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Substitute forward Tadanari Lee's 109th minute volley gave Japan a 1-0 win over Australia in the
final of the AFC Asian Cup 2011 on Saturday. The victory sees the Blue Samurai win their fourth
Asian Cup title and first since 2004. Though outshot 11 to 8 by the Socceroos, Japan had the edge
in possession throughout [.
South Korea defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 to take third place in the AFC Asian Cup 2011 on Friday. The
win secures an automatic place for the Koreans at the 2015 tournament in Australia. Korea went up
3-0 in the first-half on goals from Koo Ja-Cheo and Ji Dong-Won (2) before Uzbekistan fought back
with goals on either [.
Regional rivals Japan and South Korea battled to a 2-2 draw that had to be settled via penalty
kicks in their AFC Asian Cup 2011 semi-final meeting on Tuesday. Japan triumphed 3-0 in the
shootout following 120 minutes of soccer and will now face the winner of the Australia vs.
Uzbekistan semi final for the [.
