Debutant’s ‘first class’ showing, supersub shines against Kiwis: Player Ratings

The Socceroos have secured the Soccer Ashes with a dominant 2-0 win over New Zealand in London.

Aussie boss Graham Arnold made five changes to his lineup which included a welcome recall for Massimo Luongo as hyped defender Alessandro Circati made his Socceroos debut.

Foxsports.com.au takes a look at how EVERY Aussie performed in Socceroos Player Ratings!

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DEFENCE

Mat Ryan: 7

The skipper was rarely troubled throughout but made crucial saves when he needed to, pulling off a brilliant save low to his right in the 30th minute to deny Chris Wood.

Ryan’s distribution was equally impressive as well, helping to kickstart attacks or keep the ball.

Aziz Behich: 6

Behich provided plenty of energy and looked to get forward as much as possible down that left flank.

Had an interesting dynamic playing behind Bos, who’s predominantly a left-back himself, but Behich still did plenty to keep New Zealand’s right side in check.

Harry Souttar: 7.5

Once again an impressive performance from the towering defender.

Got on the scoresheet — albeit in contentious fashion — and helped the Aussies keep a clean sheet by nullifying a Premier League striker in Chris Wood.

Did have a few careless moments in possession, but otherwise another dependable performance at the back from the Leicester City man.

Alessandro Circati: 8

Trying to keep Wood quiet is no easy task, let alone in a Socceroos debut, but Alessandro Circati was immense.

The youngster looked calm and composed with the ball at his feet and did his defensive duties perfectly.

His centre-back partner Souttar thought Circati was “first class” and felt the youngster had a “bright future”