On the evening of January 28, Beijing time, in the first 1/8 final of the Qatar Asian Cup, the "Kangaroo Army" Australia and Indonesia from Southeast Asia faced off at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. As a result, after 90 minutes, Australia defeated Indonesia 4-0 and advanced to the last 8 first.
In the group stage, Australia, located in Group B, locked the top spot with an unbeaten record of 2 wins, 1 draw, 4 goals and 1 goal conceded and 7 points. Indonesia, from Group D, finished third in the group with 1 win, 2 losses, scored 3 goals and conceded 6 goals, and advanced to the knockout round. According to the rules of the competition, the two sides met in the first round of the knockout round.
In this game, Australia was captained by goalkeeper Ryan and started by players such as Vernaroli, while Indonesia was captained by Asnawi Baha and started by Rafael Struk.
Just six minutes into the game, Indonesian player Struk scored from a tight angle and almost scored. Subsequently, Australia, which has the advantage of overall strength, gradually grasped the initiative. In the 12th minute, Australia formed an offensive on the right, and Owen's seemingly cross in the penalty area caused Indonesian goalkeeper Enando Ali Sataryadi to make a low-level mistake and accidentally save the ball into his own goal.
In the 45th minute, Australia made a comeback on the right, and after a precise cross, Boyle, who followed up with the outflanking, jumped high, flew to grab the point, jumped to the top, and pushed the ball into the net, and the score expanded to 2-0.
In the second half, the pace on the field increased significantly, and Indonesia, which had a backshit, went all out to strengthen the attack, but there was a gap in overall strength, and until the end of the game, they failed to score.
On the contrary, in the 89th minute, Australia again sent a precise assist from the right, and although Owen's shot was saved by the Indonesian goalkeeper, substitute Goodwin followed up to extend the score to 3-0. In the first minute of stoppage time, Australia got a set-piece opportunity, and after the ball was opened, Suta jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal, and the score was fixed at 4-0!
In the end, Australia defeated Indonesia 4-0 and became the first team to advance to the last eight. Indonesia has ended its journey to the Asian Cup.
In the quarter-finals, Australia's opponent was the winner between Saudi Arabia and South Korea. The match between Saudi Arabia and South Korea will kick off at 0:00 GMT on January 31.