It took DPR Korea until the 31st minute to open the scoring when Ri Ui Gyong burst into the penalty area to clip a perfectly flighted left-footed chip over the head of Leah Bradley and across the line.

Bradley then had to be on her toes with a minute left in the half as Kim Won Sim thumped her right-foot attempt goalward, forcing the Philippines goalkeeper to palm the dipping shot over the crossbar.

DPR Korea doubled their lead a minute into first half stoppage time as Ri Yu Song made the most of Alyssa Cromwell’s heavy first touch in the penalty area, sliding in to slot her shot home.

Won Sol Gyong scored the fourth in the 60th minute, the winger pouncing after Bradley had done well to parry Kim Won Sim’s shot from distance to her right.

Won then set up Yu Jong Hyang to head in the fifth in the 68th minute when she burst down the left before delivering an inviting cross that her team mate gleefully headed in and, two minutes later, Ri Kyong Im thumped home the sixth from outside the area.