Tunisia vs Australia, FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Mitchell Duke's Goal Takes Australia To 1-0 Win Over Tunisia
FIFA World Cup 2022, Tunisia vs Australia Highlights: Mitchell Duke scored the lone goal of the match between Australia and Tunisia in the 23rd minute.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:November 26, 2022 05:42 PM IST
Tunisia vs Australia, FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights:Â Australia defeated Tunisia 1-0 in the a Group D match at Al Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah for their first win of the tournament. The side, which had suffered a 4-1 loss to france in its opening game, gave a neck-and-neck fight to Tunisia before Mitchell Duke scored the only goal of the game to put Australia in the driver's seat. Duke scored through a header in the 23rd minute of the game with some great improvisation after a pass from Craig Goodwin got deflected from one of the Australian defenders. Notably, Tunisia had played a goalless draw against Denmark in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2022. (MATCH-CENTRE)
Starting lineupsÂ
Tunisia (5-3-2): Aymen Dahmen; Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Yassine Meriah, Mohamed Drager, Ali Abdi; Aissa Laidouni, Ellyes Skhiri, Naim Sliti; Issam Jebali, Youssef Msakni (capt)
Australia (4-3-3): Mathew Ryan (capt); Kye Rowles, Fran Karacic, Aziz Behich, Harry Souttar; Aaron Mooy, Riley McGree, Jackson Irvine; Mathew Leckie, Craig Goodwin, Mitchell Duke
Here are the Highlights of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Football Match between Tunisia and Australia straight from Al Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah:
- 17:20 (IST)FIFA WC Live: Tunisia search equaliser!Naim Sliti of Tunisia entered the penalty box and took a close range shot, but it was well blocked by the Australian defence. Tunisia are pushing harder towards the end of the game here. Just the final execution is something they are missing at the moment.
- 17:06 (IST)FIFA WC Live: Close chance missed!Mathew Leckie has missed a really close chance to double Australia's lead in the game. Youssef Msakni entered the box from the right flank before serving a pass in front of a running Leckie. However, the pass had too much of power and it went past the line before Leckie could reach there.
- 15:55 (IST)FIFA WC Live: GOALLL!!!!Mitchell Duke has broken the deadlock! Craig Goodwin provided a pass into the box from the left flank, which was deflected by the Tunsian defender. Duke showed good improvisation to adjust himself and then place a header into the right side of the net.TUN 0-1 AUS
- 14:37 (IST)FIFA WC Live: Here are the starting lineupsStarting lineupsTunisia (5-3-2): Aymen Dahmen; Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Yassine Meriah, Mohamed Drager, Ali Abdi; Aissa Laidouni, Ellyes Skhiri, Naim Sliti; Issam Jebali, Youssef Msakni (capt)Australia (4-3-3): Mathew Ryan (capt); Kye Rowles, Fran Karacic, Aziz Behich, Harry Souttar; Aaron Mooy, Riley McGree, Jackson Irvine; Mathew Leckie, Craig Goodwin, Mitchell Duke