Australia 7-0 Tajikistan at Adelaide OvalApostolos Giannou stars as Australia advance in World Cup qualifiersGreek-born Apostolos Giannou made an instant impact for Australia in a 7-0 drubbing of Tajikistan,which has rubber-stamped a ticket to the next stage of the World Cup qualifiers. The Australians will advance from the top of their group after treating their opponents as training cones in a Thursday night romp at Adelaide Oval.
Giannou had four goal assists on debut, substitute Tommy Rogic and Nathan Burns potted a brace each, and while Massimo Luongo,Mile Jedinak and Mark Milligan also scored. Giannou, who described his recent decision to opt for Australia over Greece as the hardest of this life, and laid off a pass for Luongo’s scorching moment-minute strike which set the tone of a lopsided fixture.
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Source: theguardian.com