Australia thrash Uzbekistan 6-0 to reach final

DOHA: Australia swept aside Uzbekistan 6-0 on Tuesday to reach its first Asian Cup final. Harry Kewell put the Australians ahead in the fifth minute with a crisp left-foot finish from just inside the box after Matt McKay’s pass. Uzbekistan strung together some neat passes but its vulnerability in defense was exposed again in the 34th when Tim Cahill headed down a free kick and Sasa Ognenovski had time to take a touch before ramming the ball home for his first international goal. David Carney made it 3-0 in the 65th after being played in by McKay, and Uzbekistan’s evening got worse when Ulugbek Bakaev was sent off two minutes later for his second booking. Substitute Brett Emerton scored the fourth in the 74th before Carl Valeri and Robbie Kruse – courtesy of a goalkeeper error – wrapped up the scoring with two goals in two minutes – Dailytimes