Toure strike sees Olyroos beat Syria to make first ever AFC U-23 semi-final

The Olyroos are just one win away from the Tokyo Olympics after a dramatic 1-0 quarter-final win over Syria at the AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand.

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Al Hassan Toure broke the deadlock in the 101st minute to help push Australia into their first ever semi-final. Source: Getty Images

Al Hassan Toure broke the deadlock in the 101st minute at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium on Saturday night to help push Australia into their first ever semi-final at the tournament, in which the top three will qualify for the Olympics in July.

The Adelaide United striker, who's in his first season of professional football in Adelaide, took the field in the 65th minute and with both sides remaining goalless at fulltime, the match went into two halves of extra time.

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