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The result revived Lebanon’s hopes after the West Asian side had suffered a 13-0 defeat to Japan in their opener. Australia, meanwhile, moved up to four points - having kicked off their campaign with a 2-0 win against India.
Australia applied the early pressure, pinning Lebanon deep in the opening exchanges with Claire Corbett testing Marie Joe Chebly from distance in the third minute before the Lebanon keeper pulled off a fine save to deny Sakura Leong’s rasping shot from inside the box.
Another chance went begging in the eighth minute when Claire Corbett pounced on a loose ball off Chebly’s clearance to set up for Tehya Aspland, who hit her powerful effort straight into the arms of the Lebanese custodian.
Another chance went begging in the eighth minute when Claire Corbett pounced on a loose ball off Chebly’s clearance to set up for Tehya Aspland, who hit her powerful effort straight into the arms of the Lebanese custodian.
The sustained pressure resulted in the opening goal at the half hour mark when Theodora Mouithys timed her run to perfection to latch onto Keira Sarris’s through ball before lobbing over the advancing Chebly and into the back of the net.
Lebanon came close to leveling five minutes before the half-time whistle when Anabel Zihenni charged into the box and tried to squeeze the ball past Australian keeper Dali Gorr Burchmore, who reacted well to smother the effort.
Lebanon came close to leveling five minutes before the half-time whistle when Anabel Zihenni charged into the box and tried to squeeze the ball past Australian keeper Dali Gorr Burchmore, who reacted well to smother the effort.
Group B: Lebanon v Australia
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Australia continued their attacking approach in the second half with Willa Pearson angling her header wide in the 49th minute before Maeve Nicholas and Kaya Jugovic came close from inside the box.
However, Lebanon equalised against the run of play just before the hour mark with Yara Geitani releasing the ball to Sara Karnib who slotted home past Burchmore.
However, Lebanon equalised against the run of play just before the hour mark with Yara Geitani releasing the ball to Sara Karnib who slotted home past Burchmore.
Australia tried to respond but Chebly denied Leyla Hussein from distance in the 77th minute before foiling Kaya Jugovic from a tight angle as the teams took home a share of the spoils.
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