Australia v Kuwait, 16 August 2006

Score2-0 to Australia
RefereeJunjie Huang (China) Huang
CompetitionAFC Asian Cup Group D
VenueAussie Stadium
Attendance32,000

2  Australia

Manager: Gary Moretti

0  Kuwait

Manager: Yousef Al Yatama

Goals:

Travis Dodd 75 G
Saso Petrovski 86 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Clint Bolton
Defender/Right back Kevin Muscat
Defender Travis Dodd
Defender Jade North
Defender Michael Valkanis
Defender/Midfielder Mark Milligan
Midfielder Dave Carney
Midfielder Alvin Ceccoli
Midfielder Steve Corica
Forward Joel Griffiths
Forward Archie Thompson

Starting lineup:

Nawaf Al Khaldi Goalkeeper
Ahmad Al Eidan Defender
Nohair Al Shammari Defender (captain)
Yaqoub Al Taher Defender
Fahad Awadh Defender
Jarah Al Ateeqi Midfielder
Nawaf Al Mutairi Midfielder
Fahad Al Hamad Forward
Bader Al Mutawa Forward

Substitutions:

Saso Petrovski for Joel Griffiths 56
Alex Brosque for Archie Thompson 69
Matt McKay for Steve Corica 90

Substitutions:

Waleed Ali for Khalaf Al Mutairi 79
Fahad Al Rashidi for Fahad Al Hamad 84
Nawaf Al Otaibi for Nawaf Al Mutairi 88

Cards:

Saso Petrovski 57 Y

Cards:

Khalaf Al Mutairi 32 Y
Abdulrahman Al Dawood 36 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Matt McKay
Forward Alex Brosque
Forward Saso Petrovski

On the bench:

Midfielder Waleed Ali
Forward Nawaf Al Otaibi

2  Australia

Manager: Gary Moretti

Goals:

Travis Dodd 75 G
Saso Petrovski 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Clint Bolton
Defender/Right back Kevin Muscat
Defender Travis Dodd
Defender Jade North
Defender Michael Valkanis
Defender/Midfielder Mark Milligan
Midfielder Dave Carney
Midfielder Alvin Ceccoli
Midfielder Steve Corica
Forward Joel Griffiths
Forward Archie Thompson

Substitutions:

Saso Petrovski for Joel Griffiths 56
Alex Brosque for Archie Thompson 69
Matt McKay for Steve Corica 90

Cards:

Saso Petrovski 57 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Matt McKay
Forward Alex Brosque
Forward Saso Petrovski

0  Kuwait

Manager: Yousef Al Yatama

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Nawaf Al Khaldi Goalkeeper
Ahmad Al Eidan Defender
Nohair Al Shammari Defender (captain)
Yaqoub Al Taher Defender
Fahad Awadh Defender
Jarah Al Ateeqi Midfielder
Nawaf Al Mutairi Midfielder
Fahad Al Hamad Forward
Bader Al Mutawa Forward

Substitutions:

Waleed Ali for Khalaf Al Mutairi 79
Fahad Al Rashidi for Fahad Al Hamad 84
Nawaf Al Otaibi for Nawaf Al Mutairi 88

Cards:

Khalaf Al Mutairi 32 Y
Abdulrahman Al Dawood 36 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Waleed Ali
Forward Nawaf Al Otaibi