SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia coach Graham Arnold said his youthful team were taught a valuable lesson after being outmuscled by Ecuador in a 2-1 friendly loss in Melbourne.
The Socceroos beat the South Americans 3-1 in the first match of the double-header in Sydney last week but two second-half goals from the visitors at Docklands Stadium on Tuesday put paid to their hopes of sweeping the series.
"One of the best things was how strong they were and how well they held the ball up when they needed to, and we couldn’t manhandle them. Arnold made seven changes to his starting line-up from the first match and Brandon Borrello gave Australia a fine start with his first international goal after 16 minutes.
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