Socceroos International Friendlies - Socceroos V Ecuador Sydney 24/3, Melbourne 28/3

[giggler99]

A Chance to thank our boys for their performance at last years World Cup and also the first step to the road to the 2023 Asian Cup later this year. What do we want to see from these matches? Who do we want to see get a chance to shine? What are our expectations? Hopefully we get a good turn out to both matches the boys deserve it!

International Friendly Match One

Australia V Ecuador

When:
Friday, 24 March 2023
8:10pm ESDT, 7:40pm CSDT, 7:10pm EST, 5:10pm WST

Where:
CommBank Stadium, Sydney

TV Broadcast:
Live on Channel 10 in Sydney and Melbourne, 10 Bold in Adelaide, Brisbane, and Perth, and on 10 Play and Paramount+. (check local guides)

International Friendly Match Two

Australia V Ecuador

When:
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
7:35pm AEDT, 7:05pm ESDT, 6:35pm EST, 4:35pm WST

Where:
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

TV Broadcast:
Live on 10 Bold, 10 Play and Paramount+ (check local guides)

Socceroos Squad:
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Name	Current Club, Country	‘A’ Caps (Goals)	Junior Club (Member Federation/Country)
Nathaniel ATKINSON	Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland	6 (0)	Riverside Olympic FC / Football Tasmania
Keanu BACCUS	St Mirren FC, Scotland	5 (0)	Parklea FC / Football New South Wales
Aziz BEHICH	Dundee United FC, Scotland	57 (2)	Meadow Park SC / Football Victoria
Brandon BORRELLO	Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia	4 (0)	Modbury Jets SC / Football South Australia
Jordan BOS	Melbourne City FC, Australia	0	Hoppers Crossing SC / Football Victoria
Jason CUMMINGS	Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia	2 (1)	Lothian Thistle Hutchinson Vale FC (Scotland)
Milos DEGENEK	Columbus Crew, USA	42 (1)	Blacktown City FC / Football New South Wales
Thomas DENG	Albirex Niigata, Japan	2 (0)	Adelaide Blue Eagles / Football South Australia
Cameron DEVLIN	Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland	1 (0)	Sutherland Sharks FC / Football New South Wales
Mitchell DUKE	Fagiano Okayama, Japan	25 (9)	Liverpool Rangers SC / Football New South Wales
Joe GAUCI (Gk)	Adelaide United FC, Australia	0	Cumberland United FC / Football South Australia
Craig GOODWIN	Adelaide United FC, Australia	14 (3)	Munro Para City FC / Football South Australia
Jackson IRVINE	FC St. Pauli, Germany	53 (7)	Ringwood City SC / Football Victoria
Garang KUOL	Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland	3 (0)	Goulburn Valley Suns / Football Victoria
Awer MABIL	AC Sparta Prague, Czechia	31 (8)	Saint Augustines FC / Football South Australia
Riley MCGREE	Middlesbrough FC, England	15 (1)	Gawler Eagles FC / Football South Australia
Connor METCALFE	FC St. Pauli, Germany	5 (0)	South Cardiff FC / Northern NSW Football
Aaron MOOY	Celtic FC, Scotland	57 (7)	Carlingford Redbacks FC / Football New South Wales
Aiden O’NEILL	Melbourne City FC, Australia	0	University of Queensland Football Club (Formerly Kenmore FC) / Football Queensland
Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk)	Sydney FC, Australia	4 (0)	Gosford City Dragons FC / Football New South Wales
Alexander ROBERTSON	Manchester City FC, England	0	Pagewood Botany FC / Football New South Wales
Kye ROWLES	Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland	7 (0)	Palm Beach SC / Football Queensland
Mathew RYAN (Gk) (Cpt)	AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands	79 (0)	Blacktown City FC / Football New South Wales
Harry SOUTTAR	Leicester City FC, England	14 (6)	Brechin City Boys Club (Scotland)
Marco TILIO	Melbourne City FC, Australia	5 (0)	APIA Leichhardt FC & Sydney Olympic FC / Football New South Wales
Bailey WRIGHT	Rotherham United FC, England	28 (2)	Langwarrin SC / Football Victoria
Train-On Player Nestory IRANKUNDA	Adelaide United FC, Australia	0	Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC / Football South Australia

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[juss]

Man I would have liked to see Irankunda get some late minutes, with Garang Kuol too. Would have been pretty exciting seeing those two play together.

I have very little interest in watching the older guys run around in a friendly. So from my perspective hopefully we see the very young talent get significant minutes. Mid 20s I don't consider young, by international standards.

 

[AJ_2000]

Man I would have liked to see Irankunda get some late minutes, with Garang Kuol too. Would have been pretty exciting seeing those two play together.

I have very little interest in watching the older guys run around in a friendly. So from my perspective hopefully we see the very young talent get significant minutes. Mid 20s I don't consider young, by international standards.

Mcgree isn't going up play tonight, so irankunda will be included in the match day squad, which is awesome.

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Big opportunity to see that next generation with Bos, Robertson, Guol, Tilio etc all likely to feature at some point.

 

[AJ_2000]

Who is Alexander Robertson? A 3rd generation Socceroo, currently in the youth set up at man city.

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[nobbyiscool]

Strongly considering going on Tuesday, the tickets are outrageously cheap by any standards in Australian sport.

 

[juss]

Strongly considering going on Tuesday, the tickets are outrageously cheap by any standards in Australian sport.

They're nosebleed tickets but yeh you are right, around $20 for an adult is pretty good. Might tempt me also.

 

[AJ_2000]

Congratulations Aiden O'Neill. Dude has been balling the past 2 seasons and should add some real bite as a box to box midfielder.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

I don't really see the point of hosting International Friendlies here right after the WC and towards the business end of the A League season.

 

[Munga]

Irankunda made the bench! He'll be on tonight I bet.

 

[craigos]

I don't really see the point of hosting International Friendlies here right after the WC and towards the business end of the A League season.

You do realise there's international friendlies happening all over the world that are impacting leagues far more important than the A League?

 

[Hamingja]

Irankunda made the bench! He'll be on tonight I bet.

Do people that follow the A-League rate him more than Kuol? Irankunda has been linked to Celtic before and based on the highlights I've always thought he looked better despite Kuol coming with way more hype.

 

[gaskin]

I don't really see the point of hosting International Friendlies here right after the WC and towards the business end of the A League season.

We already play far less International games than the European and South American countries. We'll take what we can get.

 

[gaskin]

Do people that follow the A-League rate him more than Kuol? Irankunda has been linked to Celtic before and based on the highlights I've always thought he looked better.

About the same for me. I'd probably rate Irankunda slightly higher than Kuol.

 

[AJ_2000]

About the same for me. I'd probably rate Irankunda slightly higher than Kuol.

I'm pretty much this. Both have amazing talent, Irankunda has scored some scortching finishes

 

[nobbyiscool]

We’re very good at keeping our national team matches a secret.

 

[gaskin]

IRVINE!!

 

[AJ_2000]

We’re very good at keeping our national team matches a secret.

They're harder to find than a secret speakeasy bar in Melbourne

 

[giggler99]

arrr 1-1

 

[Hamingja]

Not a goal you want to concede when you have a CB playing RB. Can't play the ball or defend in the air.

 

[gaskin]

It should never have been a foul in the first place.

 

[gaskin]

Great finish from Mabil.

 

[giggler99]

when there is to much on TV to watch and you miss both goals! Grrrrr....

 

[giggler99]

Thank god for twitter, brilliantly taken by Mabil

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Been very entertaining game so far, both sides going for it. We are pressing much higher than usual and it’s working, directly led to the second goal.

O’Neill looking the part on debut for sure, and our front three actually connecting for once.

 

[craigos]

Do people that follow the A-League rate him more than Kuol? Irankunda has been linked to Celtic before and based on the highlights I've always thought he looked better despite Kuol coming with way more hype.

I don't want to be a negative nancy but the hype train moves so much faster than it should. Kid has talent, yes, but capping him is purely made to tie him to Aus. He shouldn't be focussing on anything other than the A League for another season.