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Australia 3-1 Ecuador: international football friendly – as it happened

24-Mar-2023 11:31:42 | Guardian

• Jackson Irvine, Awer Mabil and Garang Kuol on target
• Aiden O’Neill and Alex Robertson make debuts in win

Here we are then. The teams are ready, all serious faces in the tunnel until an Australian team mascot makes massive Harry Souttar crack a smile. Out they come, to pyrotechnics and a healthy enough cheer from the half-filled stands.

It’s far from a sell-out tonight. A sub-20,000 crowd does sound a bit disappointing to be honest.