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Credit: Star News, KOREA
On the 25th(yesterday), the Qatar Asian Cup soccer tournament semi-finals match between South Korea and Japan was held. The two national teams showed their outstanding sportsmanship and skills on the field. The 1-1 tie at the end of the match called for a time extension However, the score was still tied at 2-2, so the referee awarded penalty kicks to each team.Â
Unfortunately, the Korean team lost to the Japanese team at a score of 3-0.
Actress Park Shin Hye and various actors cheered for their home country through Twitter. At 1am on January 26, Park Shin Hye wrote on her Twitter: 'When the players ran I felt my heart pounding. All I can do is to thank them, thank you for your efforts. We know that this is not the end. Let's look forward to the 2014 World Cup! Goodnight everyone, "  encouraging the Korean players.
The 3rd place match between Uzbekistan and South Korea will be held on January 28 at Qatar's Al-Sadd Stadium.
Check out Shin Hye's live tweets during the soccer game yesterday here:
http://parkshinhye.org/2011/01/26/football/