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South Korea booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup after they triumphed 4-2 in a penalty shootout against Saudi Arabia.
South Korea were on the brink of elimination after they fell behind to half-time substitute Abdullah Radif’s goal 36 seconds into the second half.
But Cho Gue-sung dramatically equalised in the ninth minute of injury time.
Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan scored the decisive penalty after two Saudi players had missed.
Jurgen Klinsmann’s side will face Australia in the last eight in Qatar on Friday, 2 February.
South Korea are attempting to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years.
Line-ups
Saudi Arabia
Formation 3-5-2
- 22Al KassarBooked at 90mins
- 17Al TambaktiSubstituted forAl Najiat 108′minutes
- 4Lajami
- 5Al Bulayhi
- 12Abdulhamid
- 23Kanno
- 15Al KhaibariSubstituted forAl Saluliat 105′minutes
- 24Al DawsariSubstituted forAl Muwalladat 72′minutesBooked at 113mins
- 25Al BuraykBooked at 120minsSubstituted forMahboobat 89′minutes
- 11Al ShehriSubstituted forRadifat 45′minutes
- 10Al DawsariSubstituted forGhareebat 84′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Al Rubaie Al Yami
- 2Al Yami
- 3Al Saluli
- 6Al Muwallad
- 7Ali Shaikh
- 8Al Malki
- 9Al Brikan
- 13Mahboob
- 16Al Naji
- 18Ghareeb
- 20Radif
- 21Najjar
South Korea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 21Cho Hyun-woo
- 15Jung Seung-hyunSubstituted forParkat 64′minutes
- 4Kim Min-jaeSubstituted forParkat 117′minutes
- 19Kim Young-gwonBooked at 49mins
- 23Kim Tae-hwan
- 10Lee Jae-sungSubstituted forCho Gue-sungat 64′minutes
- 6Hwang In-beomSubstituted forHongat 104′minutes
- 22Seol
- 18Lee Kang-inBooked at 114mins
- 17Jeong Woo-yeongSubstituted forHwang Hee-chanat 54′minutes
- 7Son Heung-min
Substitutes
- 2Lee
- 3Kim Jin-su
- 5Park
- 8Hong
- 9Cho Gue-sung
- 11Hwang Hee-chan
- 12Song Bum-keun
- 13Lee
- 16Park
- 20Oh
- 25Kim
- 26Yang
- Referee:
- Ilgiz Tantashev
- Attendance:
- 42,389
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