Australia beat South Korea in extra time to win the AFC Asian Cup in a thriller. Playing in front of a home crowd in Sydney, Massimo Luongo gave Australia the lead in the 45th minute, but South Korean star Heung-min Son equalized in the second minute of stoppage time to save his team.

https://vine.co/v/OtgmUvna0Zz

Australia lost the 2011 Asian Cup final in extra time, but on Saturday substitute James Troisi hit the winner in the 105th after goalkeeper Jin-Hyeon Kim deflected the ball to him, leaving an empty net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28zXZ_V4fuc

With the exception of the World Cup Final or Champions League final, reddit posts about soccer games very rarely reach the front page. The Asian Cup isn’t exactly a huge tournament outside of Asia, but after the Socceroos lifted the cup, there were three posts from jubilant Australians at the top of r/all.

This recap from AvarRyrira is epic.

“WHAT A TIME FOR AUSTRALIA. THEY MADE THE 2014 WORLD CUP AND TIM CAHILL SCORED THE ORIGINAL “GET . GET ABSOLUTELY ”. THE WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS OVERCAME SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA, GUANGZHOU EVERGLADE (A TEAM 40 TIMES THEIR WORTH), FC SEOUL AND THEN AL-HILAL IN THE FINAL THANKS TO BASED 39 YEAR OLD ANTE COVIC (NEVER FORGET THAT 85TH MINUTE SAVE IN LEG TWO) TO WIN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. THEY WENT ON TO PLAY IN THE CLUB WORLD CUP AND CAME WITHIN MINUTES OF PLAYING REAL MADRID, BUT THAT EQUALIZING PENALTY SENT THE GAME TO EXTRA TIME AND CRUZ AZUL WON (THAT PITCH WAS A COMPLETE BOG). OUR LITTLE BRU GOT AUCKLAND CITY TO THE SEMI FINALS TOO, CONGRATS NEW ZEALAND. AND NOW, WE WON THE ASIAN CUP IN OUR BACKYARD.”

Well said.