International Friendly

Australia vs Ecuador 2023 International Friendly

  • 16': Brandon Borrello
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1 - 2
  • 51': Pervis Estupiñán (P)
  • 64': William Pacho

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

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

AUS 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

ECU 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 Yellow Card
21 Alan Franco
7 Pervis Estupiñán
17 Angelo Preciado
10 Junior Sornoza
8 Kevin Rodríguez

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