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Ismaeil Matar Aljneibi of the United Arab Emirates is fighting for possession with Australian Milos Degenek in the UAE quarter-final victory.
A foul play by Socceroo Milos Degenek ended the Asian Cup campaign in Australia.
The Socceroos lost 1-0 to the United Arab Emirates on Friday in a crowded stadium of Hazza Bin Mohammed Stadium, despite the fact that they dominated the showdown.
Degenek's short pbad in the 68th minute allowed UAE striker Ali Mabkhout to hit and pbad Mat Ryan before scoring for an empty goal.
This error was enough to place the hosts in a semi-final confrontation with Qatar, rival of the Gulf, and to eliminate the men of Graham Arnold.
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Australia has greatly improved its sometimes lazy game during the round of sixteen with Uzbekistan and seemed to have the game in hand before Degenek 's mistake.
Moments before the anniversary of his birthday, Apostolos Giannou, who had started alongside Jamie Maclaren in a reorganized formation, thought that he had given the advantage to the Socceroos.
The Cyprus-based striker combined Mathew Leckie to go home in the 63rd minute, but the effort was dismissed, Leckie being offside.
The first half was probably the most open as Australia was involved in the tournament.
Encouraged by their local fans, the United Arab Emirates started spectacularly with Ismail Alhammadi, particularly dangerous on the left.
Australia also had a chance, but Trent Sainsbury was well above his head despite a completely clear corner in the fifth minute.
The United Arab Emirates were close to scoring when Mark Milligan was caught in possession of the ball in the 21st minute and the hosts gave the ball to Alhammadi, but Ryan blocked the shot.
Giannou's tip in the 40th minute allowed Khalid Bilal's team to score a shot on goal, but the encounter allowed the gap to score.
Australia almost lost the ball at half-time, but Mabkhout's header after a shot on the post was shot over the bar.
The attacker had the last word, however, when he intercepted Degenek's pbad to score the winner.
Australia lost in the final minutes but could not force the equalizer to the delight of the 25,053 spectators present at the Al Ain stadium.
The United Arab Emirates are now facing Qatar in the semifinal on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi with Japan and Iran to play the last four clashes.
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