Harry Redknapp marks Jordan debut with 8-0 win against Bangladesh
Harry Redknapp made a successful debut as the manager of Jordan with an 8-0 victory over Bangladesh in Group B of Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
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Redknapp, whose last management role was at Queens Park Rangers, has signed a short-term contract with Jordan, who play Australia in Sydney on Tuesday in what is scheduled to be Redknapp’s second and final match with the team.
“Very good performance, I’ve been very impressed with the players, in training …Jordan football, the future is good. Tough game [against Australia] but we look forward to it,” said the former Tottenham manager.
Australia are two points clear of Jordan at the top of Group B after six wins in seven matches, following a 7-0 win over Tajikstan on Thursday. The QPR midfielder Massimo Luongo scored in the second minute with the captain Mile Jedinak converting a penalty in the 13th minute. Australia had nine shots on goal in the first half to Tajikstan’s one.
“I was lucky to get two goals but it could have been three or four,” said the substitute Tommy Rogic, who plays for Celtic. Nathan Burns also added two goals for Australia.
The Greece-born Apostolos Giannou enjoyed an impressive debut, finishing with four assists, including setting up Luongo’s early strike.
Giannou also earned two penalties – Jedinak’s and the captain’s half-time replacement, Mark Milligan, in the 57th minute.
“Scoring that early goal really helped, and we kept up the pressure in the second half,” said Australia’s manager, Ange Postecoglou. Tajikistan’s manager, Mubin Ergashev, said it was pointless to dwell on the result. “There is no reason to talk too much about this game. We played a good team so we know where we sit.”