New Matilda's Coach and Socceroos Selections

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Foreign hello

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and welcome to the Aussie Football Passport, your one stop pod for updates on your

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favorite Aussie men and women who are playing their club careers abroad. I'm your host

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Alex and this week the episode will be a little bit different due to all

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the national teams that are in action or about to be in action as they

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prepare for tournaments or qualifications to tournaments over

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the next couple of weeks. I'll also go over the confirmed

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Socceroo squad and the juniors squads that are

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also in action. The Matilda's first game against Argentina in their

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two game series there, as well as confirmation of the new Matilda's

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boss who we mentioned in the last podcast.

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There's also some club results to cover off for our men,

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however it is the international break for the women so there is

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no club action for them and therefore we will cover off the

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Matilda's first game against Argentina later in the episode. But let's

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get into the headlines.

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Joe Montemuro is confirmed as the Matilda's coach

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as of today in fact, so that

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is the worst kept secret in Australian football. But he does have a

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very impressive cv. He just wrapped up with Leon where

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he won the French league, of course coaching Matilda

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Ellie Carpenter. He also was at Juventus

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where he won the league and at Arsenal where he won the league there.

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So it will be very interesting. He has a

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very good side to work with. I believe there are some changes

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and some depth issues that do need to be addressed and that is no doubt

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what he will be looking at and he will be here in Australia to see

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the second of the games against

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Argentina in that two match series. Now let's get

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over to the men where there are a couple of junior sides that we need

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to cover off. First of all, the under 18 side,

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they're about to take part in the UEFA Friendship cup in Switzerland.

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So there is three games that the boys will play in that

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one and there have been a couple of late switches as well.

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Jai Janovic and Sonny in Zolaco.

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Apologies for pronunciations of both of those, I've probably murdered them,

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but they've both been called up to the under 20 side who we

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will cover off shortly. A notable name in this

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under 18 side however is Marcus Neil. He is the son of former

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Socceroos captain Lucas Neil. So it's great to

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see the next generation of socceroos coming through.

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Marcus however is not a defender, he's actually a forward, so I'm not

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sure if Lucas will be pro, proud or upset at that, but I'm sure

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we won't hear so that one will just be a

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question we'll leave out there. Now, under 20 side,

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the world cup draw has come out for them. They've been drawn in

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a tough pool. As is tradition for Australian sides at the World Cups,

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they will now face Italy, Argentina and Cuba

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in that tournament. It will take place in September

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and October of this year and the host station will be Chile.

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So the lads have headed over to

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their next door neighbors, Argentina to play them in a two match friendly

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series, no doubt to test out the conditions and

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get the boys used to what they will come up against over there

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in South America. Now as for the squad, there's a couple of

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familiar names that our listeners will know from the previous episodes.

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They are in the form of Jaylen Pearman of course, the man who is heading

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off to QPR in English in the English

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second division I should say, or known as the Championship,

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and Marcus Yunus who plays for the PSV youth

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side in the Netherlands. So there are a

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couple of absentees who were originally called up, but they have been promoted

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to the senior squad. Sorry, only one of these is promoted

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to the senior squad. That's Paul Ocon Engsler.

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The other absentee is Nestry Irancunda who has pulled

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out due to an injury which is unfortunate, but we will touch on Nestry

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later in the podcast. As for the under 23s,

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they have now found out their group for Asian cup qualification.

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They will face the host nation China and they

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will also get Northern Mariana Islands and Timor Lest.

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So those matches will take place between 1st of September and

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9th September. So keep an eye out for those and we

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will cover them on this podcast for you. They are

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currently preparing for a two game series against South Korea in South Korea

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and as is tradition with these junior

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junior sides, I should say there has been a late change with

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Mohamed Toure being called up to the senior squad. He has now

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been replaced by Jingrik from Melbourne Victory, fresh off

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the A League Grand Final and an unfortunate loss there to

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his side. Now let's head to the senior Socceroo

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squad of course and it has been confirmed after a two week

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training camp in the uae. And let's run through

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a few of the notable names with starting off with a debut, a potential debutante

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I should say in the form of Paul Ocon Engsler and he is of course

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the son of a former soccero in Paul Ocon.

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So very exciting. He performed outstandingly for the

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under 20 side in Asian cup in January and he plays for

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Benfica B, the second or the reserve side for

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Benfica in the Portuguese Second Division.

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Now Casey Boss, the brother of Jordy Boss has

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been called up fresh off the back of an outstanding breakout season

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for Melbourne Victory. He did play in that grand final and

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a fun fact, he does play in a similar position to Jordy in

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that left back or left wing back role. So one to keep an eye out

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potentially if he makes the field in either of the games against Japan

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or Saudi Arabia. Now let's head over to a couple of recalls for a

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couple of familiar names. Joe Gauche. He is returning

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after a bit of a mixed run with Barnsley mainly

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due to injuries. The lone spell from Villa to Barnsley didn't quite

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work out probably as Joe wanted, but nonetheless

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he has earned his spot in the Socceroos squad.

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Here now Alessandro Cicati.

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261 days since his last appearance

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for Socceroos and he will return to that Socceroos

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defense which is timely considering the nature of these two really tough games

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against Japan and Saudi Arabia. He is a welcome

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addition to this squad considering the way he ended that season for

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Parma, helping them to avoid relegation from

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Serie A. Conor Metcalfe. He returns for

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the first Soccero squad since September. For him he had a

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leg injury which hampered his progress with St.

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Pauli. However he did return in time for the last handful

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of games for St. Pauli as they also fought off relegation

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from the top flight in Germany.

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Bit of a surprise selection this one. Riley McGree.

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He's only played one game game for his club side Middlesbrough in the championship since

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New Year's Day. However, we all know what Riley is

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capable of with that left foot. It is an absolute wand and

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you can see why Tony Poppovich has selected him. He could be a

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potential game breaker even if it is for short bursts off

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the bench towards the end of a game. If it is locked

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in a stalemate. He is the kind of player you want in your side to

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break it open. Sticking with midfielders.

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Patrick Yazbeck, the in four man for Nashville in the

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mls. He has earned his recall to the Socceroo

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squad and he will be hoping to add to his two caps. Given his form

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you'd imagine he will get a look in in one of

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these games coming up. And Mohamed Toure.

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He is hoping to make his debut for the senior squad after being involved

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in pretty much all of the juniors national teams.

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So let's see if Muhammad gets any minutes

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in these Socceroos games. All right, so that is

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the headlines for this week. Let's head over to the Weekly Wrap.

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Weekly Wrap time and this is where we're going to go a little bit different.

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As mentioned at the top of the podcast, the women's

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game is currently in the international window which means they are not playing

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for their club sides. So I thought it would be a good opportunity to take

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a quick look at the Matilda's game and some notable stories

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from that one and key players to highlight. Let's start with

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a feel good story. We've been covering her progress over in Sweden but

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Amy Sayer, she gets her first minutes for the Matildas in

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a whopping 457 days. Of course she suffered

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that horrible ACL injury about a year and a bit ago and

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she managed to come on in the second half of the Matildas as she

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replaced Emily Van Egbond up front. So wonderful stuff to see Amy back

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in amongst the Matilda squad. It's also good

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to see Jamila Rankin get rewarded for her wonderful season in Germany with

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her club side Hoffenheim. She got to play her favorite

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left back role and did an outstanding job of course helping

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with the clean sheet against Argentina in that two nil

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victory. Which is probably what I should have mentioned earlier in the show.

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Caitlin Torpy, she took her chance in the

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starting side and she scored her second goal for the Matildas in that

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one. Almost a year to the day. Another fun fact for you there listeners.

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Caitlin. Well the goal, I mean some will say it's across, some will say

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it's a goal that she intended. But look, she said

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quite clearly in the post match interview that she will take it.

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So good on you Caitlin. Well done Holly McNamara well

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she got some golden chances in front of goal but she

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was unable to finish them and it was a little bit of a shame

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for her. But no doubt she will get another opportunity against Argentina in

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the game against the game on Monday night. I should say so.

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We will cover that game in next week's episode

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in and amongst the Socceroos and the Junior Socceroos squads.

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Plenty of news coming your way in relation to all those games and no

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doubt hopefully some transfer news as well.

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Now let's head over to the men where the our season's

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still going, particularly in the US and A where we saw a

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Socceroos derby in amongst Aidan O' Neill's midweek and

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weekend games. He got 90 minutes

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for his side New York City FC in their first game

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against Houston Dynamo and he got 45 minutes against Nashville

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in that Socceroos derby. But however him and

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Patrick Yazbek missed each other in that one. Believe it or not,

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because Patrick Yazbek only got 45 minutes in that same game.

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Aiden O' Neill playing in the first half, Patrick Yazbek playing

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in the second half, second half of that one. So unfortunate there. He did however

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get a full game against the Columbus Crew in the

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midweek fixture. Now let's head to Japan where Thomas Dang

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continued his outstanding work for Yokohama F

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Marinos where he played the full game in their convincing 3 nil

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win over Makaida Zelvia of course where Mitchell Duke

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plays and he did get about 20 odd minutes in that game.

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Now let's talk about what everyone

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loves about football, goals in particular.

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We did also leave you on a cliffhanger in relation

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to the Scottish relegation playoff and

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it involves Socceroos both former and

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current in the form of Ryan McGowan and Joshua Nisbett.

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On opposing sides for Livingston and Ross County. We also had another

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Aussie in the form of Teti Yangi who plays for Livingston.

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And where we left you last week I believe was the first

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tire was a one all draw. There was a bit of controversy,

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a coach got attacked, but let's stick to the on field stuff

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and Teta Yangi in particular. He came off the bench and grabbed

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a crucial goal in that win for Livingston. 42 against Ross

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County. A big impact, a big moment and no doubt his name

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will be sung from the terraces as the Livingstone fans look

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to compete in the Scottish Premiership next year.

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On the opposing side, believe it or not, Josh Nisbett, he actually scored for

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Ross county in that 42 loss. He did

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play the full 90 in that second game, but it wasn't enough for Ross county

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who will now be relegated to the second division in Scotland.

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It will be very interesting to see if Josh Nisbett does stick around at Ross

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county or whether he has a clause in his to leave

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the club now that they are relegated. Now let's head over

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to Finland. The Pathless traveled for a lot of our Aussie footballers,

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but we do have Mitchell Glassen over there and he managed a goal in a

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two all draw for KTP his side as they

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drew with IFK Marenheim in that one. So good

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to see Mitch doing well over in Finland.

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Now let's head to the other side of the pitch or the

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other end of the pitch I should say. The blokes that are attempting

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to keep the goals out. And Paul Itzo, he had a busy day for

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his club side Randers in Denmark. Whilst he made six saves,

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they unfortunately still went down to Silkburg 3

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1. Whilst some would say it's a solid individual

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performance. Conceding three goals is never a great day at

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the office for a goalkeeper, is it? His soon

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to be Soccero's teammate Motore, he got 74 minutes in that game

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for rounders as well. Now let's head back to Japan where

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we had Tom Hewitt Bell playing for Montedao in

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Japan's second division known as the J2. He actually

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outdid pull it to believe it or not with seven saves but it still

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wasn't enough for his side as they went down 2:1 to Fuji

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da Frujada. Sorry my FC a little bit of a brain

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fart there Alex. Well done. Now as mentioned earlier,

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Nestry, Iran Kunda, he appeared for

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Grasshoppers in their two legged playoff tire to stay in

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Swiss top flight for Grasshoppers. They played around in

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that one and on aggregate it ended 4:1. But the first game

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was a 4 nil victory to Grasshoppers and Nestry

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got 27 minutes in that one. In the second game

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one which they went down 1 nil to Ariel

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in, he got 80 minutes. So Nestry,

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it's believed he picked up a knob a knock in that game and that is

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why he is not involved with the under 23 squad.

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Now the Spanish second division we have Denny

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Genre playing for Deportivo La Carona. There he got 36

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minutes in heavy loss to Elche 4 nil.

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That is rough. So Denny,

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you know he's getting minutes but not really having much

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of an influence for Deportivo there. So that is it

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for the weekly wrap. Next, our players of the week.

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All right, players of the week and we left you with the Spanish second

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division. Let's continue where our man our mobile was on fire for

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Castellon as they won 41 against

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Real Zaragoza. It was an incredible

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game for our. Although he did not manage to get a goal,

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he got two assists in that game and was a constant threat

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down the wing. So well done to Aura. That move has really started

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to. Well it has really paid off for him I should say. As for

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our women's player of the week, it was pretty hard to go past the Matilda

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debutante Carly Johnson, who managed her first goal

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for the Matildas in that 2 nil win over Argentina last Friday

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night. What a memorable debut for her and she

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was a constant threat up front as interim boss Tom

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Somani made mention of her during

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the selection. So he will know. Sorry.

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Carly will no doubt be one to keep an eye on for incoming boss

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Joe Montemuro. She really caused a lot of difficulties

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for the Argentine defense in that first game and we look forward to seeing

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more of her in the second game in Canberra.

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All right, well, a big week ahead as

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the Socceroos look to qualify for the 2026

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World Cup. The first game is on Thursday, which will

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be 7pm local time in Western Australia, in Perth in particular,

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and that means It'll be at 9pm Kickoff for

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the east coast. So make sure you pencil that one into the diaries

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or on the calendars. We will need every bit of support in that

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game. Hoping that it doesn't mean we have to get a result from Saudi

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Arabia away on Wednesday morning local time.

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That will be a really difficult task. So again,

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as I said, let's hope the Socceroos can get it done against Japan.

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That will be massive and we will cover that

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along with the Matilda's second game against Argentina in

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that two game series in next week's episode. However,

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that is it for this week's episode of the Aussie Football

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Passport. I hope you enjoyed it. So make sure you like

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