The Koreans were on top throughout the opening exchanges and took the lead with nine minutes left in the first half.

Baek Seo-yeong bent in a low cross from the left towards goal that Lin punched clear, only for the rebound to hit defender Chen You-yu and loop into her own net.

Two minutes later the Koreans added to their advantage when Lim Ji-hye reacted quickest after Lin had saved Kim Min-seo’s shot from the edge of the penalty area to tap in from close range.

The Koreans pushed for a third after the interval with Choo Ji-yeon seeing her header saved by Lin while Kim Min-seo and Kim Hee-na also saw attempts gathered by the Chinese Taipei goalkeeper.

Chinese Taipei’s Woo Cai-xuan had a rare sight of goal for Cheng Ya-hsun’s team with 13 minutes remaining when she tried her luck from distance but Ko Hae-un comfortably gathered to maintain Korea Republic’s two-goal cushion.

That lead was extended with eight minutes left as Kim Min-seo tapped in from close range after a mistake by Lin saw her fumble the ball at the forward’s feet as Korea Republic.