FOOTBALL: Olyroos Head Coach Aurelio Vidmar today named a 22-man squad to play high profile matches against Brazil, China PR and Korea Republic in a Four-Nation International Friendly tournament in Wuhan, China from 14-18 November 2014.
The squad consists of 12 players from the Hyundai A-League as well as 10 overseas-based players.
This will be the first time that the Olyroos have assembled since the AFC U-22 Championship in January where they were knocked out of the quarter-finals by Saudi Arabia.
Vidmar is looking forward to working with the players as he begins preparations for the next AFC U-22 Championship campaign which will double as the qualification tournament for the 2016 Olympic Games Football Tournament.
At the 2016 AFC U-22 Championship to be played in January 2016, the top three (3) teams will qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
“When the opportunity came up to play three quality matches at this stage of our preparations we had no hesitation in accepting,“ said Vidmar.
“It has been a while since we have been together as group and I will be using this camp to assess how everyone is progressing.”
“This will also be the first time that a number players have joined the group and it will interesting to see how they fit into the playing style.
“We want to get positives result from this tournament, but the overall goal is for all players to get used to the playing style that we want to take into the qualification campaign,” concluded Vidmar‘
The Olyroos will face the Brazilian U-22 team in their opening match on Friday 14 November, China PR U-22 in their second match on Sunday 16 November and then the Korea Republic U-22 in their final match of the tournament on Tuesday 18 November.
All matches will be played at the Wuhan Sports Centre, Wuhan, China.
Olyroos Squad for Chinese International Friendly Tournament – 14- 18 November 2014
Mustafa AMINI Borussia Dortmund, Germany
Corey BROWN Brisbane Roar FC, Australia
Cameron BURGESS Fulham FC, England
Travis COOPER VVV Venlo, Netherlands
James DONACHIE Brisbane Roar, Australia
Jack DUNCAN (gk) Perth Glory, Australia
Ryan EDWARDS Reading FC, England
Scott GALLOWAY Melbourne Victory, Australia
Giancarlo GALLIFUOCO Swansea A.F.C, Wales
Corey GAMEIRO Sydney FC, Australia
Jason GERIA Melbourne Victory, Australia
John HALL (gk) Adelaide United, Australia
Andrew HOOLE Newcastle Jets, Australia
Jackson IRVINE Ross County FC, Scotland
Aaron LENNOX (gk) QPR, England
Jamie MACLAREN Perth Glory, Australia
Stefan MAUK Melbourne City FC, Australia
Connor PAIN Melbourne Victory, Australia
Steven UGARKOVIC NK Osijek, Croatia
Ryan WILLIAMS Barnsley, England (on-loan)
Riley WOODCOCK Perth Glory, Australia
Kwame YEBOAH Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany
Match Day/ Date Kick-Off Time (local)/ Kick-Off Time (AEDT)/ Fixture
MD1 14-11-2014 16:00 19:00 Brazil U-22 v Australia U-22
MD1 14-11-2014 19:30 22:30 China PR U-22 v Korea Republic U-22
MD2 16-11-2014 16:00 19:00 Korea Republic U-22 v Brazil U-22
MD2 16-11-2014 19:30 22:30 Australia U-22 v China PR U-22
MD3 18-11-2014 16:00 19:00 Korea Republic U-22 v Australia U-22
MD3 18-11-2014 19:30 22:30 China PR U-22 v Brazil U-22
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