Brazil score at the death to deny Socceroos famous win after Irankunda stunner

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] let the visitors know they were in for a game early on, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/metcalfe-connor/zqXaHPUa/"]Connor Metcalfe[/a] firing over before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/irankunda-nestor/OdWRR5EU/"]Nestory Irankunda[/a] glided inside and unleashed a venomous strike that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hugo-souza/nRSWS1UF/"]Hugo Souza[/a] tipped over his crossbar.[/p][p]There was a slight break following a clash of heads between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/italiano-jacob/x2rPoBfJ/"]Jacob Italiano[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/douglas-santos/f91ESvlb/"]Douglas Santos[/a], and the battle continued once play resumed with heavy tackles going in from both sides to dispel any friendly tag.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] still came close to opening the scoring with a moment of quality when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] met [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/danilo-santos/rsMiiNaj/"]Danilo Santos'[/a] searching ball with a looping header, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beach-patrick/d6MmYtl5/"]Patrick Beach[/a] was able to catch it.[/p][p]As Brazil started to take more control of the play, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/estevao/pSdnUEdI/"]Estevao[/a] jinked inside before firing off-target; [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vinicius-junior/CbwQ4Mws/"]Vinicius Junior[/a]’s deflected strike was saved, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrington-lucas/4ApZ8wCi/"]Lucas Herrington[/a] did well to deny Raphinha and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bruno-guimaraes/xtyKanzU/"]Bruno Guimaraes[/a] struck over the crossbar.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="3fe6b340-3d5d-4d66-9e7a-5f533845866e" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="b9e8dcb6-f3e1-4c16-8f7f-ea8da132735d" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Australia still posed a threat, especially from corners, although [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/souttar-harry/Aw73uj0d/"]Harry Souttar[/a] could only turn his attempt wide when he was found at the back post.[/p][p]Estevao then thought he had opened the scoring moments before half-time, but his goal was ruled out due to Guimaraes fouling Souttar.[/p][p]Undeterred by that scare, Australia initially held firm after the restart but started to concede chances as the hour mark came and went.[/p][p]Even so, parity remained as Vinicius' tame shot was saved, Raphinha took his shot early under pressure from Herrington and sent it wide, then Estevao skied his attempt.[/p][p][b]The Selecao were left stunned in the 68th minute, when Irankunda beat Hugo Souza with a sensational free-kick and celebrated in an equally eye-catching fashion.[/b][/p][embed guid="b880729f-dde0-4b8a-aec1-731f97bbb287" url="https://x.com/Socceroos/status/2103450364234051883" social-type="twitter" /][p]Souttar embodied the Socceroos’ determination to maintain their lead, putting his head in front of a powerful [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/douglas-luiz/IZxlmmuF/"]Douglas Luiz[/a] shot.[/p][p][b]When it looked like the game was lost for Brazil, they avoided suffering back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2023 in the final seconds, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rayan/CSiH3dM4/"]Rayan[/a]’s powerful header from Raphinha’s corner beat Beach as the goalkeeper could only tip it onto the underside of the crossbar.[/b][/p][p]That forced Australia to settle for their third consecutive draw inside 90 minutes.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] (Brazil)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/australia-xSrf6qMM/brazil-I9l9aqLq/summary/stats/?mid=8EY6ZJpI"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Lineups and ratings" id="7d58339f-1907-4b20-a685-54ea671b6922" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="4987801f-5f47-4f3d-befb-ca795f084004" original-width="2160" original-height="3840" /]