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You could almost hear how sweetly the ball connected with Mousa Al-Taamari’s left boot. A scorching, first-time shot from well outside the area that bulleted past Mat Ryan’s outstretched gloves and into the corner of his goal. The Jordan attacker had been threatening to do it for the previous 17 minutes, at one point dribbling past a few players in one move. Australia’s defence was all at sea and this friendly appeared to heading on a similar path to other recent matches.
But the Socceroos did not hang their heads. Even though they were passive and deeply unconvincing, they had an equaliser before half-time. And after an improved second half the score in Doha read 2-1, ensuring Australia will carry the confidence of a win into next week’s decisive World Cup qualifying play-off against the United Arab Emirates.
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