Soccer-Australia brush aside Indonesia 4-0 to reach Asian Cup quarters

Soccer Football - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 - Australia v Indonesia - Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - January 28, 2024 Australia's Jackson Irvine and teammates celebrate their first goal an own goal scored by Indonesia's Elkan Baggott REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) -Australia beat Indonesia 4-0 in the first game of the Asian Cup knockout stage on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals after a feisty match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

Indonesia had not beaten Australia in 43 years and, despite the south-east Asian side's loud supporters vastly outnumbering the Australian fans in the tiny arena, it was Graham Arnold's side who prevailed after capitalising on their chances.