Irankunda knows he's a cut above and is turning it on. Just got to be careful not to shoot every time seeing it over the bar when options are available. De Pizio great passing and movement so far. Big red CB Barrie looks strong. 

Best month in national team football for activity in a very long time if not ever. All 4 teams playing plenty of football and we get to see who's out there. With the two youngest teams, A League clubs really just need to give them a shot. 

I suppose youth football is seemingly swift and they learn later to slow it and hold it but I'm really impressed at how engaged our players are in the first 20min. Great movement and most passes are sticking. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/AbBdzaLsqQ8?feature=share

Official AFC YouTube showing it. Works with a Netherlands vpn but not Germany Australia or UK. 

The national team struggles with a 9 but if we can narrow things and use Irankunda to feed off someone just to the side of goal then his acceleration will allow to get into a good space close enough to shoot just like the scene there. 

Irankunda is being given the ball as much as you would to Jonah Lomu on the eponymous PS1 game. 

Finally a yellow for Saudi. They've been cheeky taking out our runners and nudging us over the sideline after a dead ball. 

Did you ever play 2002 world cup with the star players?  That's what his shots remind me of 

We should try to host the next U17 Asian Cup.

In other games Yemen beat Malaysia 4:0 while the hosts scored at the death to beat Laos.

Goalless at break. In a way Irankunda has tried to do too much. Impressed with De Pizio and Quintal in midfield. Barrie at CB looks sound. Should have him learn off Marcelo at WSW.

HT stats 65% possession for Australia with 82% pass accuracy. Saudi with only 50%

Yeah. On early FIFA it was generally press shoot with Ronaldo and it'd always go in. 

pretty impressive performance from the joeys. We usually start tournaments sluggishly given our lack of youth games, so we will improve from here

It was much harder to work through our press than it was to work through theirs - and saudi is a technically decent nation that our seniors struggle against

It is pretty easy to concede in transition at this level. Result could still easily go either way

Thanks but can't see it. Watching on YouTube.

https://10play.com.au/live/10sport2

Not to mention apparently a lot of these Saudi kids play together at club level.

Disgraceful tackle that and the bloke tried a scissors from behind first half.

Saudi score due to build up error at back. That's so negligent!

Lebib has been terrible on the ball.

Disppointing goal to concede off a defensive error. 

And watch the time wasting begin from now.

The Saudi uses his hands first to then get the ball. It's a foul there. Flopping like he's been shot.

Can someone take that Saudi captain out the back and dispose of him? What an absolute clown. Did you see how he just lies down at the corner and the foul is given? Then our player stumbles over him and it's suddenly time to be all robust and tough?

Sucker punch. 

2:0 Saudi. Disgraceful in the smarts category today. Tried too much via Irankunda and despite being the better team, got bitten twice.

Why do our national teams always get dicked by bog average Saudi teams?

then back down again for treatment as he realized he needed to waste time

Familiar story in the end. Dominate chances, territory and possession, concede from a mistake playing out, not handle the time wasting and antics and then its 2-0

Bad, bad loss. This Saudi team is atrocious.

Only had one eye on this while I was watching a show with the family but didn't look like we created much.

8min added. At least someone is doing their job right. Ref generally correct today but did nothing to cut out the Saudi gamesmanship nor penalize their captain for two dreadful tackles. Should've been off.

We get too complacent that we're going to be fine after testing the waters then get bitten. Early on it was clear we could toy with them. We needed to set the tone with a goal early. Saudi improved in 2nd half.