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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Rob Smyth

Australia 1-2 South Korea (aet): Asian Cup quarter-final – as it happened

Son Heung-min scores in extra time to put South Korea on the brink of the semi-final and break Australian hearts.
Son Heung-min scores in extra time to put South Korea on the brink of the semi-final and break Australian hearts. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

You should probably go back to bed, and I should probably wrap this blog up. Commiserations to Socceroos fans, and thanks for your company throughout their campaign; congratulations to South Korea’s unconquerable optimists. Bye!

It must be a weird experience preparing a composite image like this ahead of a game you are desperate for your country to win.

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