Socceroos held scoreless by UAEA sub-strength Socceroos were served a taste of the challenge that lay ahead as they were held to a scoreless draw by a stubborn United Arab Emirates in their final Asian Cup tune-up.
Australia coach Holger Osieck opted to rest big guns Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell, Brett Emerton, Jason Culina and Mark Schwarzer from Wednesday night's friendly in Al Ain, taking a chance to test out the bulk of his squad.
But it wasn't easy going for a host of fringe players, with Australia failing to create much in attack despite a decent pitch and favourable conditions in the UAE's garden city.
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