U20 Asian Cup

[Rookie]

Surely a fail by being bundled out in the quarters against Uzbekistand?

And did I hear right that also means they miss the next U20 World Cup?

[eagleboy]

Surely a fail by being bundled out in the quarters against Uzbekistand?

And did I hear right that also means they miss the next U20 World Cup?

I watch the game. Fairly equal maybe slightly the Uzbecks advantage. When we scored, I thought it was over but our lead lasted minutes and poorly defended. Looking at the side we were missing A-L players. We missed the final penalty to lose. A couple of AU player like Irankunda surely would have been starters. Bernardo played and hadn't played here all season.

Match Details
Uzbekistan U-20: 1 (5) (Abdirakhmatov 79')
Australia U-20: 1 (4) (Popovic 77')

Tournament: AFC Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 - Quarter Final
Date: Saturday, 11 March (local), Sunday, 12 March (AEDT)
Venue: Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Kick-off: 7:00pm (Local) and 1:00am AEDT
Broadcast: Live and Free on 10 Play

Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Hasan Mahfoodh (BHR)
Assistant Referees: Faisal Alawi Sayed (BHR), Nasser Salim Ambusaidi (OMA)
Fourth Official: Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi (OMA)

Australia U-20 XI: 1. Jack Warshawsky (GK), 2. Joshua Rawlins (C), 3. Nectarios Triantis, 4. Chris Donnell (16. Jake Girdwood-Reich 112'), 7. Bernardo (17 Aidan Simmons 61', 22. Jing Reec 100'), 8. Alessandro Lopane (19. Archie Goodwin 90+2'), 9. Gabriel Popovic (11. Raphael Rodrigues 112'), 10. Adrian Segecic, 13. Panashe Madanha, 15. Joseph Forde, 21. Jed Drew (20. Alex Badolato 61')

Substitutes not used: 5. Matthew Dench, 6. Rhys Bozinovski, 12. James Nieuwenhuizen (GK), 14. Kaelan Majekodunmi, 18. Alexander Robinson (GK), 23. Jonny Yull

Yellow Card: Triantis 45+1', Badolato 90+3'

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/uzbek ... tch-report

[SP999]

We should do better than Uzbekistan.

Maybe clubs (A-League/NPL, etc) should stop importing players into the country and allow young players to get more game time at the highest level possible!

[eagleboy]

We should do better than Uzbekistan.

Maybe clubs (A-League/NPL, etc) should stop importing players into the country and allow young players to get more game time at the highest level possible!

Final is
Uzbekistan U20 - Iraq U20

Both sides there on penalty shootouts. Australia if only

[eagleboy]

Uzbekistan U20 won the tournament.

[SP999]

Uzbekistan U20 won the tournament.

Australia should be comparing themselves to the standards of youth teams in Europe and South America, which are the highest and not Asia.

Promote our youth and not reject imports from other countries trying to make a retirement $.