Jordan advances to veryfirst Asian Cup semifinals; Australia dealswith South Korea

Son Heung-min offered South Korea a significant 2-1 win over Australia after additional time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup on Friday.

Victory kept alive South Korea’s hopes of a 3rd Asian Cup title and a veryfirst consideringthat1960 It set up a semifinal versus Jordan, which reached the last 4 for the veryfirst time by pounding Tajikistan, 1-0.

Craig Goodwin volleyed Australia ahead in the veryfirst half at Al Janoub Stadium. Hwang Hee-chan’s stoppage-time charge required additional time. Son’s incredible totallyfree kick in the 104th minute protected the win.

Australia nearly took the lead after 20 minutes when Jo Hyun-woo might just parry Goodwin’s effective shot from the edge of the location straight into the course of Conor Metcalfe, who shot broad.

Hwang then discovered the back of the internet with an simple tap-in however Seol Young-woo, who supplied the pull back from the left, was evaluated offside.

Australia moved ahead 3 minutes before the break. South Korea offered the ball away and Goodwin coolly volleyed Nathaniel Atkinson’s looping right cross at the far post past Jo.

Despite delightingin the bulk of ownership in the veryfirst half, South Korea did not handle a shot on objective.

Australia, the 2015 champ, needto haveactually extended its lead 8 minutes into the brand-new half. Jo made a fine double conserve from Martin Boyle’s header and follow-up shot, and when the ball spilled to Mitchell Duke, the forward fired over with the objective at his grace.

South Korea began to push forward, sendingout cross after cross into a crowded charge location, however it was Australia that had muchbetter opportunities late in the videogame.

Then Son was brought down in the location in the 4th minute of injury time by Lewis Miller and Hwang fired home the charge to take the videogame into additional time.

Hwang nearly scored onceagain 5 minutes in with a low shot on the turn that was magnificently conserved at the near post by Mat Ryan, who rapidly got up to keep out a Lee Kang-in header.

Son sealed the win by curling a totallyfree kick from the left corner of the charge location into the leading corner past Ryan’s despairing dive.

The scenario gotworse for Australia minutes lateron after Aiden O’Neill’s yellow card for a nasty on Hwang was altered to red after a video evaluation.

Earlier, Jordan beat Tajikistan thanks to an own-goal from Vahdat Hanonov midway through the 2nd half in Al-Rayyan.

The deadlock at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium was damaged after 66 minutes when a corner kick bounced off the chest of Tajikistan’s Hanonov and into his own net.

Mousa Tamari had the opportunity to extend Jordan’s lead, however the wing shot simply broad from inside the location.

That stimulated Tajikistan into action. Alisher Shukurov’s strong drive from outside the location was conserved by Yazeed Abulaila, however the main Asian group stoppedworking to put Jordan under any more major pressure.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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