The Olyroos' dream of making it to the Paris Olympics has suffered a grievous blow as Australia's young soccer hopefuls crashed to a woeful 1-0 defeat at the hands of Indonesia in qualifying in Qatar.
Still unable to score a single goal after 180 minutes in the men's U23 Asian Cup, coach Tony Vidmar's outfit may have suffered a terminal blow after Indonesian Komang Teguh netted the goal just before halftime on Thursday (Friday AEST) that gave the tournament debutants a shock win in Doha.
The nightmare scenario for the dominant Australians at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium unfolded after 20-year-old Socceroo Mohamed Toure had his 25th-minute penalty saved by Indonesia's diving hero Ernando Ari Sutaryadi.
