Australia defeated Korea Republic 2-1 thanks to goals from Lisa De Vanna and Tameka Butt, but was not enough to prevent the Matildas finishing third and missing out on a place at the London 2012 Olympic games. Coach Tom Sermanni pleased with his side's spirit.
"It was a very difficult and competitive match today," Sermanni said.
"I was very proud of the effort and the character our players showed to come back in the second half to win the game.
"When you consider we lost two of the first three games, the tournament could easily have gotten away from us and been a non-event.
"The way that we've come back demonstrates the character of this group of players."
Despite missing out on Olympic qualification, Sermanni said he was proud of the team's strong finish to the tournament.
"If you look at all the games in this tournament, I don't think a team has come from behind to win," he said.
"At the last game in the Women's World Cup, we had a fully fit squad. This tournament, we've been the walking wounded with two players definitely ruled out and at least three less than injury free, so we were really limited.
"I'm proud of how the players rallied. They left nothing on the pitch."
