Soccer - Saudis fight back to avoid Vietnam shock, Australia down China
HONG KONG : Saudi Arabia survived a major scare to hand 10-man Vietnam a 3-1 defeat in Group B of the final round of Asia's preliminaries for the 2022 World Cup as Australia beat China 3-0 on Thursday.
The Vietnamese held out despite concerted Saudi pressure until the 54th minute when Duy Manh was judged to have handled while sliding in to block Salman Al Faraj's shot at goal. Meanwhile, two goals in two first-half minutes gave the Australians the upper hand after China had controlled the opening exchanges at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
Australia and Saudi Arabia joined Oman at the top of Group B after Branko Ivankovic's side handed Japan a surprise 1-0 defeat earlier in the day.
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