(LEAD) (Asiad) S. Korea beat Japan for 4th straight men's football gold
TOYOTA, Japan, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea edged out the host country Japan 1...
On October 3, South Korea claimed victory over Japan in the men's football final at the Asian Games, winning their fourth consecutive gold medal. Eom Ji-sung scored the decisive goal with just over a half-hour remaining, ending Japan's three-game winning streak in the men's football finals at the Asian Games. The match took place at Toyota Stadium, located about 30 kilometers east of Nagoya.
Early in the game, both teams had a few promising chances, but neither managed to find the back of the net. Japan took the lead briefly in the sixth minute when Hayato Okabe nearly headed in a corner, but his shot hit the crossbar. The game remained scoreless for a while until Yuya Fukunaga came close to scoring for Japan in the 37th minute, with his shot narrowly missing the far post.
Japan dominated possession in the second half, with Yuto Ozeki and Hisatsugu Ishii particularly threatening, but South Korea held on for the win.
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