AL RAYYAN, Qatar: South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 in a charge shootout to advance to the Asian Cup quarter-finals after a thrilling last-16 tie ended 1-1 in additional time at Education City Stadium on Tuesday (Jan 30).
After South Korea’s Cho Gue-sung equalised in second-half included time to cancel Abdullah Radif’s opener, Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb had their charges conserved to send out South Korea through to the last 8 where they will play Australia.
In a goalless very first half, Saudi Arabia struck the crossbar two times from a corner while Son Heung-min was the only South Korean gamer to evaluate the keeper with 2 tame efforts on objective.
Saudi Arabia took the lead in the very first minute after the reboot when halftime replacement Abdullah Radif made an immediate effect, taking in behind the defence and discovering the far corner of the internet from skipper Salem Al-Dawsari’s pass.
With Saudi Arabia having one foot in the quarter-finals, South Korea lastly breached the Saudi defence in the ninth minute of included time when their pressure settled and Cho Gue-sung headed home from close quarters to require additional time.
South Korea then transformed all their area kicks to advance however they will have just 2 days to recuperate, nevertheless, with their quarter-final clash versus 2015 champs Australia happening on Friday.