Domenici, Bush, Gapare...making history?

Canberran Stephen Domenici opened the scoring for the Joeys in Tashkent yesterday. Danai Gapare also got game time. I'm assuming Chris Bush was injured.See release below.

Question: How many other Canberran or Goulburn Under 16's or younger have ever even been to Uzbekistan?
And who in that age range from this region,if anyone, has ever played a sporting contest in that country?



The Qantas Joeys have recorded a confidence boosting 3-0 victory in a friendly match against the Uzbekistan U16 National team in Tashkent overnight.



Qantas Joeys Head Coach Martyn Crook used the fixture to fine tune his teams preparations for the AFC U16 Championships, which kick-offs this weekend, and as a result gave the majority of the 23-player squad match time.



Stephen Domenici opened the scoring for the Qantas Joeys just after the half-hour mark and five minutes later Eli Babalj doubled the lead with a well finished goal.



Ben Kantarovski completed the scoring for the Qantas Joeys late in the match when he headed home a Marc Warren free kick at the far post.



The Qantas Joeys open their AFC U16 Championships campaign on Sunday 5 October when they face Saudi Arabia at the Pakhtakor Stadium in Tashkent.





Match Details:

Uzbekistan 0

Qantas Joeys 3 (Stephen Domenici 33’, Eli Babalj 38’, Ben Kantarovski 85’)

Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan



Qantas Joeys line-up: Robert Kolac, Nathan Farrell (Chahine Noujaim), Brendan Hamill (C), Petar Franjic, Trent Sainsbury (Mark Perrone), Ben Kantarovski, Jared Lum, Stephen Domenici (Teddy Yabio), Nikola Stanojevic (Kamal Ibrahim), Cameron Edwards (Marc Warren), Eli Babalj (Danai Gapare).



Substitutes not used: Julius Davies, Bailey Wright, Dimitrios Petratos.



Yellow Cards: Nathan Farrell





QANTAS JOEYS SQUAD

AFC U16 CHAMPIONSHIPS - UZBEKISTAN 2008

4-18 October 2008



Eli Babalj (WA), Chris Bush (ACTAS), Julius Davies (WA), Stephen Domenici (ACTAS), Cameron Edwards (WA), Petar Franjic (VIS), Nathan Farrell (SASI), Danai Gapare (ACTAS), Brendan Hamill (NSWIS), Kamal Ibrahim (VIS), Ben Kantarovski (Newcastle Jets), Robert Kolac (NSWIS), Aaron Lennox (NSWIS), Jared Lum (NSWIS), Chahine Noujaim (SASI), Mark Perrone (SASI), Dimitrios Petratos (NSWIS), Trent Sainsbury (WA), Nikola Stanojevic (NSWIS), Nicholas Tubbs (QAS), Marc Warren (NSWIS), Bailey Wright (VIS) and Teddy Yabio (VIS).





AFC U16 CHAMPIONSHIPS - UZBEKISTAN 2008

OFFCIAL MATCH SCHEDULE



Group A: BAHRAIN, I.R. IRAN, SINGAPORE, UZBEKISTAN



#
Date
Match
Venue
Kick-Off

1
4 Oct 2008
I.R. IRAN vs. BAHRAIN
Pakhtakor Stadium
20:00

2
4 Oct 2008
SINGAPORE vs. UZBEKISTAN
Pakhtakor Stadium
16:00

9
6 Oct 2008
BAHRAIN vs. SINGAPORE
Pakhtakor Stadium
20:00

10
6 Oct 2008
UZBEKISTAN vs. I.R. IRAN
Pakhtakor Stadium
16:00

17
8 Oct 2008
I.R. IRAN vs. SINGAPORE
MHSK Stadium
15:00

19
8 Oct 2008
UZBEKISTAN vs. BAHRAIN
Pakhtakor Stadium
15:00




Group B: INDIA, INDONESIA, KOREA REPUBLIC, SYRIA



#
Date
Match
Venue
Kick-Off

3
4 Oct 2008
SYRIA vs. INDONESIA
MHSK Stadium
18:00

4
4 Oct 2008
KOREA REPUBLIC vs. INDIA
MHSK Stadium
14:00

11
6 Oct 2008
INDONESIA vs. KOREA REPUBLIC
MHSK Stadium
14:00

12
6 Oct 2008
INDIA vs. SYRIA
MHSK Stadium
18:00

18
8 Oct 2008
SYRIA vs. KOREA REPUBLIC
Pakhtakor Stadium
19:00

20
8 Oct 2008
INDIA vs. INDONESIA
MHSK Stadium
19:00




Group C: AUSTRALIA, CHINA P.R., SAUDI ARABIA, TURKMENISTAN



#
Date
Match
Venue
Kick-Off

5
5 Oct 2008
CHINA P.R. vs. TURKMENISTAN
Pakhtakor Stadium
16:00

6
5 Oct 2008
SAUDI ARABIA vs. AUSTRALIA
Pakhtakor Stadium
20:00

13
7 Oct 2008
TURKMENISTAN vs. SAUDI ARABIA
Pakhtakor Stadium
20:00

14
7 Oct 2008
AUSTRALIA vs. CHINA P.R.
Pakhtakor Stadium
16:00

21
9 Oct 2008
CHINA P.R. vs. SAUDI ARABIA
Pakhtakor Stadium
15:00

23
9 Oct 2008
AUSTRALIA vs. TURKMENISTAN
MHSK Stadium
15:00




Group D: JAPAN, MALAYSIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, YEMEN



#
Date
Match
Venue
Kick-Off

7
5 Oct 2008
JAPAN vs. MALAYSIA
MHSK Stadium
14:00

8
5 Oct 2008
YEMEN vs. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
MHSK Stadium
18:00

15
7 Oct 2008
MALAYSIA vs. YEMEN
MHSK Stadium
14:00

16
7 Oct 2008
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs. JAPAN
MHSK Stadium
18:00

22
9 Oct 2008
JAPAN vs. YEMEN
Pakhtakor Stadium
19:00

24
9 Oct 2008
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs. MALAYSIA
MHSK Stadium
19:00




Quarter Finals



#
Date
Match
Venue


QF1
12 Oct 2008
Winner Group A vs. Runner Up Group B
Pakhtakor Stadium
16:00

QF2
12 Oct 2008
Winner Group B vs. Runner Up Group A
Pakhtakor Stadium
20:00

QF3
12 Oct 2008
Winner Group C vs. Runner Up Group D
MHSK Stadium
14:00

QF4
12 Oct 2008
Winner Group D vs. Runner Up Group C
MHSK Stadium
18:00




Semi Finals



#
Date
Match
Venue


SF1
15 Oct 2008
Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF3
Pakhtakor Stadium
15:00

SF2
15 Oct 2008
Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF4
Pakhtakor Stadium
19:00




Final



#
Date
Match
Venue


F
18 Oct 2008
Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
Pakhtakor Stadium
16:00





Adam Mark