Australia vs Ecuador 2023 International Friendly
Socceroos let lead slip in 2-1 loss to Ecuador
The Socceroos slipped to a 2-1 loss to Ecuador in Melbourne to put a dampener on their first series in Australia since the World Cup.
Match Commentary
- 16': Goal! Australia 1, Ecuador 0. Brandon Borrello (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Second Half begins Australia 1, Ecuador 0.
- 51': Goal! Australia 1, Ecuador 1. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 54': Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Aziz Behich.
- 54': Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Cameron Devlin.
- 62': Substitution, Australia. Kye Rowles replaces Thomas Deng.
- 62': Substitution, Australia. Marco Tilio replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 64': Goal! Australia 1, Ecuador 2. William Pacho (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Sornoza with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Ecuador. Marco Angulo replaces Junior Sornoza.
- 66': Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Jhegson Méndez.
- 69': Substitution, Australia. Garang Kuol replaces Craig Goodwin.
- 69': Substitution, Australia. Jason Cummings replaces Brandon Borrello.
- 76': Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Kevin Rodríguez.
- 77': Substitution, Ecuador. Xavier Arreaga replaces Ángelo Preciado because of an injury.
- 85': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Alan Franco.
- 90': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 27,103
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 27,103
Statistics
ECU | AUS | |
---|---|---|
13 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
1 | Saves | 7 |
48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
17 | SHOTS | 7 |
9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
330 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
438 | Passes | 469 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
16 | Crosses | 9 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
59 | Long Balls | 58 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
16 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
22 | Tackles | 16 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 14 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
15 | Clearances | 16 |
Australia (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
5 | Thomas Deng |
8 | Bailey Wright |
16 | Aziz Behich |
2 | Milos Degenek |
14 | Riley McGree |
22 | Jackson Irvine |
20 | Cameron Devlin |
10 | Brandon Borrello |
23 | Craig Goodwin |
7 | Connor Metcalfe |
Ecuador (3-1-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Hernán Galíndez (GK) |
6 | William Pacho |
3 | Piero Hincapié |
2 | Félix Torres |
20 | Jhegson Méndez |
23 | Moisés Caicedo |
21 | Alan Franco |
7 | Pervis Estupiñán |
17 | Angelo Preciado |
10 | Junior Sornoza |
8 | Kevin Rodríguez |
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