Key events
Full time: Australia 5-1 Curaçao
90 mins: Hansen shoots the free kick over the crossbar. Okon-Englster is straight back in this way giving away a free kick at the halfway line. And surprise no stoppage time that’s it!
88 mins: Curaçao work the ball well across the midfield but Australia are keeping the pressure on and they struggle to penetrate further. They’ve drawn a foul from Okon-Englster now though.
86 mins: Irankunda is down on the grass after a landing quite heavy after a big jump. He was swamped by a couple of defenders as they all jumped and possibly couldn’t get a clean landing. Curaçao restart from the halfway line.
GOAL! Australia 5-1 Curaçao (Irankunda 84′)
Velupillay weights a perfect pass to unleash Irankunda running into the penalty area. He lines it up nicely on a narrowing angle and that’s two in under five minutes.
GOAL! Australia 4-1 Curaçao (Irankunda 80′)
A goal, a backflip, a … Michael Jackson celebration? Well OK.
Bos to the left of the area passes back to an oncoming Irankunda who winds around the defenders with some sharp touches, slamming his shot into Room who can’t quite hold on to the ball and it pops out of his grip and rolls underneath into the goal.
78 mins: Another shot on target for Curaçao, this time from the versitile captain L Bacuna. A cross finds him open centrally near the six-yard box but his header is straight into Ryan’s palms.
76 mins: Curaçao comes forward on the right but are forced back by McGree and Bos. A cross comes in again from the right which Geria volleys clear. They’re bringing the intensity straight back to Australia.
74 mins: Well that momentum shift was jarring. Bos and Irankunda showing why they are being tapped as the future of the Socceroos. Curaçao have made another change. J Bacuna has come off.
GOAL! Australia 3-1 Curaçao (Bos ’71)
There are two more chances thanks to Irankunda and Bos before a third is converted. Bos comes into the area with the ball on his left foot. He opts to cut it to his right but is blocked. A quick look up and he decides to have a crack, curling it low to just inside the far post.
GOAL! Australia 2-1 Curaçao (Circati ’68)
Oh! Boom go the substitutes. Irankunda recollects the ball as it spills out from his initial free kick into the area. He touches to McGree who curls a cross into the back post to a diving Circati. His head nearly meets the defender’s boot as he heads it into the side netting.
66 mins: A chance for Mabil! A neat pass from Circati directly behind him which he scoops up and sends flying over the crossbar. A pause and a breath needed there. And Mabil will rue that as Australia have made there substitutions. Irankunda, Bos, Burgess, McGree are on for Behich, Mabil, Juric, Rowles.
64 mins: Curaçao are swapping out their fullbacks. Floranus and Sambo are coming off for Brenet and Noslin. Looks like Australia will hold fire on their next changes.
62 mins: Trewin finds himself chasing the ball toward the right corner post and can’t keep the ball in. Levelling some choice words at the referee. Another four changes coming inbound! And a double change for Curaçao.
