On January 27, Beijing time, the World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone Group B match began to show off, Australia against Vietnam. Rokic was ruled invalid for offside after just 20 seconds in the first half; McLaren scored with a header in the 30th minute and Rokic went down again in the 46th minute. In the 72nd minute, Goodwin scored and in the 76th minute McGregor scored his fourth goal. In the end, Australia won 4-0 against Vietnam, which ushered in a seven-game losing streak in the round of 12.
Before this game, Australia ranked third with 11 points from 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, while Vietnam was at the bottom of the bottom position with 0 points from 6 consecutive defeats. For Vietnam, this game is all about scoring goals, while for Australia they have to score three points to compete with the Japanese team in front of them for a direct qualifying place. On the other hand, the Chinese team also hopes that the Vietnamese team can block Australia and help the team, including the World Cup, to qualify.
Just 20 seconds into the game, Australia scored first, with Rokic scoring, but the goal was invalidated by the referee because of offside.
In the 6th minute of the game, Australia once again had the opportunity to attack, and his teammates passed the ball to Matthew Leckie, who broke through with the ball and unfortunately was blocked by Bae Jinchang when he finally shot.
In the 30th minute, Australia finally scored a goal, Australia crossed a 45 degree, McLaren jumped high in front of the goal and raised his head hammer to score the ball.
The first half went into stoppage time, and in the 46th minute, Australia moved on to the next city. Rokic swung easily past the goalkeeper to score and Australia took a two-goal lead into the half-time.
In the 61st minute, Nguyen Gong Feng received a pass from his teammate and shot hard, but the angle was too right, and although Matthew Ryan could not react, the ball still hit his arm and popped the net, and Australia escaped the disaster.
In the 72nd minute, Matthew Ryan kicked the ball straight from the back to the front, goodwin took the ball and burst all the way into the box, facing the goalkeeper with a kick to score the ball.
In the 76th minute, Goodwin's cross from the left was met by McGree, who received the ball and swung past the opposing defenders, and fired another kick to give Australia a 4-0 lead!
Goal information
In the 30th minute, McLaren
In the 46th minute, Rokic
In the 72nd minute, Goodwin
In the 76th minute, McGregor
Both sides started the line-up
Australia starters: 1- Matthew Ryan, 2- Degeneck, 5- Karachic, 6-Boyle, 7- Matthew Leckie, 9 McLaren, 13-Mooy, 16-Joel King, 20-Sainsbury, 22-Jackson Irving, 23-Rokic;
Substitutes: 3-McGuffin, 4-Grant, 8-Jego, 10-Goodwin, 11-Borello, 12-Redmaine, 14-McGree, 15-Duke, 17-Metcalf, 18-Vukovic, 19-Rawls, 21-Tillio;
Vietnamese starts: 1- Pei Jinchang, 2 - Li Wenchun, 4 - Pei Jinyong, 5 - Pham Chun Meng, 6 - Liang Changchun, 8 - Du Xiongyong, 11 - Pham Jun Hai, 17 - Wu Wenqing, 19 - Nguyen Quang Hai, 20 - Phan Van Duc, 21 - Chen Ting Zhong
Substitutes: 3-Nguyen Joon Anh, 7-Nguyen Fung Hoi, 9-Su Van Bin, 10-Nguyen Gong Feng, 13-Hu Jin Cai, 14-Nguyen Hoang Tak, 15 -Nguyen Thanh Binh, 16-Nguyen Thanh Jong, 18 -Nguyen Minh Wang, 22-Nguyen Duc Tan, 23 -Chen YuanMeng