Let's give you the latest from Jakarta and Palembang -- the host cities for the 2018 Asian Games.<br />South Korea is likely to fall short of its bid to finish second in the medal table,... standing more than ten golds behind second-place Japan with just a few days of action to go.<br />But on Wednesday,... most of the focus was on the football pitch as South Korea took on Vietnam in the semifinal.<br />Won Jung-hwan has more. <br /> <br /> South Korea secured a spot in the Asian Games men's football final on Wednesday evening with a 3-1 win over Vietnam. <br /> Lee Seung-woo scored twice and the country's new goal machine Hwang Ui-jo hit the back of the net again, bringing his goal tally in Indonesia to nine. <br /> The victory means Vietnam, led by South Korean-born head coach Park Hang-seo, will play for the bronze medal against the UAE.<br />The semifinal results set up a dream final between two archrivals: South Korea and Japan.<br />The final kicks off on Saturday at 8:30PM, Korea time. <br /><br /> Meanwhile, on the first day of the judo competition, South Korea won medals in all four weight categories. <br /> Jeong Bo-kyeong got the ball rolling by winning the first judo final in Jakarta, capturing the women's under-48kg title over Ami Kondo of Japan. <br /> Lee Ha-rim and Park Da-sol followed it up by grabbing a bronze and silver medal respectively in their categories. <br />Then An Ba-ul put the finishing touch on the day by winning gold in the men's under-66kg category. <br />With three days of judo remaining,… South Korea is expected to surpass the five gold medals it won in the discipline in Incheon four years ago. <br /><br /> Golden news also came from cycling.<br /> Park Sang-hoon was crowned the men's individual pursuit champion. <br />Park did it in style,... setting a new Asian record in the qualifying stage,... before clinching the gold by overlapping his opponent in the final with four laps remaining in the 16-lap race. <br /><br /> Over in the co-host city of Palembang, Kim Jin-woong won the men's singles title in soft tennis. <br />Kim defeated teammate Kim Dong-hoon in the semifinal and then overcame his Indonesian opponent in the final. <br /><br /> In paragliding, South Korea topped the women's team cross country track 5 event to claim their first gold medal over Japan.<br /> Paragliding became an official medal sport for the first time at this year's Asian Games.<br />So far,... South Korea has collected five medals in the sport. <br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />
