Australia's Chris Ikonomidis enjoying the Asian Cup spotlight

After an opening Asia Cup defeat to Jordan, Australia looked much more comfortable in a 3-0 win against Palestine. Jordan beat holders Australia in the opening match of the Asian Cup. Uzbekistan prevailed 2-1 over Oman in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup opener courtesy of Eldor Shomurodov's late winner. Ali Adnan sealed a 3-2 win for Iraq over Vietnam in the Asian Cup in dramatic fashion, by netting a sublime 90th minute free-kick. For a long time Chris Ikonomidis has been a highly rated prospect in Australian football -- now it seems the 23-year-old is delivering on that potential. A stellar first half of the A-League season with Perth Glory thrust Ikonomidis into Socceroos contention, with the winger banging in six goals in nine appearances for Tony Popovic's side. After earning his spot in Graham Arnold's 23-man squad for the Asian Cup, Ikonomidis scored his first international goal in a pre-tournament friendly against...

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