The Subway Socceroos have fallen 2-0 to World Champions Argentina at Beijing's Workers' Stadium in an international friendly on Thursday night.
Australia conceded inside two minutes courtesy of a Lionel Messi stunner and substitute German Pezzella's header extended the buffer midway through the second half.
It was an entertaining contest but Argentina demonstrated why they are one of the best teams on the planet and at times were unplayable.
Australia did provide a good test and looked to attack and play forward with purpose, however were unable to manufacture ample opportunities.
Jordan Bos received his maiden Subway Socceroos start by Graham Arnold and was one of four changes from the eleven that lined up against La Albiceleste in that fateful FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Round of 16 clash.
Bos joined Nathaniel Atkinson, Jamie Maclaren and Aiden O'Neill, where it was announced during the week the midfielder had signed with Belgian side Standard Liege on a four-year contract.
Meanwhile, Lionel Scaloni named a strong starting line-up, headlined by Messi, Alexis Mac Allister, Angel Di Maria and Enzo Fernandez. Indeed, Nicolas Gonzalez and Di Maria were the two inclusions that did not start in the Argentine side which edged past Australia six months ago.
Containing Messi would have been top of the agenda heading into the clash, though it took just 90 seconds for him to break the deadlock via a brilliant strike from outside the box.
The Aussies lost the ball cheaply in midfield and Fernandez found the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, who then did the rest, evading a challenge to sensationally curl his effort into the corner beyond an outstretched Mat Ryan.
Mac Allister then fired over the bar in the fifth minute after getting in behind the defence.
Once Australia began to settle and have less turnovers, they managed to experience more possession further up the park, recording some decent passages of play. And on 28 minutes they almost found an equaliser.
Bos, who was extremely impressive in the opening 45 minutes, cut inside onto his right and sent in an inviting cross to Mitch Duke and his volley produced an instinctive save by Emiliano Martinez. The 'keeper's parry ricocheted off the post before diving on the loose ball.
But despite the Green and Gold's period of dominance, Messi almost made it 2-0 when Rodrigo De Paul's aerial through ball played in the forward, except he was unable to keep his chipped effort down.
Ajdin Hrustic was introduced at the interval and involved in some neat build-up 10 minutes into the second stanza following a short corner routine off the training ground. Keanu Baccus connected with the creative midfielder's looped cross but his header was repelled by Martinez.
Brandon Borrello and Denis Genreau entered the fray but before they could get stuck in the World Champions doubled their advantage on 68 minutes with Pezzella heading home unmarked in the box from the improvised corner swung in by De Paul.
Ryan then pulled off a sensational one-handed save to thwart Julian Alvarez from close range and prevent the lead from growing any further.
Arnold made a triple substitution on 73 minutes with Ryan Strain, Connor Metcalfe and Alexander Robertson replacing Nathaniel Atkinson, Riley McGree and Mathew Leckie respectively.
The Aussies battled hard but could not find a way back from the early concession, suffering defeat in the Chinese capital against a squad littered with phenomenal individual quality.
International Friendly Thursday, 15 June 2023 Argentina 2 (Messi 2', Pezzella 68') Australia 0 Workers' Stadium, Beijing
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Jadwal tayang siaran langsung gratis dan Live Streaming Net TV laga Timnas Argentina vs Australia hari ini adalah jam 19.00 WIB.
Link Live Streaming TV Online Net TV bola Argentina vs Australia malam hari ini bisa bisa diakses di berita ini.
Pelatih timnas Australia, Graham Arnold, menegaskan bahwa timnya bakal membuat penyerang timnas Argentina, Lionel Messi, mati kutu.
Timnas Argentina dan timnas Australia bakal saling berhadapan dalam laga FIFA Matchday di China.
Tim peringkat 29 rangking FIFA tersebut bakal menjamu tim rangking 1 dunia.
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Duel kedua kesebelasan bakal tersaji di Worker's Stadium, China.
Timnas Argentina datang dengan status sebagai juara dunia usai merengkuh gelar di Piala Dunia 2022.
Bagi La Albiceleste, duel melawan timnas Australia menjadi laga ketiga setelah mereka berstatus sebagai juara dunia.
Lionel Messi dkk. sebelumnya telah bertemu dengan Panama dan Curacao pada laga ekshibisi yang digelar Maret 2023.
Adapun duel melawan Australia menjadi laga ulangan di babak 16 besar Piala Dunia 2022.
Dalam laga tersebut, pasukan Lionel Scaloni berhasil memetik kemenangan 2-1 atas The Socceroos.
Gol-gol dari Lionel Messi dan Julian Alvarez hanya mampu dibalas oleh gol bunuh diri dari Enzo Fernandez.
Tak heran jika duel kali ini dapat menjadi momen balas dendam bagi timnas Australia.
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Who won between Argentina and Australia on Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:05:00 GMT?
Argentina won 2–0 over Australia on Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:05:00 GMT.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, AL RAYYAN -- Sesaat lagi duel Argentina vs Australia pada babak 16 besar Piala Dunia 2022 siap digelar.
Duel Argentina vs Australia ini berlangsung di Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Ahad (4/12) dini hari WIB. Jelas, La Albicelete diunggulkan menjadi pemenang. Raksasa Amerika Selatan ini memiliki amunisi mumpuni di segala lini.
Namun jangan sepelekan the Socceroos. Skuat polesan Graham Arnold mampu berbicara lantang di fase penyisihan. Mereka menyingkirkan Denmark dan Tunisia.
Artinya keunggulan di atas kertas sering bertolak belakang dengan hasil akhir. Semua perlu dibuktikan di lapangan. Menarik dinantikan jalannya partai ini.
Berikut susunan pemain utama kedua tim:
Pelatih: Lionel Scaloni
Emiliano Martinez; Marcos Acuna, Nahuel Molina, Nicolas Otamendi, Cristian Romero; Alexis MacAllister, Enzo Jeremias Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul; Papu Gomez, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi
Pelatih: Graham Arnold
Mathew Ryan; Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles; Riley McGree, Mathew Leckie, Jackson Irvine, Aaron Mooy; Michell Duke, Keanu Baccus
Diperbarui: 4 Desember 2022, 04:03 WIB Diterbitkan: 4 Desember 2022, 04:03 WIB
