Massimo Luongo Named Asian Cup MVP


Massimo Luongo Named Asian Cup MVP

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Australian rising star Massimo Luongo has been named the Most Valuable Player at the 2015 Asian Cup.

He scored the opening goal for Australia in Saturday's 2-1 win over South Korea in the final at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.

He scored a goal and was named man of the match in Australia's opening match at the Asian Cup against Kuwait and was also named player of the match in the semi-final win over United Arab Emirates.

Luongo, who plays for Swindon Town in the third tier of English football, made his international debut last year and was picked in the Australian squad for the World Cup but did not play a match.

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