Son Extra-time Winner Sends South Korea Into Asian Cup Semis Against Surprising Jordan – News18

AL WAKRAH, Qatar: Son Heung-min gave South Korea a dramatic 2-1 win over Australia after further time within the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup on Friday.

Victory saved alive South Korea’s hopes of a 3rd Asian Cup title and a primary since 1960. It arrange a semifinal towards Jordan, which reached the final 4 for the primary time by beating Tajikistan 1-0.

Craig Goodwin volleyed Australia forward within the first half at Al Janoub Stadium. Hwang Hee-chan’s stoppage-time penalty pressured further time. Son’s spectacular free kick within the 104th minute secured the win.

Australia nearly took the lead after 20 minutes when Jo Hyun-woo may solely parry Goodwin’s highly effective shot from the sting of the realm straight into the trail of Connor Metcalfe, who shot extensive.

Hwang then discovered the again of the online with a simple faucet-in however Seol Young-woo, who offered the pull again from the left, was judged offside.

Australia moved forward three minutes earlier than the break. South Korea gave the ball away and Goodwin coolly volleyed Nathanial Atkinson’s looping proper cross on the far publish previous Jo.

Despite having fun with the vast majority of possession within the first half, South Korea didn’t handle a shot on objective.

Australia, the 2015 champion, ought to have prolonged its lead eight minutes into the brand new half. Jo made a tremendous double save from Martin Boyle’s header and observe up shot, and when the ball spilled to Mitchell Duke, the ahead fired over with the objective at his mercy.

South Korea began to push ahead, sending cross after cross right into a crowded penalty space but it surely was Australia that had higher possibilities late within the recreation.

Then Son was introduced down within the space within the fourth minute of damage time by Lewis Miller and Hwang fired dwelling the penalty to take the sport into further time.

Hwang nearly scored once more 5 minutes in with a low shot on the flip that was fantastically saved on the close to publish by Mat Ryan, who rapidly bought as much as maintain out a Lee Kang-in header.

Son sealed the win by curling a free kick from the left nook of the penalty space into the highest nook previous Ryan’s despairing dive.

The state of affairs worsened for Australia moments later after Aiden O’Neill’s yellow card for a foul on Hwang was modified to pink after a video assessment.

Earlier, Jordan defeated Tajikistan because of an personal-objective from Vahdat Hanonov halfway by way of the second half in Al-Rayyan.

The impasse at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium was damaged after 66 minutes when a nook kick bounced off the chest of Tajikistan’s Hanonov and into his personal internet.

Mousa Tamari had the prospect to increase Jordan’s lead however the wing shot simply extensive from inside the realm.

That spurred Tajikistan into motion. Alisher Shukurov’s fierce drive from exterior the realm was saved by Yazeed Abulaila however the central Asian staff didn’t put Jordan beneath any extra severe stress.

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