Socceroos denied famous win as late Brazil goal cancels out Irankunda stunner
In an international friendly, Australia's Socceroos came close to a famous win against Brazil after Nestory Irankunda scored a brilliant goal to put them ahead. However, Brazil struck late to cancel out Irankunda's effort and deny Australia what would have been a memorable result. The draw represents a creditable performance for the Socceroos against one of the traditional powerhouses of world football, though the late concession will leave a sense of what might have been.
Read the full story at theguardian.comAustralia produced a performance full of heart against Brazil, with Nestory Irankunda's moment of individual brilliance momentarily threatening to deliver a seismic friendly result. That Brazil recovered to snatch a late equalizer underscores the depth gap between the sides, but the Socceroos will take genuine encouragement from their resilience and attacking threat. For a Brazilian team still fine-tuning ahead of more meaningful fixtures, the dropped result is a minor concern but hardly a crisis.
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