AFC Women's Champions League
Goals by Kim Hye Yong, Jong Kum and Kim Kyong Yong rewarded the DPR Korea side’s dominant display at the Lao National Stadium KM16 as Ho Chi Minh City failed to find any answers and crashed out.
Tournament debutants Naegohyang dominated from the starting whistle but failed to make any headway in the opening minutes, with Jong Kum and Pak Ye Gyong seeing their attempts blocked by a resolute Ho Chi Minh City defence and Ri Kum Hyang rising highest to meet a 13th-minute Ri Su Jong corner but heading high.
The East Asia side’s backline proved equally adept at keeping their opponents at bay, helped by some lacklustre finishing on Ho Chi Minh City’s part.
Choe Kum OK found space outside the area in the 23rd minute but sent her effort just wide of the left post, with the Naegohyang striker trying again from close range moments later only to be closed down by the defence.
Kim Kyong Yong had the best chance to break the deadlock in the 33rd minute when she squeezed her way between two Ho Chi Minh City players outside the six-yard box to meet a cross from Ri Yu Jong, only to see her header missing the inside of the right post by inches.
Naegohyang finally found their breakthrough five minutes before the break when Hye Yong, latching onto a beautiful pass from Ri Myong Gum on the right, timed her run perfectly to head past an outstretched Tran Thị Kim Thanh.
Ho Chi Minh City sent on three fresh faces in the second half to boost their firepower, but it was the Naegohyang strikeforce who continued to threaten as Kim Kyong Yong forced a diving save from Kim Thanh in the 50th minute.
Jong Kum had the ball in the back of the net in the 59th minute but her goal was ruled out for offside following a VAR review.
The Naegohyang striker, however, was not to be denied seven minutes later when she came in from the back and nodded home Kim Song Ok’s inch-perfect pass from the left.
Ho Chi Minh City’s captain Tran Thi Thùy Trang’s handling of the ball earned Naegohyang a penalty in the 85th minute, with Kim Kyong Yong making no mistake from the spot to confirm her side a semi-final showdown against either Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC of China PR or Korea Republic’s Suwon FC Women.
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