On the last day of January, the final of the Asia Cup took place, where the Australian and South Korean national teams, who had previously played at home, tested their strength for the second time. In the group match, the Koreans were slightly superior, but the Australians wanted to give gold to their fans. The hosts of the tournament took the lead at the end of the first half when Massimo Luongo sent the ball into the net from afar. In the second part of the match, it seemed that victory was already in the hands of Australia, but the opponents were able to equalize in the last minutes. Heung-Min Son did that. Nevertheless, thousands of Australians gathered in the stadium were not disappointed: at the end of the first overtime half, James Troisi was able to score and bring victory to his team. Yesterday also saw a match for the bronze medal. It was a battle between Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. After a fierce fight, the team from the UAE, who eliminated the Japanese defending champions, proved to be stronger. The duel ended with a score of 3-2. Results: South Korea 1 - 2 Australia [0-1] 45' Massimo Luongo [1-1] 90' Heung-Min Son [1-2] 105' James Troisi Iraq 2 - 3 UAE [0-1] 16' Ahmed Khalil [1-1] 28' Walid Salim [2-1] 42' Amjad Khalaf [2-2] 51' Ahmed Khalil 55' Ahmad Ibrahim (Iraq) sent off the field [2-3] 57' Ali Ahmed Mabkhbout
