Socceroos 2018 WCQ THREAD-v HONDURAS FOR SPOT IN RUSSIA (Dates TBC)

[Milang_Panthers]

Oar-some goal that one.

 

[dUkezz]

Wow what a ball from Milligan.... Let's get 1-2 more

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Oh god that was horrible

 

[Borderline]

He and Harper are always actually at the ground.

Nah, not for Asian Champions league games etc. Swear they weren't there for some of the qualifiers last time round either.

 

[giggler99]

Couldn't score in a brothal this lot.

 

[BlueBen]

Nah, not for Asian Champions league games etc. Swear they weren't there for some of the qualifiers last time round either.

Yeah, not for Champions League I don't think but I'm pretty sure they are actually there at all the Socceroos matches, along with a reporter like Daniel Garb who always does the post-match interviews etc. at the ground.

 

[Munga]

why not cap the first gamer?

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Handball much...

 

[giggler99]

Handball much ffs!!

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

The Hand of God.

 

[giggler99]

Well that was your standard away win. We could have played better but meh.. Results are all that matter at this point.

 

[BlueBen]

Shocking performance but got the result.

 

[Munga]

Happy for the Kyrgyzstan fans. But far out two hands, dodgy as.

 

[youngbear]

Why is everything Qatari in football dodgy? That ref was horrendous. Makes Strebre look competent...

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

The ref was horrible, he missed 2 handballs, among other things, but just glad to get the 3 points despite a crappy performance.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Quite enjoyed that last night. Playing in some obscure country and under the pump most of the time. You would think we will finish this campaign in a more modern environment. Then again if it's Russia it'll still be backward in some way.

 

[ioppolo]

Kyrgyzstan look better than a team ranked 177. Enthusiastic crowd getting behind the Kyrg's attacking mindset looked a good atmosphere. The ref however was the biggest disappointment of the night, made bad calls from both team's POV all night, that last goal summed it all up. Kyrgyzstan did deserve a goal from effort alone. Dat pitch doe.

 

[hey shorty]

First game they've ever had ticketed, usually its free for people to come in and watch.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Wasn't pretty but got the result and that's all that matters - getting off to a winning start. Suspect a lot of teams we come up against will 'rise to the occasion' when they play us (or any of the other heavyweight sides in the region, just take a look at Singapore holding Japan or Turkmenistan holding Iran). Another interesting result was Guam beating India.

Would have been nice to see Tomislav Mrcela get his first cap but the result is the most important outcome.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Results:

Group A

Timor Leste 0 United Arab Emirates 1

Malaysia 0 Palestine 6


Group B

Bangladesh 1 Tajikistan 1

Kyrgyzstan 1 Australia 2


Group C

Hong Kong 2 Maldives 0

Bhutan 0 China 6


Group D

Guam 2 India 1

Turkmenistan 1 Iran 1


Group E

Japan 0 Singapore 0

Cambodia 0 Afghanistan 1


Group F

Chinese Taipei 0 Thailand 2


Group G

Laos 0 Lebanon 2

Myanmar 0 South Korea 2


Group H

Korea DPR 4 Uzbekistan 2

Yemen 0 Philippines 2


Good to see the Philippines getting off to a winning start! Iain Ramsey (Aussie who played for Melbourne City recently in the A League was one of the scorers).

 

[hey shorty]

What a result for Singapore away !!!

 

[ioppolo]

Bhutan have conceded 13 goals in two games.

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

Franjic remains a liability

Maybe I'm missing something with him but I don't think I've ever seen him play well in a Socceroos shirt. Great finish by Oar, that's very encouraging as I've always felt that his end product has held back his progress.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Guam, Turkmenistan, Singapore and North Korea with huge results in that lot. Palestine to an extent as well, it was only Malaysia but 6-0 is a big win for them!

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Seeing some of the shock results last night shows we did what we needed to do! It's about results right now not performances.