Japan's Naoki Matsuda (in blue) is challeged by Li Weifeng 李玮峰与松田直树争抢头球

　　Japan set-up a repeat of the 1992 Asian Cup final against Saudi Arabia, scoring two goals in eight second half minutes to beat China 3-2 in the second semi-final.
　　Japan meet the Saudis in the final for the second time in the past three editions of the Asian Cup; Japan claimed the trophy for the first time in their history after defeating Saudi Arabia, 1-0, back in 1992 in Hiroshima.
　　China will meet South Korea for third place on Sunday.

日本击败中国杀入决赛

　　在亚洲杯第二场半决赛中，日本队在下半场八分钟内连进两球，以3比2击败中国队，他们决赛的对手是沙特队，在92年的亚洲杯决赛中也是这两支球队交锋。
　　这是两队在过去的三届亚洲杯决赛中第二次相遇，在92年的决赛中，日本队1比0击败沙特，第一次捧起亚洲杯。
　　而中国队将在周日与老对手韩国队争夺第三名。