Socceroos v Kuwait, Asian Cup 2015: Australia opens 2015 tournament with 4-1 victory

THE Socceroos have claimed a deserved 4-1 victory over Kuwait in the opening game of the 2015 Asian Cup in Melbourne. Re-live how it unfolded.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 09: Mile Jedinak of the Socceroos is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the 2015 Asian Cup match between the Australian Socceroos and Kuwait at AAMI Park on January 9, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

THE Socceroos have come from behind to open their Asian Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Kuwait in Melbourne.

The home fans were silenced when Ali Hussain Fadhel opened the scoring, but the hosts grew into the contest, equalising via Tim Cahill, before Massimo Luongo put the side in the lead to go into the interval 2-1 up.

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Ange Postecoglou’s side upped the ante in a more composed, fluid second-half and got the reward via a Mile Jedinak penalty, before James Troisi put the icing on the cake in the final moments.

Re-live how the match unfolded in our live blog below.

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Originally published as Socceroos v Kuwait, Asian Cup 2015: Australia opens 2015 tournament with 4-1 victory