Cahill’s swansong to be short

Tim

Cahill’s farewell appearance for Australia will be limited to the last five minutes as the Socceroos look ahead to life without their record scorer — and wonder how to replace his goals.

Cahill, 38, will earn his 108th and final cap in today’s friendly against Lebanon in Sydney, but coach Graham Arnold has thornier matters at hand ahead of Australia’s Asian Cup defence in January in the UAE.

Arnold said yesterday that Cahill, the former Everton forward, would be restricted to a five-minute cameo. (AFP)