GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Ali Khaseif Housani made the decisive save and then Mohamed Saeed Alshehhi stepped up to secure the United Arab Emirates' 9-8 win on penalties in a quarterfinal against North Korea at the Asian Games.
The narrow victory Friday earned UAE a semifinal spot against South Korea, which beat Uzbekistan 3-1 in extra time.
In other quarterfinals, Iran edged Oman 1-0 to move into a semifinal against Japan, a 1-0 winner over Bryan Robson's Thailand squad.
The UAE-North Korea match was locked 0-0 after extra time, forcing a shootout which progressed to 8-8 before goalkeeper Housani saved Ri Chol Myong's attempt.
Alshehhi beat the Korean 'keeper with …
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