On January 12, Beijing time, in the first round of Group B of the Asian Cup, Australia played against India. In the first half, Goodwin did not score, and the Australian siege failed to score, and in the second half, Owen won an empty goal, and Boss came off the bench to extend the lead, and in the end, Australia beat India 2-0 to get the tournament off to a good start.
Australia are one of the favourites to win the tournament for the fifth time in a row, while India is also participating for the fifth time, but they are not very competitive. The two teams met in Qatar in 2011, with Australia winning 4-0.
In the 6th minute, Australia's attack was handed to Beshi at the edge of the box, and Beshi adjusted and fired a low shot that went wide of the far post.
In the 11th minute, Australia won a free kick on the right side of the field, and Duke shook his head in front of the goal, but the ball missed the target.
In the 13th minute, the ball was picked up in front of the goal at the edge of the Australian penalty area, and Boyle leaned over to head the ball, but the angle was too square.
In the 16th minute, India launched an attack from the right, and the cross caused Sattar in front of the goal to rise, and Techeri leaned over to head the ball, but also failed to hit the target.
In the 21st minute, the Indian goalkeeper made a mistake and only gave the ball to Goodwin, who had no angle to hang the empty goal and transferred it to Metcalf at the edge of the penalty area, but Metcalfe's shot was defused by the goalkeeper who had already returned to his position.
In the 27th minute, Goodwin took a corner kick from the right and opted for a direct lob, but it went slightly over the crossbar.
In the 31st minute, Australia crossed from the left, Boyle grabbed the landing point at the back point, volleyed sideways, but directly knocked the ball away.
In the 39th minute, Australia's corner kick was cleared, and Bacchus at the edge of the penalty area met the ball and volleyed, but failed to hold the ball high.
In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Singh made a steal in front of the field, dribbled to the edge of the penalty area and pushed it, which was confiscated by Matthew Ryan. Both teams went into the second half with a 0-0 scoreline.
In the 47th minute, the front of the Australian penalty area continued to play exquisite coordination, Owen took the ball and adjusted the front of the penalty area to turn and shoot, but put an anti-aircraft gun.
In the 50th minute, Boyle crossed from the right, the Indian goalkeeper made a mistake to send an empty gift, and Owen volleyed home from close range to give Australia a 1-0 lead.
In the 59th minute, Australia took a corner kick from the right, and the Indian defenders broke the ball off the line before Suta.
In the 73rd minute, Australia opened up on the right, substitute McQuarie swept in front of the goal near the baseline, and Jordan Boss, who also came on as a substitute, easily pushed the score, and Australia rewrote the score to 2-0.
In the 73rd minute, Australia won a free kick from the edge of the penalty area, and Vernaroli took the penalty, and the ball went over the wall, but was saved by Sandhu.
In the 88th minute, Jordan Boss picked up the ball in the box and volleyed from a tight angle, but it was slightly wide of the far post.
In the ensuing match, Australia failed to extend their lead and beat India 2-0 to get off to a flying start.
Australia line-up: 1-Matthew Ryan, 4-Rawls, 16-Behi, 19-Souttar, 25-Gesing-Jones, 8-Metcalfe (63 mins 14-McGree), 17-Bacchus, 22-Jackson Irving, 6-Boyle (63 mins 7-Silveira), 23-Goodwin (72 mins 5-Jordan Boss), 15-Duke (73 mins 9-Vernaroli)
India line-up: 1-Sandhu, 2-Baker, 3-Bose (74 mins 12-Kolako), 5-Sigan, 8-Singh (74 mins 6-Mishra), 9-M. Singh, 11-Chetri (88 mins 24-Pratap Singh), 17-Hanget, 19-Laert, 21-Pujari, 25-Tagli