Melbourne Sep 5 (IANS) Australia defeated Thailand 2-1 in a nail-biting match of the 2018 World Cup Asian Zone football qualifiers at AAMI Park here on Tuesday evening.
Despite heavy rain fierce winds and some desperate Thai defence Australia s powerful attacking lineup was unstoppable with Tomi Juric (69th minute) and Mathew Leckie (86th minute) got on the scoresheet reports Xinhua news agency.
Thailand s Pokklaw A-Nan scored in the 82nd minute.
In the second spot for Asia s group B standings the Aussies will have an anxious wait as Japan take on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in a match that will determine which team will miss out on automatic qualification.
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