AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Jan 13 (AP): Australia is up and running at the Asian Cup after second-half goals from Jackson Irvine and Jordan Bos broke India's resistance and secured a 2-0 win on Saturday.The match was the first in the history of the Asian Cup be officiated by a female referee, with Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita in charge.

The 2015 champions are out to reclaim the title in Qatar and were given an early test against a stubborn opponent and a raucous crowd at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.
Australia dominated the Group B match, but struggled to find a way through India's determined defense.
That was until goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu failed to claim a high cross from Martin Boyle five minutes after the break and Irvine pounced to fire home from close range.
Bos, a substitute, had only been on the field for a minute when he converted Riley McGree's low cross at the far post to double the lead in the 73rd.

While Australia dominated on the field, it was India's fans who made the majority of the noise among the crowd of 36,253.
High-pitched cheers rang around the stadium to greet India's increasing number of defensive clearances as the pressure mounted. And that was amplified for India's rare attacks on goal, such as a flying header from Sunil Chhetri in the first half that went wide.

Sandhu could have been punished for a mis-kick in the first half but recovered to stop Connor Metcalfe's effort on goal. Irvine made no mistake from the keeper's error in the 50th, though, setting Australia on course for victory.
"I think there were still two players on the line. That’s the way India defended today,” Irvine said. "I had tried to squeeze it through that gap and fortunately it went in.”

Qatar began its defense of the Asian Cup in perfect style with a 3-0 win against Lebanon at Lusail Stadium.
As host of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar suffered three straight defeats and exited its own tournament at the earliest possible stage.
But hosting the Asian Cup for the third time, Qatar got off to an impressive start after two goals from Akram Afif and another from Almoez Ali secured victory in front of 82,490 fans.