Hostile conditions and a bobbly pitch welcomed Australia to San Pedro Sula, for the first leg of their World Cup qualification match against Honduras.
Aaron Mooy - 6.5
Truly a game of two halves for Mooy. In the first, he controlled the pace of the game and accurately picked out his teammates. In the second half, the midfielder looked tired and he wasted too many set pieces.
Jackson Irvine - 6.5
Started the match at 100 km/h – picked up the ball and ran at the host’s defence, forcing them onto the back foot. As the clock ticked, Irvine slowed down and was rightfully the first Aussie to be substituted.
Joshua Risdon - 7.5
Took advantage of Izaguirre's lack of positional sense and saw a lot of the ball down the right flank. Nearly grabbed an assist when he placed an excellent cross onto Juric’s head, only for the goalkeeper to deny the striker.
Tomi Juric - 6.5
Juric will be gutted not to have at least one goal to his name. He should have hit the target with his first effort, but will blame the awful condition of the pitch. He often found himself in goal-scoring positions, but failed to convert successfully.
Subs:
Tom Rogic - 6
Considering it would have taken time to adapt, Rogic entered the match a little too late to make any impact - a decision that wasn’t his fault. After a couple of mistakes, Rogic found his feet and carried the ball forward, winning free kicks and picking out teammates.
Milos Degenek – did not see enough of the ball to receive a match rating.
Nikita Rukavytsya – did not see enough of the ball to receive a match rating.
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