The Saudi mission to qualify for the next round became even more difficult given that  the team surrendered five points in just two matches  and now needs to win the rest of the matches to have any chance for one of two berths from Group D.

As expected, the Australian team was more relaxed and played true to form during the match.

The Aussies executed their plays in a well coordinated manner unlike the Saudis whose game looked disjointed.

The Socceroos pounced on every opportunity presented by the Saudi mistakes.

Joshua Kennedy put the visitors in the lead by heading in a goal that sailed past the right hand side of the Saudi goalkeeper in the 40th minute.

Australia doubled the spread when Kennedy again struck in the 56th minute, blasting the ball in after a grievous passing error near the goal mouth.

The Saudis came alive to score on a penalty kick in the 67th minute courtesy of Nasser Al –Shamrani.

The hosts pushed forward searching the equalizer to no avail as the Aussies drew back to their defense line and relied on fast counter attacks.

Australia was awarded a penalty kick, which looked like a gift from Hamad Al-Montasheri, in the 76th  minute that Luke Wilkshire converted and sealed the win for the Aussies who now have six points from two matches having beaten Thailand 2-1 in Brisbane last week.

Saudi defender Osama Hawsawi thanked the Saudi fans during a television interview after the match and said that they did their best.

“The Australian team took advantage of all the chances that were available during the match unlike our team. We have to admit that the Australian team is better than us because they have professional players playing in the European league. This is not an excuse why we lost but it is an advantage for the Australian team. We will review our mistakes and the chances for us to qualify to the next round are still there. It was very painful for us to lose the three points in front of our home crowd. We need to be focused more in the remaining matches and I am sure that things will improve," Hawsawi said.