Doha: Ji Dong-won scored twice as Korea Republic finished third in the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011™ with a highly-entertaining 3-2 win over Uzbekistan at the Al Sadd Stadium on Saturday.
The win also secured an automatic place for the Taeguk Warriors at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.
Koo ja-cheol had given the Koreans an early lead with his fifth goal of the tournament before Ji put them firmly in control with two goals in 11 minutes.
With their 6-0 semi-final defeat at the hands of Australia still fresh in their minds, Uzbekistan fans must have feared the worst but Alexander Geynrikh struck either side of half-time to give the Central Asians hope. However, they were unable to conjure the crucial equaliser that would have sent the contest into extra time.
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