Australia v Curaçao: Fifa Series men’s international football friendly - live

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32 mins: The start of a beautiful play there with Juric turning on the ball surrounded by defenders in the centre of the field. He passes it off to O’Neill whose pass forward to a sprinting Trewin is too heavy.

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30 mins: Curaçao’s turn to charge at the area where they are held up relatively easily. Keep prodding and they might get through though.

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28 mins: Australia have been pressing high all game and after that turnover on the touchline that will likely continue. Hrustic makes a run cutting in from the right but something isn’t timed right and he ends up just toe-poking the ball towards goal, which Room easily picks up.

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Updated at 05.41 EDT

26 mins: Sounds like AAMI Park has picked up the energy a bit too. Mabil picks up a pass from O’Neill at the centre circle and finds Trewin on the right but his cross is misfired over the far post.

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GOAL! Australia 1-0 Curaçao (Mabil '22)

A defensive error on the touchline from Curaçao and Trewin is able to calmly supply Hrustic on the edge of the six-yard box who gives it a neat flick back to Mabil to thunder it past Bacuna in goal.

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22 mins: End to end with the long balls for a minute. Curaçao have a rare few moments of possession. They’ve been turning up the pressure but not holding on the ball.

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20 mins: This time the long ball comes back to Herrington who finds Hrustic. He tries to connect with Mabil but the ball flicks up into his hand.

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18 mins: And we’re back, Ryan restarting play. He sends a long ball forward which goes out for an Australian throw and then it’s back at Ryan’s feet again.

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16 mins: A brief pause as Curaçao’s Comenencia has clashed heads with the referee! No foul given they are sad to learn.

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14 mins: The back five hastily pass it across the line, Curaçao not giving them a lot of space though. Antonisse probes into the area edging past Herrington but cut short with a sliding tackle from Circati.

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