Australia are Asian Cup champions after winning the final tonight against South Korea in thrilling fashion.

The match was forced into extra-time - and it was supersub James Troisi who netted the winner in the first-half of the extra period.

Before then, a superb long-range strike by Swindon Town midfielder Massimo Luongo just before halftime had put the hosts ahead before South Korea striker Son Heung-min equalized deep into second-half injury time.

Troisi, however, ended Korean hopes tapping home the winner after Kim Jin-hyeon could only parry striker Tomi Juric's low cross.

It earned Australia their first Asian Cup after just three attempts.

For South Korea it was another heartbreaker - they now lost their past four finals and not won the tournament since 1960.