Written by Greg Stock

Sources: Doug Butcher & John Punshon

The Asian Football Confederation Under 23 Championships were held in Qatar and saw the Olyroos drawn in Group D. A first up loss to the United Arab Emirates was followed by a win over Vietnam and a draw against Jordan. Sadly this wasn't enough to make it through to the knockout stage of the tournament.
Played: Thursday January 14 2016				Venue: Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
United Arab Emirates Mohammed Saeed Busanda Ahmed, Ahmed Rashid Sultan Alkheball Al-Mehrzi, Saleem Sulten Salem Saeed Al-Sharji, Saeed Musabbeh Salem Sari Al-Menhall, Abdalla Ghanim Juma Ghanim Al-Alewi, Ahmed Barman All Barman Shamroukh Al-Hammoudi, Abdulla Mohammad Kazim Mohammad Al-Shama (Salim Ali Ibrahim Hassan Hammadi 88), Abdulla Al-Hassan Mohamed Rashid Al-Nagbi, Yousif Saeed Juma Mubarek Surour Al-Durs (Walsed Ambar Esmael Mubarek Al-Mazouel 72), Mohamed Salman Abdulla Salman Al-Akberi, Sultan Saif Sultan All Al-Khabeal (Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Husain Al-Hashmi Al-Aftas 72). Cautions: Al-Alawi 28, Al-Mehrzi 87 Goal: Gallifuoco Own Goal 86	1	-	0	Australia Jack Duncan, Giancario Gallifuoco, James Donachie, Scott Galloway (Terry Antonis 80), Alexander Gersbach, Joshua Brillante, Andrew Hoole, Ryan Edwards, Steven Ugarkovic (Mustafa Amini 64), Jamie MacLaren, Connor Pain (Jaushua Sotirio 77). Cautions: Donachie 16, Brillante 59
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) Assistant Referees: Taleb Salem Al-Marri & Saoud Ahmed Al-Maqaleh (Qatar) Attendance: 307 Coaches: Abdullah Ahmed Khalfan Mesfer (United Arab Emirates), Aurelio Vidmar (Australia)
Played: Sunday January 17 2016				Venue: Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Vietnam Phi Minh Long, Pham Manh Hung, Dao Duy Khanh (Nguyen Nam Anh 44), Bul Tien Dung, Huynh Tan Tai, Do Duy Manh, Pham Duc Huy, Nguyen Hou Dung (Nguyen Tuan Anh 71), Nguyen Cong Phuong, Le Thanh Binh, Nguyen Van Toan. Caution: Huynh Tan Tei 44, Nguyen Nam Anh 87	0	-	2	Australia Jack Duncan, Jason Geria, James Donachie, Alexander Gersbach, Thomas Deng (Giancarlo Gallifuoco 78), Andrew Hoole (Jaushua Sotirio 66), Ryan Edwards, Mustafa Amini (Terry Antonis 85), Brandon O'Neill, Jamie MacLaren, Brandon Borrello. Cautions: Amini 11, Sotirio 75 Goals: Donachie 2, MacLaren 61
Referee: Ali Sabah Al-Qaysi (Iraq) Assistant Referees: Abdulah Al-Shalwai & Muhammed Maki A Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia) Attendance: 539 Coach: Toshiya Miura (Vietnam), Aurelio Vidmar (Australia)
Played: Wednesday January 20 2016				Venue: Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Jordan Noureddin Zaid Khaleal Beni Ateyah, Mohammad Khair Alla Al-Soliman, Amar Omar Mohammad Abuhudleab, Omar Ahmad Mustafa Al-Manaerah, Ahmad Hisham Abdel Monhammad, Feras Zeyad Yousef Shilbaya, Ehsan Manel Farhan Haddad (Laith Subhi Drzi Al-Bashtawi 85), Fadl Mahmoud Awad, Mahmoud Nayef Ahmad Al-Mardi (Saleh Ibrahim Rateb 77), Rajael Ayed Fadel Hasan, Baha Falsal Mohammed Seif (Bilal Ali Hussein Qwaider 73).	0	-	0	Australia Aaron Lennox, Jason Garia, James Donachie, Cameron Burgess, Alexander Gersbach, Joshua Brillante (Terry Antonis 71), Mustafa Amini, Stefan Ingo Mauk (Andrew Hoole 62), Brandon O'Neill, Jamie MacLaren, Brandon Borrello (Ryan Edwards 86). Caution: Antonis 90+1
Referee: Ryuji Saito (Japan) Assistant Referees: Otsuka Haruhiro (Japan) & Ismailzhan Talipzhanov (Kyrgystan) Attendance: 2,358 Coach: Jamal Ahmad Abu Abed (Jordan), Aurelio Vidmar (Australia)

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