Boyle strikes twice as Australia farewell Cahill with Lebanon win


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Hibernian v Celtic - Easter Road, Edinburgh, Britain - April 21, 2018 Hibernian’s Martin Boyle in action wiht Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia bid farewell to totemic forward Tim Cahill with a comfortable 3-0 win over Lebanon in their last friendly on home soil before their Asian Cup title defence in the United Arab Emirates early next year.

Scotland-born winger Martin Boyle scored twice on his first international start to give the Socceroos a 2-0 lead at halftime and Mathew Leckie added the third goal in the 68th minute.

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