Draw leaves Australia with slim advantage

Australia warranted a scoreless pull opposite Honduras in a initial leg of a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢ intercontinental play-off, gaining a slim advantage streamer into a lapse match.

It was a Socceroos who dominated a home side for durations of a compare on an unusually complicated representation in San Pedro Sula, though they were incompetent to finish any of their opportunities.

Tomi Juric had dual glorious sights of idea – one in any half – while a sharp-witted Massimo Luongo forced Donis Escober into an early save.

Honduras unsuccessful to exam Australia goalkeeper Mat Ryan until a final 10 mins when surrogate brazen Carlo Costly raced onto a prolonged round to force a save with a severe shot.

Australia will be chasing a fourth unbroken World Cup qualification, and Honduras a third, when a team’s match-up in Sydney on Wednesday.

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“Overall we couldn’t be happier,” pronounced Australia manager Ange Postecoglou. “But we are only blank that clinical edge. we suspicion we were unequivocally plain defensively on a formidable representation and we hold a line unequivocally well.

“It was as good a opening as we could design in a circumstances. We will go tough [in Sydney], and we will have copiousness of players who didn’t play accessible to us.”

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