Socceroos defender Harry Souttar’s bid to drive his approach again into choice calculations at his membership facet Leicester City suffered a blow with a pricey error in Australia’s 2-2 draw with Mexico in Dallas on Sunday.
Having earlier given the Australians a 1-0 lead with a first-half header from a Martin Boyle nook, Souttar blemished his copy guide with a late mistake that gifted Mexico an 83rd-minute equaliser via Cesar Huerta.
Rather than head clear what appeared a innocent lengthy ball, Souttar let it go over his head, maybe considering it might be collected by Socceroos goalkeeper and captain Mat Ryan.
However, a lot to Souttar’s horror, substitute Huerta pounced to smash the ball previous an uncovered Ryan.
It wasn’t the end to an in any other case good efficiency that the towering centre-back as he desperately tried to show to Leicester supervisor Enzo Maresca that he’s worthy of choice on the Foxes, the place he’s seemingly undesirable.
The mistake was additionally a part of a horror end to the match for the Socceroos, whose influential midfielder Jackson Irvine was stretchered off within the dying levels with what may very well be a severe ankle damage.
Whether the synthetic floor at AT&T Stadium performed a component in Irvine’s demise is unknown, nevertheless each side had durations within the match the place they struggled to deal with the roll and bounce of the ball.
The Socceroos could be kicking themselves after a Martin Boyle penalty within the 63rd minute had doubled their lead.
It was one in all three spot kicks awarded by American referee Rubiel Vasquez.
Two got to Mexico. Santiago Gimenez hit the submit within the fifty fifth minute together with his penalty after a handball offence from Socceroos’ midfielder Keanu Baccus earlier than substitute Raul Jimenez made no mistake together with his spot kick within the 69th minute after debutant Cameron Burgess fouled winger Uriel Antuna.
Jimenez’s objective halved Australia’s lead earlier than Huerta’s late equaliser denied the Socceroos a victory as their preparations continued forward of subsequent yr’s Asian Cup.
Former Central Coast Mariners star Sammy Silvera was additionally given a Socceroos debut when he got here on as a second-half substitute for Boyle.
ANYTHING BUT FRIENDLY
It was imagined to be a pleasant recreation however there was nothing cordial concerning the trade between Socceroos striker Mitch Duke and Mexico defender Edson Alvarez on the stroke of half-time.
Alvarez, who performs his membership soccer within the English Premier League for West Ham, software exception the no-nonsense Duke elevating his foot excessive when tackling him.
The pair then needed to be separated after they butted heads, with neither keen to take a backwards step.
Referee Vasquez intervened to point out Duke a yellow card for the preliminary sort out.
However, as soon as Vasquez blew his whistle for half-time, Alvarez and Duke once more clashed, with the skilled Irvine making an attempt to calm his teammate down as he argued with the referee.
Source: www.news.com.au
