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Irankunda's 81st-Minute 25-Yard Free Kick Salvages Watford Draw With Southampton

Sustained form has prompted a Socceroos recall after nearly a year out.

Overview

  • The 19-year-old struck in the 81st minute to secure a 2-2 result at Vicarage Road.
  • The goal was his second long-range free kick in as many matches after a similar equalizer at Swansea a week earlier.
  • Watford coach Paulo Pezzolano praised the "perfect and beautiful" strikes but said Irankunda must improve fitness, pressing and end product.
  • He has been named in Australia's squad to face New Zealand in Canberra on Friday and in Auckland the following Tuesday.
  • Signed from Bayern Munich for about £3 million in the summer, Irankunda described himself as "a game-changer" after his latest finish.