KOREA REPUBLIC v JAPAN

16:00 (local time)

Tuesday's double header begins with a meeting between two sides with perfect records in the competition thus far, and a guaranteed medal and place in Friday's final up for grabs.

Vietnam had 22 shots at goal, but Chinese Taipei goalkeeper Tsai Ming-jung was the hero, as her string of saves during the match were followed by a superb denial of Pham Hoang Quynh in the crucial penalty shootut.

Chasing a first Asian Games medal in over 20 years, Chinese Taipei began with a flourish, and Yu Hsiu-chin had the ball in the back of the net inside four minutes, only for her celebration to be cut short by the assistant referee's correctly-raised flag.

Vietnam had suffered a 7-0 defeat to Japan in their final group stage outing, and they took time to settle in the quarter-final, but they began to dictate terms and the scoring chances followed, with Huynh Nhu going close twice in the space of a minute.

Jeon Ga-eul's early brace got the Koreans off to a strong start, before further goals to Lee Geum-min, Moon Mira and Lee Min-a helped them set up a semi-final clash against either Japan or DPR Korea on Tuesday.

Riding high from a 6-1 win over Tajikistan, Hong Kong started relatively strongly to keep their opponents at bay, but the writing was on the wall when Jeon made 1-0 in the 20th minute, then doubled the tally 12 minutes later.

Hong Kong may have feared the worst when Lee Geum-min made it 3-0 after just 34 minutes, but - despite a vast disparity in statistics measuring possession and shots at goal - Jose Ricardo Rambo's side kept the score relatively competitive thanks to a string of saves from Leung Wai-Nga in goal.

Wang Shuang continued her streak of scoring in every game with a superb hat-trick, and Xiao Yuyi and Gu Yasha also got on the score-sheet as the Steel Roses defeated Thailand for the fourth time in 2018.

Jia Zuiquan's side's bid for a first Asian Games gold medal since 1998 remains on track, with a semi-final against World No 42 Chinese Taipei to come on Tuesday.

Goals to Mana Iwabuchi and Yui Hasegawa proved crucial for the Nadeshiko, with DPR Korea unable to mount a successful recovery despite Kim Nam-hui's 71st-minute penalty.

DPR Korea's elimination is their earliest ever, with the 2018 edition of the tournament marking their first failure to claim a medal in Asian Games women's football history.

Korea Republic and DPR Korea, gold and silver medallists respectively at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, remain on track to meet again in the final on September 1 but both have to navigate past some of Asia's top teams.

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Japan will face Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals on Monday.

Group E winners Malaysia were tested from the start by Japan, who applied heavy pressure and dominated possession, but despite the East Asians’ best efforts in final third, the 2017 SEA Games runners-up held a solid defence.

Ong Kim Swee’s charges moved mostly on the counter-attack but a goal eluded them, as Japan’s backline reacted quickly to keep the game goalless going into the break at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium.