Sydney: James Troisi scored at the end of the first period of extra-time to give Australia their first-ever senior Asian men’s title with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Korea Republic in the final of the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 at Stadium Australia on Saturday.
Troisi’s goal in the 105th minute earned Australia the title after Massimo Luongo had put the Socceroos in front in the 44th minute only for Bayer Leverkusen winger Son Heung-min to take the game into extra-time with a stoppage-time equaliser.
Played in front of a sell-out crowd of 76,385, the Australians secured their first AFC Asian Cup since joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 and four years after losing in the final to a late extra-time winner against Japan.
Korea’s wait for a third AFC Asian Cup goes on, meanwhile, as Uli Stielike’s team were unable to break the 55-year hoodoo in the country’s first appearance in the final since 1988.
Un gol de James Troisi en el final del primer tiempo extra, le dio el primer titulo de Naciones Asiaticas a Australia que termino superando 2-1 a la Republica de corea en Sydney…
El gol de Troisi a los 105 minutos, completo la tarea que habia comenzado con gol de MassimoLuongo a los 44 minutos…Son Heung habia igualo por Republica de Corea para obligar los tiempos extras….
Jugando ante casi 77 mil espectadores, Los Australianos aseguraron su primera copa de Naciones, desde que ganara la Copa de la confederacion asiatica en el 2006 frente a Japon…