Australia beat Syria 1-0 in the morning match of Asian Cup Group B on Thursday (18th) with St. Pauli midfielder Jaechen Ayun's 59th-minute goal in the second half. After the win, Kangaroo Corps won 2 matches and 2 wins in the group with 6 points, locking up a spot in the round of 16 ahead of time, and they will fight against Uzbekistan for a place in the group in the final round. Syria lost 1 draw, 1 loss and 1 point. They will face India, the weakest team in the group, in the final round to maintain their chances of qualifying.
After two rounds of matches, Australia scored 6 points, locking the top 2 positions in the group in advance, and successfully got out of the line. The goal came in the 59th minute of the second half, when Australia attacked on the right and Syria was unable to clear the goal, Jaesen Ai Yun, surrounded by 4 Syrian players, shot through the opposing goalkeeper with a quick kick in front of the goal, and scored the only goal of the match.
