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Chinese Taipei 1-7 Australia: Socceroos boost goal difference in Group B

Adam Taggart and Jackson Irvine hit first-half braces before Harry Souttar notched a headed brace as Australia cruised to a 7-1 win over Chinese Taipei.

By Matt Dorman
Adam Taggart - cropped

Kaohsiung, Oct. 15: Adam Taggart and Jackson Irvine hit first-half braces before Harry Souttar notched a headed double as Australia cruised to a 7-1 win over Chinese Taipei in World Cup qualifying.

Graham Arnold's men eased to a five-goal victory over Nepal on home soil last week and went one better despite a largely sluggish second half in Tuesday's low-key clash in Kaohsiung.

There was a moment to savour for the world's 129th-ranked nation courtesy of Chen Yi-wei's expert header in between the quickfire strikes from Taggart and Irvine.

The result was never in doubt, though, and Souttar made sure of a valuable boost to the Socceroos' goal difference, the defender improving his international haul to three in two games either side of neat finish from substitute Jamie Maclaren.

Story first published: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 19:23 [IST]
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