AFC Women's Champions League
The win sees the Korea Republic side, who qualified for the last four for the first time, set up a meeting with tournament debutants Naegohyang Women’s FC of DPR Korea.
Wuhan Jiangda, however, threatened from the start as Deng Mengye and Wang Shuang both tested Suwon keeper Kim Kyeong-hee within the first five minutes.
The Korea Republic side slowly found their rhythm, however, and struck the opening goal in the 11th minute when Choe Yu-ri’s pin-point pass found an unmarked Ji So-yun in the centre, who had the easiest of tasks of sweeping the ball past an out-of-position Peng Shimeng.
The Korea Republic side slowly found their rhythm, however, and struck the opening goal in the 11th minute when Choe Yu-ri’s pin-point pass found an unmarked Ji So-yun in the centre, who had the easiest of tasks of sweeping the ball past an out-of-position Peng Shimeng.
Wuhan Jiangda thought they had leveled six minutes later after Deng Mengye rounded an on-rushing Kim to find the back of the net, but the striker was ruled out for offside after a VAR review.
The China PR side threw everything they had at the Suwon goal, Wang Shuang’s shot from outside the area easily collected by the custodian and then her goal-bound effort kept from going in by some quick work from defender Seo Yea-jin.
The China PR side threw everything they had at the Suwon goal, Wang Shuang’s shot from outside the area easily collected by the custodian and then her goal-bound effort kept from going in by some quick work from defender Seo Yea-jin.
Suwon again stunned Wuhan in the 35th minute when Haruhi Suzuki controlled the ball inside the six-yard box, and with Peng Shimeng right behind her, spun and chipped over the keeper to double their advantage.
The visitors had the best of starts in the second half when Kim Hye-ri - who was part of Wuhan Jiangda’s title-winning side last season - evaded her former team mates three minutes in to head home from the far post off a corner by Ayaka Nishikawa.
Wuhan Jiangda tried to claw their way back into the game to no effect, with the tireless Wang Shuang’s shot from distance going wide of the left post in the 63rd minute and second-half substitute Bwalya Chileshe heading straight into Kim’s arms moments later.
Wuhan Jiangda tried to claw their way back into the game to no effect, with the tireless Wang Shuang’s shot from distance going wide of the left post in the 63rd minute and second-half substitute Bwalya Chileshe heading straight into Kim’s arms moments later.
The Suwon defenders were kept on their toes as their opponents came at them time and time again, but the final goal of the match came courtesy of the visitors’ Jeon Min-Ji, who bundled the ball in from close range three minutes into added time to ensure Park Kil-young’s side trotted off the pitch worthy winners.
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