AFC Women's Asian Cup
China PR will next take on the runners-up of Group C in the quarter-finals while DPR Korea will meet Australia.
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DPR Korea’s Ri Song Ho maintained the same starting XI for the third consecutive match while Ante Milicic - having mixed and matched in the opening two games - selected his strongest with Wu Haiyan in defence and Wang Shuang in attack.
There was an early scare for DPR Korea when Le Thi Ly was asked to review a knee-high challenge from Kim Song Gyong on Shao Ziqin but the referee opted to only show the yellow card to the midfielder.
There was an early scare for DPR Korea when Le Thi Ly was asked to review a knee-high challenge from Kim Song Gyong on Shao Ziqin but the referee opted to only show the yellow card to the midfielder.
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The evenly-fought contest on a wet Western Sydney Stadium pitch took time to get going but from their first meaningful attack, DPR Korea found the breakthrough in the 32nd minute when Han Jin Hong surged clear on the right before cutting back for Kim Kyong Yong to sweep home.
China PR were not behind for long, levelling the tie two minutes later when DPR Korea were unable to clear their lines following a corner kick with Ziqin teeing up Chen Qiaozhu to slam a low shot past Yu Son Gum.
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Just when the match looked set to go into the break on level terms, China PR struck in added time when they beat DPR Korea’s offside trap from a Yao Wei free-kick, with Zhang Chengxue squaring the ball for Wang Shuang to steer in from close range.
Group B: DPR Korea v China PR
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The second half proved to be a more cagey affair with Hong Song Ok shooting from range but straight at Chen Chen while at the other end, Ziqin’s effort took a double deflection before bouncing just wide.
DPR Korea thought they had found the equaliser in the 80th minute from a Choe Il Son tap-in but Kim Hye Yong had received the ball in an offside position before passing to the former.
That was the closest DPR Korea came to an equaliser as Haiyan and club teammate Yao Wei shut the door in defence to clinch a perfect group stage campaign.
DPR Korea thought they had found the equaliser in the 80th minute from a Choe Il Son tap-in but Kim Hye Yong had received the ball in an offside position before passing to the former.
That was the closest DPR Korea came to an equaliser as Haiyan and club teammate Yao Wei shut the door in defence to clinch a perfect group stage campaign.
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