracts.
Issues obtained off to a terrific begin for the guests, going a aim up inside 40 seconds after Portsmouth ahead Kusini Yengi nipped in to intercept an underhit again move from Sayid Mahdi Baqer and discover the web.
Yengi had the following second of word after hitting the submit on 61 minutes from a Riley McGree cross, earlier than a poor contact let him down when well-placed three minutes later.
Australia have been made to pay for not killing the sport, when Mahdi Abduljabbar lobbed Mat Ryan from 45 yards to get Bahrain stage within the seventy fifth minute. It went from unhealthy to worse two minutes later, when Abduljabbar obtained his second following a defensive mix-up between Ryan and Hayden Matthews.
However Yengi rescued his aspect deep into stoppage time, reacting quickest to bury a ricocheting ball within the six-yard field. The end result was Australia’s fourth attract six matches and leaves them second in Group C on seven factors, with groups from third to sixth – together with fifth-placed Bahrain – all on six.
FT | A brace from Kusini Yengi helps us take some extent in Bahrain.
The #Socceroos keep second in Group C.#BHRvAUS pic.twitter.com/vCSK7pGUYP
— Subway Socceroos (@Socceroos) November 19, 2024
Knowledge debrief: Australia want to seek out killer intuition
Australia managed nearly all of the match, even proscribing Bahrain to 0.01 xG within the first half.
However they struggled to press house their benefit and put themselves out of sight, in the end dropping the xG battle 1.21-0.91.
Popovic’s aspect managed only one shot on track both aspect of half-time apart from their targets. They’ve scored simply six targets in six matches of their qualifying group, 16 fewer than leaders Japan.
