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Australia back home with Honduras edge
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The Socceroos arrived back in Australia yesterday, getting the first advantage over Honduras ahead of the return leg of their intercontinental playoff for a spot at next year’s World Cup.
The Australians left Honduras on a charter flight within hours of the 0-0 draw in the first leg at San Pedro Sula and flew home with one quick stop, aiming to cut down on the travel fatigue and get refreshed as quickly as possible for Wednesday’s deciding match in Sydney.
The Socceroos were frustrated after several missed opportunities in the away leg, but coach Ange Postecoglou was content not to have conceded a goal.
The Hondurans preferred a night at home after the first match and were taking a commercial flight via Dallas, a relative disadvantage considering the long flight and the 17-hour time difference between San Pedro Sula and Sydney.
“Every little bit counts in such big games,” Australia defender Trent Sainsbury said. “Honduras still have a long way to go; we’re already here and we can recover and be fresh.”
The Australians quietened the raucous crowd in Honduras on Friday, and are hoping to use a bigger crowd packed with their own fans at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium to get them through on Wednesday. It was the same venue where the Socceroos ended decades of intercontinental playoff disappointments with a win on penalties over Uruguay in 2005 to qualify for the following year’s World Cup in Germany.
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