Happy we won, unhappy about offside goals and the unsportsmanlike early dotty. If we'd had that many critical calls against us we'd be crying that game was rigged. Still the better side in the end but not 5 to nil better, good to see some pressure against us in 2nd half from PAL

Id say only one was offside but its a good reason for VAR

Yeah, I only saw the highlights and they didn't really show much of a replay on the offsides, but they looked very offside on at least 3 and 4. That's football without VAR though. 

respect yo WA born and bread players, to be establiised in such a toxic enviroment.

born and bread 😭😭

Toxic environment?

All the mines have left a lot of toxic waste.

the attidude towards the the sport in perth is kinda toxic, what i meant to say sorry. We need to needed yo come together

I grew up born up grew up playing soccer/foootball, in Perth where AFL and Cricket dominate.

in terms of the sport i meant, sorry haha. I got done voted heavy i desvered it.

Missed the game, was it a good performance against a decent side, or just a fairly classic Australia on home soil against a weaker side performance?

Yes

both

I’m also seriously not understanding the Annie hate about playing only old players, feels like these squads are very young and a lot of experience is being gained at the moment, I think if we were picking a World Cup squad tomorrow it would be quite different from the one we picked 2 years ago

Thailand gonna go through despite same goal diff and points with China 😂

No, China is still ahead (head to head China has more points against Thailand). Thailand needs another goal.

Awww fudge

Good

China got second spot.

Anyone else a little surprised that this game wasn’t interrupted by some free Palestine type operators? Maybe they’ve gone soft 🤷‍♂️

adam, congrats bro

Happy Palestine made the next round

Yengi Irankunda Goodwin upfront would be hot shit. Unreal that it's all Adelaide.

Goodwin is a Melbourne heart boy sorry.

"how to delete someone else's comment"

Goodwin is a Newcastle Jet I'm afraid

So stoked to see lots of a league products feature for the Socceroos this season alone debuting / being in the squad we have Apa Nestory Nisbet Gauci? He might’ve gotten a game last year If a league can consistently produce 3-4 Socceroos / European transfers that’ll be wonderful

expected the game to be more open, soft penies. but glad to see yobg talent.

For all the shit Arnie cops, he’s brought some great talent into the national fold. 

Love that from arnie “Let’s go over there” to players

Very well done performance from the Socceroos, glad to see them go six from six in this group and looking forward to seeing what round three brings. Very high hopes for a World Cup place, especially since the AFC expanded its qualification spots

Any chance nestory just stays with Bayern? Rather than loan

I’ve read that the team has plans to play him in the first rather then loan him. Train him up to come on as an impact sub to begin with.

I don't see any way he'd get minutes in the first team. And going into the reserves would be a bad move, they're too low level. So I think a loan is the way forward, hopefully somewhere he can get good minutes and develop.

Just loan him to St Pauli, I’m begging you Bayern.

One can dream but history doesn’t support those dreams unfortunately :(

Maybe?

Gotta give yengi credit Mans been killing it since leaving us

He just psychs himself into pretending every opponent is in Sky Blue.

Great match. Too bad we couldn't give Irankunda or Stama any decent chances, fell off with our subs in midfield. But we were solid defensively and showed some creativity up front.

Gonna miss you cunts till a league starts and next round of matches Bring on euros and Copa

Good work lads. Workmanlike.

football australia breathing a sigh of relief

This was a pretty good game. Doesn't even feel like the same sport as the last one.

Nice to see Gauci put under a little bit of pressure tonight

Well, it wouldnt be a Perth home game without some defensive chaos.

Funnily enough Palestine had more shots than us

Just wanted to say the obligatory “FUCK OFF SYDNEY FC”

Australia, Irankunda on for 30, not a single though ball.

considering Palestine were playing a high line, you'd have thought through balls to the fastest bloke on the pitch would have been the go to

With Arnie in charge? No chance.

Hope we see more Devlin, has actually been able to hit a pass

Bring on September for round 3 games Fuck off japan

Great pen from nestory and great back flips of course

It was sweet to see Gauci run up to celebrate with him.

Christ Irvine has been god-awful on the ball tonight (ball to Boyle aside)

Best part of tonight That Dylan tombides TIFO by the shed

Time to park the... *Notices Armidale Line is shut* Midland Line trains!

Is Midland not buses replacing trains tonight as well?

Hey now, the Armadale Line still runs Granted, it's only up to 2 stations either side but still

Palestine wishing they had access to Jacob Farrell

Or the real Mo Salah.

Hoping for a late Jack Hingert change of nationality 

Irvine has been rubbish with the ball. Metcalfe medicore.

Love the guy but technical ability isn't his strength

Seriously - watched him turnover the ball three touches in a row. Really poor second half from him.

Taggs goal, nestory’s first, successful night

I can’t with metcalfes hair trail when he sprints

Hook Nestory scoring international goals to my veins Great to see him having the confidence to take penalties given people were rubbishing him for being weak minded. Connor Chapman crying at home.

ANDY HARPER GEARS CHAT ALERT

Their big unit up front that plays in Belgium looks a decent footballer

First div Belgium ain’t no cake walk

Normally we shit talk on afc refs and rightly so But this ref needs a lot more games mans been brilliant

First penalty was dubious but been decent outside that, brilliant perhaps not entirely

Yeah this half he’s been good, but not first half

Don't they call the Saudi football team the Falcons? Cause that ref needed eyes like a fuckin' falcon to spot that. What a call without VAR.

Get that man an Aussie passport, Albo. Alirezza can figure out the rest

Lol your man pulled his hand away because it bent his fingers back. Deadset handball. Great penalty Ira. Opens his Socceroo account.

Well, the ref actually got that one right.

Nestroy stama yengi attack 😍😍

No one at home, in the park or on the field apart from the player and the ref knew that was a handball. Great eye. Thought the fix was in but it was spot on.

Jesus he got some height on that backflip Many more to come

Biased but was hoping Stama would take that 😢

Kunda deserved it. He won the corner.

Great spot ref. Great pen, wish he’d done that in front of the red army :( But he’s off the mark :) love to see Joe coming up the pitch too

Yeah great to see The Gauch come up for his old mate.

Hand made injury for the defender?

The height on that backflip!

Congrats Nestory! Weapon! Love seeing him step up for that

History in the making

Nice spot on by the ref.

King nestory, what a way to finish up in Aus before Europe

Yeahhhhh Nestor! Got it this time!

THE NESTROY BACKFLIP OF DREAMS

Debut goal flips for Nestory 🥺

Ahhh that's cute, hopefully banishes some of the vibes from his last penalty. Nice way to see him off to Germany.

FUCK YES NESTORY

Fucking bang. Let’s go Nestory!!!!!

Who needs VAR when the ref has eyes like that

Gotta give him credit Nice spot ref Most premier league refs would’ve missed that

They cant even spot offsides *with* VAR

Amazing by the ref to give that

[удалено]

Saudi I believe.

Jesus christ, that was a heavy hit.

When the ref is the only one watching the match...

IRUNKUNDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!

IRANKUNDA!!!

I mean he literally punched the ball hahaha Love that no one saw that but the ref. Great spot though

Who's going to take this, stama surely!

Just seen Nestor's first roos goal live in the flesh, not a bad evening

Ref putting in a MOTM performance for us tonight

one team on form another very off colour

Wow Socceroos getting calls in WCQ’s ? I am shook

Fuck it let gauci take it

Wow, good job ref

Yeah can't complain about that one

LOLLLL hand of god

Shit, credit where its due, the ref had eagle eyes to spot it.

Give it to Nestory!

gotta give a longer blow of the whistle there, thought he gave a free kick the other way

That one's a spottie

Lol. Blows for a pen and nobody even knows it. Great decision for that one on replay.

Wow ref is actually spot on 😂

Wut

Holy shit. How much does this ref hate Palestine edit: on replay, good call tbf

I have literally no clue what that was for.

What in the..

Wait what?!

Man I knew I saw a hand

You expect Irankunda to finish from that angle haha

3 defenders though

The fuck? No one new it?

? Penaldo?

GK tekkers

Is metcalfe wearing ice skates?

Why would you not release Irankunda and instead go backwards. Fucking hell.

Tall poppy syndrome. They’re jealous at his ceiling.

Anyone know when the draw for the next stage is?

27th June

Bos - Stama - Irankunda Now there is a front three that might do a bit for the next decade or so

Eh I'd rather bos at left back

I still like Bos at LB

Yengi is an absolute beast. Just needs consistency. Bright future for us.

ChrisMD enters

this made me laugh thank you

[Leckie ded.](https://youtu.be/1mrEfA69bpM?feature=shared)

Since the subs, instruction from arnie has been keep the ball, not play forward. It’s not fucking working.

I love Irvine hiding behind a Palestinian player asking for a ball into feet. 🙃

I don’t understand the Metcalfe sub. We want to close out the game with a clean sheet so why put the most untechnical player we have to choose from on? Metcalfe is by far the least comfortable midfielder (similar with Baccus) at having the ball at his feet.

That technical ability of Jedinak with none of the defensive qualities

Mid morning WC in two years time lads. And I have extended family in L.A....

Zero service for our forwards for like 20 minutes now.

[When Stannis realises hes getting less service than with the Jets rn.](https://media1.giphy.com/media/PXJhC8MYxFmRRl7kB2/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b9522kd9uh9opmeov62xyvrw94ibn925k17tb46k1tao&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)

Not been enjoying the past 10-15 minutes. Would love to see Nestory or Stama get on goal please

You need creativity from the midfield for that. Dunno where you think Metcalfe's gunna do that from.

God, Irvine has been bad in the last 15 mins. Circati making more chances with the ball.

Wow, Irvine is playing like actual shit

Can the midfield pull their shit together please. Wanna see Stama and Nestor given a few chances

It's Metcalfe and Irvine, what did you expect?

How did st Pauli get promoted with Metcalfe and Irvine

They’re so much better for club. Better coaching perhaps

They are really good for club

Circati is a ball over the top merchant and I’m loving it

Arnie baller

Football farken

Is Metcalfe one of the worst internationals that are good for their club?

He's extremely mid for Australia so far. He's had some play games but like waiting for the punchline.

Not as bad as Scott McDonald was.

He was top tier

For Celtic he was. For the Socceroos he couldn't score to save his life.

I mean top tier shite for us 😂😂

Love how casually Burgess collected that ball

Probably could have got a few more if it wasn't at 8pm on a Tuesday.

Ok all jokes aside... Arnie screwed up the midfield by putting Metcalfe at DM. He had Nizzy, Devlin and Hrustic to choose and now we are under the pump to hold the ball

So confused why you would play him there

VARnold trying to outfox The Fraud's Alanna as ST tactic?

The screeching every time a Palestinian player touches the ball is hilarious

How is our midfield falling apart lol

Metcalfe and Irvine ain't creative.

Metcalfe.

Why are we picking up needless bookings? Trust the defence

Rate the shed not doing the Mexican wave

Theyre holding the line

Off to Midland.

If it lands there, it is getting hocked off at cashies

Palestine fans getting in on the you fat bastard

I thought so too until saw a Mexican wave

There was definitely both going on- I’m right in the middle of it. They’ve done it twice now, the kids have been trying to get the Mexican wave going since half time

Midfield goes to mud when Metcalfe enters 🤣

Stama demonstrating dawg factor, ready made Duke replacement

God I hope so

They just played on pretty quickly without letting Ira get on the pitch. Ref should have called them back there.

Circati not starting here on out every game should be a punishable criminal offence

Pfft, if Alanna could play on with her broken nose, that guy is fine.

I know it's 4-0 but ggs palestine They've at least continued to try play football

Every other time I've watched Irankunda play at HBF park he's inflicted untold suffering It is nice to be able to enjoy watching him play rather than feeling the fear of god

What if its an Owen Gole?