Canberran Matthew Whyte gives Aussies edge.

Lee Jong-yun gave Korea Republic the lead in the 25th minute but Canberran Matthew Whyte restored parity for the Australians eight minutes later. Lachlan Wright gave Scott Gilligan’s side the lead in the 39th minute while Whyte struck again in the last minute to keep his side’s hopes of making it to the next stage alive.

Gilligan said: “We needed to win and thankfully we are still in the fray. We will have to win against Kyrgyzstan tomorrow and to achieve that we must try and nullify their attack".

Kyrgyzstan beat Aussie conquerors Turkmenistan 5-1 overnight.

Can the Aussie boys win?