DOHA, Qatar (AP) – South Korea lost on penalties to Indonesia in the U-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, forcing it to miss the Olympic men's soccer tournament for the first time since 1984.
The top three teams qualify for the Paris Games, and Indonesia remained tied at 2-2 until overtime, winning the penalty shootout 11-10 and advancing to the final four.
Rafael Šturic put Indonesia ahead in the 15th minute, but Koman Teg's own goal equalized the score in the 45th minute. However, there was still time before the break and Struik scored again.
Jeon Sang-bin scored the equalizing goal with 14 minutes remaining, even though South Korea was reduced to 10 men after Lee Yong-joon was shown a red card a few minutes earlier.
Lee Kang-hee failed in the shootout, and Pratama Arhan scored the winning goal.
Earlier, Japan defeated hosts Qatar 4-2 in extra time, putting them on track for their eighth consecutive Olympic appearance.
Fuki Yamada scored early for Japan, but goals from Ahmed Al-Rawi and Jassem Gabel gave Qatar the lead.
Midway through the second half, Seiji Kimura scored a goal to make it 2-2, and the game went into overtime with the score tied.Mao Hosoya's goal gave Japan the lead again, and in the 113th minute, Kotaro Uchino scored a goal to seal the victory for Japan. I decided.
Defending champions Saudi Arabia will play Uzbekistan on Friday, while Iraq will face Vietnam.
The team that finishes in fourth place will play against Guinea in the playoffs for a trip to Paris in May.
