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South Korea vs Socceroos: International football friendly live scores, blog

7th June, 2019
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Korea Republic

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Australia

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Korea Republic

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Match Complete

Australia

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91'B. Borrello
U. Hwang76'
M. Kim71'
60'M. Amini

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Shots
6
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On Target
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Fouls
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Corners
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The Socceroos take on their Asian rival South Korea at the Busan Asiad Stadium in Korea. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 9pm (AEST).

After the ultimate disappointment of the Asian Cup in the UAE, the Socceroos are back on the horse and planning their assault on the World Cup qualification process which begins this spring.

New manager Graham Arnold has selected a young and inexperienced squad in the hope of finding a few diamonds in the rough to add some depth and competitiveness to the squad. Those traits will be required in what will be a long and arduous qualifying campaign.

There are six Socceroo debutantes in the squad and 12 men with less than ten caps to their names. Just three men in the squad have played in excess of 20 matches for the national team.

The precise 11 and formation that Arnold chooses to employ tonight is unknown and the same can be said of the Korean team, however manager Paulo Bento has selected a full-strength squad and the Australians will be given a tough night at the office with the Taegeuk Warriors backed by a throbbing home crowd.

What will be certain is the experimental nature of the match, with the Socceroos looking to try out new faces and the Koreans also starting a new phase with some fresh blood emerging in their ranks over the last 12 months.

Andrew Redmayne stands on the brink of an emotional Socceroos debut, as do Brandon O’Neill and Ryan Williams. Terry Antonis will have another chance to impress after missed opportunities earlier in the year.

Awer Mabil will look to become Arnold’s go-to man for goal production, after some stunning moments in the Asian Cup and an excellent year in Europe.

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Prediction
It is always tough to call friendly matches, with significant experimentation taking place and multiple substitutions assured.

However, the Koreans must go into this one as favourites, on the back of both the strength of their squad and the home advantage.

The Socceroos might surprise with a draw but the home side should manage a clear two goal victory if all goes to plan.

Australia 0 Korea Republic 2

Catch all the action on The Roar, live coverage from 9pm (AEST).

Where: Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan Korea
When: Friday 7th June 2019, 9pm (AEST)
TV: Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, 10 BOLD, MyFootball App
Betting: South Korea $1.66 Draw $3.75 Australia $5.75

South Korea
Sung-Yun Gu, Hyun-woo Jo, Seung-gyu Kim, Chul-soon Choi, Chul Hong, Seung-hyun Jung, Jin-su Kim, Min-jae Kim, Young-gwon Kim, Kyung-won Kwon, Yong Lee, Ji-su Park, In-beom Hwang, Se-jong Ju, Woo-young Jung, Bo-kyung Kim, Jung-min Kim, Tae-hwan Kim, Chang-hoon Kwon, Chung-yong Lee, Jae-sung Lee, Jin-hyun Lee, Kang-in Lee, Seung-ho Paik, Jun-ho Son, Hee-chan Hwang, Ui-jo Hwang, Dong-won Ji, Moon-hwan Kim, Jeong-hyeop Lee, Seung-woo Lee, Sang-ho Na, Heung-min Son

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Australia
Lawrence Thomas, Andrew Redmayne, Aziz Behich, Thomas Deng, Rhyan Grant, Matthew Jurman, Brad Smith, Harry Souttar, Matthew Spiranovic, Rhys Williams, Bailey Wright, Mustafa Amini, Terry Antonis, Josh Brillante, Craig Goodwin, James Jeggo, Brandon O’Neill, Dimi Petratos, Brandon Borrello, Mitchell Duke, Awer Mabil, Adam Taggart, Ryan Williams

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