Socceroos player ratings: Martin Boyle, Mathew Leckie, Milos Degenek lead way against Lebanon

Tim Cahill may not be backing up for the Asian Cup defence but judging by the performances of Martin Boyle and Mathew Leckie against Lebanon, the Socceroos shouldn’t be short on goals. Player ratings time!

Mat Leckie made a huge impact off the bench.

Tim Cahill may not be backing up for the Asian Cup title defence but judging by the performances of Martin Boyle and Mathew Leckie against Lebanon, the Socceroos shouldn’t be short on goals.

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The goalscorers led the Socceroos player ratings against the world No.82.

Mat Ryan - 7

Super-comfortable in the first 45 minutes as effectively a non-paying spectator.

Rhyan Grant had a busy night in both attack and defence.

Rhyan Grant - 7

Industrious as ever, though lacked opportunities to provide service from the wing.

Aziz Behich - 6

Lacked the polish of recent performances, though kept running to the end.

Trent Sainsbury - 6

Elegant on the ball but occasionally sloppy with it, a trait he has to iron out of his game.

Milos Degenek - 8

Far more comfortable at international level these days, and made a number of vital interceptions.

Jackson Irvine - 6

Seemed unable to lift the tempo when Lebanon massed ranks in front of him.

Aaron Mooy - 8

Perceptive rather than flashy as the No10, but with moments of piercing quality.

Aaron Mooy had moments of quality against Lebanon.

Mustafa Amini - 6

Worked hard and covered ground, but lacked finesse too often going forward.

Tomi Juric - 6

Juric’s ability to link play in Graham Arnold’s forward line wasn’t well argued by this display.

Martin Boyle - 8

Could be a real find for Australia at the Asian Cup - quick, direct and confident.

Awer Mabil - 6

Struggled to carry over the effervescence of his last outing, faced with obdurate defending.

Substitutes:

Danny Vukovic - 7

Customarily solid but had very little to do apart from keep himself warm.

Mathew Leckie came off the bench to put the game away for the Socceroos.

Mathew Leckie - 8

Scored within two minutes of entering the fray and played in some deft balls late in the piece

James Jeggo - 5

Deserved his chance but couldn’t impose himself on the midfield.

Andrew Nabbout - 7

Scorched the palms of a leaping Lebanon goalkeeper with a cracking shot from distance on return from injury.

Tim Cahill - 7

Hardly touched the ball, but still was the main draw card of the night and gets a decent score for purely sentimental reasons.

Mathew Jurman - 6

Hardly had time to put a foot wrong and didn’t in the final five minutes.