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Iraq wash Australia backside
« on: July 13, 2007, 11:26:56 AM »
Iraq nail sorry Australia

by Robert Smith
July 13, 2007
BANGKOK (AFP) - Australia were booed off the field with their Asian Cup hopes in tatters after a disastrous 3-1 defeat to Iraq Friday.

The Socceroos fell behind after a 22nd-minute goalkeeping clanger by Mark Schwarzer, only to equalise through Mark Viduka but they were badly exposed defensively again for the Iraqis to wrap it up with two more goals.

The bumbling loss heaps further pressure on under-fire coach Graham Arnold, with chants of "Arnold out" from the travelling Australian fans.

Iraq now share the lead in Group A with Thailand, 2-0 winners over Oman Thursday, with the pair favourites to go into the quarter-finals after Monday's final pool games.

The Thais need only a point against Australia, while Iraq also only require a draw against Gulf rivals Oman to move into the last eight.

Australia, who again struggled for any semblance of the form they showed at last year's World Cup, must beat the Thais to stand any chance of going through.

It was another night of humiliation for the one-time tournament favourites who needed a Tim Cahill stoppage-time goal to salvage a draw with Oman last Sunday.

Schwarzer badly misjudged a lofted long-range free kick from midfielder Nashat Akram midway through the opening half with calamitious results.

The Middlesbrough goalkeeper stayed on his line and was deceived by the flight and the close attention of Salih Sadir for the ball to sail past him into the net to give the Iraqis the crucial opening goal in stifling heat.

It was just the spur the Iraqis needed and it was like a hammer blow for the Australians, who spoke before the match of the importance of scoring the first goal.

The Socceroos offered little in attack in the opening 45 minutes with lone striker Viduka held in check and only coming close to scoring with a sizzling free kick in the 31st minute.

Frustrations boiled over in the trying conditions with the Australians receiving three yellow cards -- midfielder Jason Culina, defender Lucas Neill and midfielder Vince Grella in the opening term.

Grella may have been fortunate not to receive a second yellow when he appeared to push Younis Mahmoud to the ground, angered by what he perceived as the Iraqi skipper taking a dive.

Cahill came on for Brett Holman straight after half-time and his presence for a time galvanised the Australians and they equalised two minutes after the break with Brett Emerton's cross nodded home by Viduka for his ninth international goal.

But Iraq caught out the loose Australian defence again with Nashat's precise angled pass finding Hawar Mulla unmarked in the centre and he gave Schwarzer no chance to put his team 2-1 up on the hour.

Arnold brought on strikers Archie Thompson and John Aloisi for the last quarter of the match in a bid to salvage a point.

But substitute Karrar Jassim rubbed salt into Australia's wounds when he seized on Schwarzer's half-save off Mahdi Karim with four minutes left to kill off the Australians.

The final humiliation for Australia came in the dying seconds when West Ham's Neill was sent off for a second yellow card offence.

Asian Cup tables

Group A

Iraq 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Thailand 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Australia 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
Oman 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Results

Thailand 1 Iraq 1

Oman 1 Australia 1

Thailand 2 Oman 0

Iraq 3 Australia 1

Remaining matches

16/7: Thailand v Australia, Oman v Iraq

Group B

Vietnam 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Qatar 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Japan 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
UAE 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Results

Vietnam 2 UAE 0

Japan 1 Qatar 1

Vietnam 1 Qatar 1

Remaining matches

13/7: UAE v Japan

16/7: Vietnam v Japan, Qatar v UAE

Group C

China 1 1 0 0 5 1 3
Iran 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Malaysia 1 0 0 1 1 5 0
Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Results

Malaysia 1 China 5

Iran 2 Uzbekistan 1

Remaining matches

14/7: Uzbekistan v Malaysia

15/7: China v Iran

18/7: Malaysia v Iran, Uzbekistan v China

Group D

Indonesia 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
South Korea 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Bahrain 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Results

Indonesia 2 Bahrain 1

South Korea 1 Saudi Arabia 1

Remaining matches

14/7: Saudi Arabia v Indonesia

15/7: Bahrain v South Korea

18/7: Indonesia v South Korea, Saudi Arabia v Bahrain
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Re: Iraq wash Australia backside
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2007, 11:28:00 AM »
Match Details

Australia 1 (Mark Viduka 47’)
Iraq 3 (Salih 21’, Hawar 60’, Jasim 86’)

Australian line-up: Mark Schwarzer (gk); Lucas Neill, Patrick Kisnorbo (John Aloisi 70’), Jason Culina (Archie Thompson 64’), Brett Emerton, Luke Wilkshire, Mark Viduka, Harry Kewell, Vince Grella, Brett Holman (Tim Cahill 46’), Mark Bresciano


AUSTRALIA TEAM Vs IRAQ
Mark Schwarzer-Middlesbrough
Lucas Neil-West Ham
Patrick Kisnorbo-Leister City
John Aloisi-CD Alaves (Spain)
Jason Culina-PSV Eindhoven(Netherlsnds)
Archie Thompson-(Former PSV Eindhoven)
Brett Emerton-Black Burn Rovers
Luke Wiltshire-FC Twente (Netherlands)
Mark Viduka-Middlesbrough
Harry Kewell-Liverpool
Vince Grella-Torino (Italy)
Brett Holman-NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands)
Timm Cahill-Everton
Marck Brescano-Palermo (Italy)

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Re: Iraq wash Australia backside
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2007, 12:07:36 PM »
that is dedication,they eh give ah flyin fuk wuh goin on in they country,they still playin they football.
soon ah go b ah lean mean bulling machine.

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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2007, 12:20:13 PM »
Ok, ah go be the first to say it.....
ah notice dat all the teams dat beat up JA in the friendlies topping dey group so far....and de one team dey beat, kinda struggling  ::)

Ah really doh know what dat mean nah, just wanted to point it out  ;D

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Re: Iraq wash Australia backside
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2007, 12:56:36 PM »
not bad for a worn torn country. i doh think they even have a professional league.

at least we could beat them.

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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2007, 01:12:28 PM »
not bad for a worn torn country. i doh think they even have a professional league.

at least we could beat them.

We had beat them when Bush & co. had now start to 4k dem over, now I can't be too sure....cause otherwise Iraq has always been decent.

Australia has been real tata this tournament so far though

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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2007, 01:27:57 PM »
I wanna big up man from from Bagdad, Kirkut, Sadr, Faluja and all my Kurdish girls.

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Re: Iraq wash Australia backside
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2007, 01:45:06 PM »
Ok, ah go be the first to say it.....
ah notice dat all the teams dat beat up JA in the friendlies topping dey group so far....and de one team dey beat, kinda struggling  ::)

Ah really doh know what dat mean nah, just wanted to point it out  ;D

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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2007, 01:53:52 PM »
after JA get there washin', that same site that somebody post with the goals had other previous iran games and I notice that Iraq was the only recent game that they (iran) didn't totally dominate, so I thought that Iraq had to be pretty good.

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Re: Iraq wash Australia backside
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2007, 02:28:07 PM »
It seems like Austrailia shoulda stay in the Oceania Zone!!!

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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2007, 03:28:08 PM »
yea say it  stern john 2   iraq -0   and he get a red card
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Re: Iraq wash Australia backside
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2007, 03:47:35 PM »
To late. You get what you asked for. The Aussie felt that they needed more competion. Well they getting competition. They are not as good as they think they are.

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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2007, 03:52:10 PM »
To late. You get what you asked for. The Aussie felt that they needed more competion. Well they getting competition. They are not as good as they think they are.

Yup.  Classic case of be careful what you asked for.

That said.  This will only serve to make Australia better so overall, it's a better move.  They were never going to get better playing the likes of Solomon Islands, Samoa, New Zealand etc.

Now I not sure the motive for moving to the Asian Group was to get better, or to avoid playing a South American team in a WC playoff.  If it was the former, it was great foresight on their administration's part.  The latter, and they stumble on to a good thing.  Either way....good move.
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« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2007, 04:57:58 PM »
It seems like Austrailia shoulda stay in the Oceania Zone!!!

guess so.....no more 31-0 games against samoa.  ;D

but seriously australia should be ripping these teams apart.
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« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2007, 08:26:12 PM »
I'm happy for Iraq, those poor people need all the good news they can get.

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« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2007, 08:32:00 PM »
It seems like Austrailia shoulda stay in the Oceania Zone!!!

Looking at that lineup, I have to say that they have the quality to do well.  Problem is that Australian players want a foreign coach.  I always question the quality of coaching that the Australian team receives.  I get the feeling that their coaching lags behind the level that their players are at.  They're exporting players successfully, but I don't think thay do enough to harness that talent at the international level.  They need a foreign coach soon.  I don't think that they have the level of coaching expertise in Australia to maximize the talent they have.

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« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2007, 11:28:42 PM »
Iraq nail sorry Australia

by Robert Smith
July 13, 2007
BANGKOK (AFP) - Australia were booed off the field with their Asian Cup hopes in tatters after a disastrous 3-1 defeat to Iraq Friday.

The Socceroos fell behind after a 22nd-minute goalkeeping clanger by Mark Schwarzer, only to equalise through Mark Viduka but they were badly exposed defensively again for the Iraqis to wrap it up with two more goals.

The bumbling loss heaps further pressure on under-fire coach Graham Arnold, with chants of "Arnold out" from the travelling Australian fans.

Iraq now share the lead in Group A with Thailand, 2-0 winners over Oman Thursday, with the pair favourites to go into the quarter-finals after Monday's final pool games.

The Thais need only a point against Australia, while Iraq also only require a draw against Gulf rivals Oman to move into the last eight.

Australia, who again struggled for any semblance of the form they showed at last year's World Cup, must beat the Thais to stand any chance of going through.

It was another night of humiliation for the one-time tournament favourites who needed a Tim Cahill stoppage-time goal to salvage a draw with Oman last Sunday.

Schwarzer badly misjudged a lofted long-range free kick from midfielder Nashat Akram midway through the opening half with calamitious results.

The Middlesbrough goalkeeper stayed on his line and was deceived by the flight and the close attention of Salih Sadir for the ball to sail past him into the net to give the Iraqis the crucial opening goal in stifling heat.

It was just the spur the Iraqis needed and it was like a hammer blow for the Australians, who spoke before the match of the importance of scoring the first goal.

The Socceroos offered little in attack in the opening 45 minutes with lone striker Viduka held in check and only coming close to scoring with a sizzling free kick in the 31st minute.

Frustrations boiled over in the trying conditions with the Australians receiving three yellow cards -- midfielder Jason Culina, defender Lucas Neill and midfielder Vince Grella in the opening term.

Grella may have been fortunate not to receive a second yellow when he appeared to push Younis Mahmoud to the ground, angered by what he perceived as the Iraqi skipper taking a dive.

Cahill came on for Brett Holman straight after half-time and his presence for a time galvanised the Australians and they equalised two minutes after the break with Brett Emerton's cross nodded home by Viduka for his ninth international goal.

But Iraq caught out the loose Australian defence again with Nashat's precise angled pass finding Hawar Mulla unmarked in the centre and he gave Schwarzer no chance to put his team 2-1 up on the hour.

Arnold brought on strikers Archie Thompson and John Aloisi for the last quarter of the match in a bid to salvage a point.

But substitute Karrar Jassim rubbed salt into Australia's wounds when he seized on Schwarzer's half-save off Mahdi Karim with four minutes left to kill off the Australians.

The final humiliation for Australia came in the dying seconds when West Ham's Neill was sent off for a second yellow card offence.

Asian Cup tables

Group A

Iraq 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Thailand 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Australia 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
Oman 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Results

Thailand 1 Iraq 1

Oman 1 Australia 1

Thailand 2 Oman 0

Iraq 3 Australia 1

Remaining matches

16/7: Thailand v Australia, Oman v Iraq

Group B

Vietnam 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Qatar 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Japan 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
UAE 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Results

Vietnam 2 UAE 0

Japan 1 Qatar 1

Vietnam 1 Qatar 1

Remaining matches

13/7: UAE v Japan

16/7: Vietnam v Japan, Qatar v UAE

Group C

China 1 1 0 0 5 1 3
Iran 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Malaysia 1 0 0 1 1 5 0
Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Results

Malaysia 1 China 5

Iran 2 Uzbekistan 1

Remaining matches

14/7: Uzbekistan v Malaysia

15/7: China v Iran

18/7: Malaysia v Iran, Uzbekistan v China

Group D

Indonesia 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
South Korea 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Bahrain 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Results

Indonesia 2 Bahrain 1

South Korea 1 Saudi Arabia 1

Remaining matches

14/7: Saudi Arabia v Indonesia

15/7: Bahrain v South Korea

18/7: Indonesia v South Korea, Saudi Arabia v Bahrain
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Re: Iraq wash Australia backside
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2007, 06:43:37 PM »
It seems like Austrailia shoulda stay in the Oceania Zone!!!

Looking at that lineup, I have to say that they have the quality to do well.  Problem is that Australian players want a foreign coach.  I always question the quality of coaching that the Australian team receives.  I get the feeling that their coaching lags behind the level that their players are at.  They're exporting players successfully, but I don't think thay do enough to harness that talent at the international level.  They need a foreign coach soon.  I don't think that they have the level of coaching expertise in Australia to maximize the talent they have.

ah mighta say so if ah didnt see the game but Australia was bun. Bun badd. Walkin around de park. to many people walkin to substitute.
Iraq dismantle dat team with pace and endurance.
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