Aussie Soccer Cliffhanger

Aussie blues again come true
for green and gold socceroos;
lightning kick of samurai blue
in extra time runs roos through.

Socceroos leave Qatar
without major silverware;
suffering from extra-time
heartbreak going down.

Leave Qatar bleak socceroos
minus major prize silverware;
suffering intense extra-time
heartbreak blues threadbare.

Defeated by fit Japan
in stunning AFC 1-0
Asian Cup final win
in Doha loss in Qatar.

Japan's Tadanari Lee scored
an edged extra-time winner
an unmarked substitute sent
a stunning pulsating left-foot

volley past too slow diving Mark
Schwarzer in action 109th minute
to hand proud country their fourth
title in victory feat showcase kick.

poem by Terence George Craddock
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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