Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Gao Hong is 90 minutes away from leading China PR to the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 final, but to get there, her side must overcome tournament nemesis DPR Korea.
China PR have lost to DPR Korea in all of the past three editions of the competition, with the last two losses coming at the semi-final stage.
Now with a place in the final – as well as the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay – up for grabs, the Chinese coach has called on her players to write their names into history.
“In 2013 we lost and (DPR Korea) scored three. The second time we lost 2-1 and they scored the winning goal in the last few minutes,” said the former senior national team goalkeeper.
“This time, I think we’ll score more goals. We’ll play with the same style, but we have different players now.”
“I’m looking forward to playing against them because they’re a strong team – not only in Asia, but in the world – and that’s the type of challenge our team need.”
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