Socceroos vs Ecuador

2023 - 3 - 28

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Australia v Ecuador: international football friendly – live (The Guardian)

Minute-by-minute report: Can the Socceroos make it two from two against the South Americans? Join Jonathan Howcroft for updates.

[Australia](https://www.theguardian.com/football/australia) for the first time tonight. [Australia](https://www.theguardian.com/football/australia) up the intensity of their press and win three turnovers in quick succession. [Australia](https://www.theguardian.com/football/australia) haven’t looked much chop playing out from the back. Back to Jackson Irvine – he has a tattoo of Lou Reed from the cover of Transformer on his left arm. Despite being one of the leading midfielders in the Premier League he has committed a stack of fouls already and found himself hassled whenever he receives possession. 21 mins: Caicedo has been busy in the opening exchanges, and he knows he’s in a proper battle. Metcalfe can’t capitalise from the first, and by the last, Devlin has his right eyebrow split open when he slides in and collects the knee of Estupinan in the process. The young keeper saves smartly again from the corner, with a header straight in his direction. The latter is then central to a beautiful move down the right that ends with Preciado cutting the ball back to Somoza, who lashes a very good opportunity into upper tier of seating at the Lockett End. That was a heavy fall, but the Rotherham United loanee is good to continue. It’s all a bit harum scarum and lacking in composure at that end of the pitch. 45 mins: The board goes up with three minutes of stoppage time displayed as McGree goes down in the box for a stonewall penalty – that isn’t given!

'As good as scoring': Socceroos debutant's stunning save with first ... (Fox Sports)

Australia countered quickly from a high press as Riley McGree and Connor Metcalfe scythed through the defence before earning a corner, but McGree's follow-up ...

But Brighton superstar Moises Caicedo starts again, as does Piero Hincapie of Bayer Leverkusen - one of the most gifted young defenders in world football. In midfield, Riley McGree and Cameron Devlin enter the fray in place of O’Neill and Keanu Baccus. Schaefer represented Australia on 73 occasions including 49 A-Internationals, starting every game of the 1974 World Cup campaign. Irvine (55th) also stabilises the midfield. Arnold’s message to the younger players was simple, as he shared on Channel 10: “Show us everything you’ve got. Arnold said: “I’m looking for the senior players, the ones who have come in today... Bailey Wright then suffered a head knock in another scary moment five minutes later, colliding with the shoulder of an opponent while leaping for the ball. The 22-year-old Adelaide United star is viewed as a long-term successor to Socceroos gloveman Mat Ryan, who had a ‘small groin injury’. Gauci held firm as a header from the following corner was directed straight at his chest - his fourth save in the opening 23 minutes. Blood immediately began pouring from the Aussie, with the referee calling for medical assistance - and Ecuador’s own doctors racing to assist him, such was the concern. But the referee somehow waved away the penalty appeals. His strike from outside the box that slammed into the post.

TV Guide: Socceroos v Ecuador Game Two on 10 and Paramount+ (Mediaweek)

After their 3-1 victory last Friday, the Socceroos are squaring up for their second match against Ecuador, to be held at Marvel Stadium.

“We’ve got to have faith in more than one person, and you’ll see Bailey Wright step in for him tomorrow (Tuesday) night. The medical staff reviewed him to see how he was and said that he wouldn’t be properly available for Tuesday night. After their 3-1 victory last Friday, the Socceroos are squaring up for their second match against Ecuador, to be held at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Tuesday night.

Australia vs Ecuador live Streaming: When and where to watch ... (Republic World)

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Ecuador friendly a pointer to the future for Socceroos (FTBL Australia)

The Socceroos are looking towards building for their Asian Cup campaign and are set to test several emerging players in their second friendly against ...

[27 Mar 2023](//www.ftbl.com.au/news/aussie-bundesliga-prodigy-enjoying-more-fans-more-politics-than-a-league-can-offer-592529) "There's players in every position. "Our focus is the start of this new campaign ... "We'll use these two games, I want some good games in June, September. I'm not even looking past the Asian Cup at all. "That's all I'm focusing on at the moment.

Arnold to ring the changes for Socceroos' second Ecuador clash (The Sydney Morning Herald)

While Leicester City's Harry Souttar - the only Socceroo currently in the English top-flight - has been sent home early with injury, Arnold has confirmed his ...

It’s great to be back and it’s a bit surreal, obviously, standing here and seeing flare burn marks in the ceiling. I think if you asked him two years ago, when we went to the Olympics, he would have questioned whether he belonged on that stage. “[They’re] on the edge of, hopefully, promotion, to give us another English Premier League player.

Talking Points: Irvine, Wright, Behich and Arnold's Federation ... (Socceroos)

Graham Arnold and Harry Souttar were on Matchday -1 media duties ahead of Australia's second and final game against Ecuador, which takes place in Melbourne ...

For us, it’s about harnessing the energy and everything that we’ve brought over the last year and taking it forward and continuing to grow as a group. For me, that’s probably one of the things I’m most excited about is seeing the growth that they’ve got in front of them and we’ve seen it already with some of their progressions even since the World Cup. For me, I want to be on that pitch and playing, but I also want to play my part and share any knowledge and experience I have with some of the younger boys to help their journey. We want to get as many people down there supporting us at Marvel (Stadium) and we want to make sure we put on a show for people so hopefully they keep coming back and support us all the way. I’m not alone in kind of sharing that amongst young boys, and I think that’s a testament to the culture that we’ve got that environment where we want to help each other not just on the football pitch, but off it. You know, there’s players in every position and we compete and push each other, but at the end of the day, we’re all leading towards the same goal. But I think we’ve given ourselves a baseline of the levels and standards of performance that we set, and you have to continue to maintain that. But we’re all on the same path, leading towards the same goal. I’ll be able to share that with friends and family which you don’t get too often when living on the other side of the world. We’re at the start of a new cycle, and I think we’ve got a real blend of experience and youth with some of the boys that are coming in, so there’s a lot to be excited about. And it’s an opportunity for the fans and the players to say thank you. He’s doing great at his club, but he’s also done great for us every time he’s played and started and I look forward to seeing him and other players prosper.