Tanzanian-born Irankunda inspires Australia to stunning win over Turkey
Australia began their World Cup Group D campaign with a disciplined and impressive 2-0 victory over Turkey on Sunday morning at BC Place in Vancouver, delivering a performance built on resilience, organisation and clinical finishing.Turkey entered the match as favourites and controlled long spells of possession, particularly in the opening half. They created several promising chances through Arda Güler, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and İsmail Yüksek, while Abdülkerim Bardakcı came agonisingly close when his effort struck the post. However, despite their dominance on the ball, they struggled to break down Australia’s well-structured defensive block.##NAJAVA_MECA_9795045##Patrick Beach was a key figure in Australia’s resistance, producing a series of important saves to keep his side in the contest as Turkey applied sustained pressure.Against the run of play, Australia struck in the 27th minute. Tanzanian-born forward Nestory Irankunda made a perfectly timed run onto a defence-splitting pass and fini..