Socceroos triumph in a five-goal thriller over Syria

By The Roar / Editor

Australia only needed a point to progress to the knock out stages of the Asian Cup but opponents Syria didn’t make things easy for them

The Crowd Says:

2019-01-16T16:26:56+00:00

EJ

Roar Pro


Was a terrible call no matter what way you look at it, one of two bad errors even the Milligan handball which wasn’t given was a pretty bad call Tho as an Australian I’m glad the Milligan handball didn’t given

2019-01-16T10:07:44+00:00

rob charlton

Roar Rookie


You really, really have to ask why the Mexican ref looked to his assistant before giving the ridiculous penalty. He was so much better positioned. This reeked of sheer incompetence, not just because of the decision but also because of the fact that the referee clearly threw responsibility for the decision to someone much further away and much more poorly positioned. This was not just inompetent refereeing. It was also gutless.

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