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Uzbekistan and Philippines, meanwhile, played to a 1-1 stalemate.
Group E
Chinese Taipei 2-1 Vietnam
The East Asian side opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Maho Tanaka set up Su Yu-Hsuan to find the back of the net.
Minori Wakabayashi doubled their lead in the 81st minute and even though Vietnam pulled one back five minutes later through Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, Chinese Taipei held on to start their campaign with three points.
Japan 8-0 Thailand
Defending champions Japan cruised to a comfortable win at Shizuoka Stadium with Kano Michihisa’s side scoring four goals in each half.
Yoshino Nakashima bagged a hat-trick (3rd, 37th, 40th) as did Saori Takarada (70th, 74th, 79th) with the other goals coming from Chiina Kamiya (30th) and Kotono Sakakibara (88th).
Group F
DPR Korea 10-0 Bangladesh
Three-time gold medal winners DPR Korea ran rampant in their opening Group F tie with a 10-0 victory against Bangladesh with Jon Ryong Jong’s early brace (5th, 10th) setting the stage for an emphatic display.
Further strikes from Hwang Yu Yong (12th), Chae Un Yong (18th, 35th) and Kim Kyong Yong (40th, 43rd) earned DPR Korea a 7-0 lead at the break with Ri Song A (51st), Jong Kum (60th) and Han Jin Hong (90th) completing the scoring in the second half.
Korea Republic 5-0 Myanmar
Korea Republic put in a dominant performance to secure three points in a 5-0 win against Myanmar as Kim Min-ji starred with a hat-trick.
Kim struck in the 29th, 33th and 59th minutes with the more experienced players in the side also contributing as 32-year-old Jang Sel-gi (38th) and 31-year-old Choe Yu-ri (76th) also got in on the act.
Group G
Philippines 1-1 Uzbekistan
Even though Uzbekistan saw more of the ball, the match was evenly played with the deadlock eventually broken in the 81st minute when Mehribon Ergamberdieva put the Central Asians ahead.
Mark Torcaso threw on 19-year-old Natalie Collins in the 82nd minute and was rewarded with the equaliser seven minutes later as the Philippines fought back for a share of the points.
China PR 5-1 Hong Kong, China
China PR fought off initial resistance from Hong Kong, China to come away with a 5-1 success in their opening Group G tie.
Cheung Wai Ki (31st) equalised after Chen Qiazhu (14th) had put China PR ahead but parity was temporary as strikes from Si Yu (38th), Wang Yanwen (48th) and Wang Shuang (80th, 89th) sealed the win for the Steel Roses.
Photos: AFP
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