Arnold lauds young stars in successive win over Lebanon
The Socceroos delivered a dominant 5-1 victory over Lebanon at Canberra’s GIO Stadium on Tuesday night to move another step closer to qualifying for their sixth FIFA World Cup campaign.
In a sign of good things to come for the national team, midfielders Patrick Yazbek and Josh Nisbet made their international debuts for the Socceroos in what was a memorable evening in front of a record crowd in Canberra.
Veteran winger Craig Goodwin starred with a second half double and an assist in his return to the side after missing the Socceroos’ earlier win over Lebanon with illness.
Coach Graham Arnold was pleased with his side’s effort, reflecting on the young talent that came off the bench and made the match their own.
“I was very happy and proud of the young ones,” he told Ten post-match.
“They took ownership when they went on the park and the future is bright.”
Australia needed less than two minutes to find the back of the net with up-and-coming striker Kusini Yengi scoring his first international goal.
The Socceroos overloaded the left wing before Goodwin sent a low cross to the top of the goal square.
