It was nervy and it was tetchy, but the Socceroos just about got the job done to keep its stuttering World Cup qualifying campaign alive at the Sydney Football Stadium.
With ground to make up on Japan and Saudi Arabia and needing to win all its remaining home games, Australia has kept its campaign chugging along with a 2-0 win over the United Arab Emirates.
Set-piece expertise came to the fore as a first-ever goal in international football for Jackson Irvine and a headed finish from Mathew Leckie — both coming from corners — saw the hosts home in a stop-start encounter.
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