It was a disappointing Friday night for many soccer fans in the country,... as South Korea was knocked out by Qatar in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup.<br />Qatar scored the only goal of the game 33 minutes into the second-half,... after a shot from distance flew past the extended arm of the South Korean goalkeeper. <br />Just two minutes later, South Korea's Hwang Ui-jo had seemingly equalized after tapping in a cross from Lee Yong,... but was ruled offside. <br />The game ended 1-nil,... and South Korea, which had been looking to reach the last four of the tournament for a record-extending 11th time,... bowed out before the semi-finals for the first time since 2004.<br />Qatar will now face host nation UAE next Tuesday,... with Japan squaring off against Iran in the other semi-final fixture.<br />
