Olyroos.
“Playing against countries like this, you expect everyone to really lift their game to make our country proud,” the Paderborn striker told
“We aren’t going to Japan to make up numbers. ‘Arnie’ has always said we are going there to win a medal and I believe whoever is selected in the final squad will not go down without a fight.
“If it’s true and Salah does play in the Olympics, then it only adds another layer of motivation for us to prove to the world how much spirit and determination Australians have.
“I think we can for sure [get out of the group]. In a tournament like this, it can very much come down to who wants it more in each game.”
Salah s Olympic Games participation will motivate Australia – Paderborn s Iredale
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In the first A-League match to be played in Tasmania in eight years, Pain s fifth-minute goal was the difference at UTAS Stadium in Launceston, in a match marked by a confusing VAR intervention in the second half.
Mariners defender Ruon Tongyik s evening looked over in the 61st minute when he was shown a second yellow card for a challenge on Pain.
Before Tongyik could leave the field, however, he was recalled and his dismissal rescinded after the VAR ruled United striker Besart Berisha was offside in the seconds before the foul happened.
The Mariners however were unable to make the most of their stroke of fortune, as they slipped to their fifth defeat of the season.