Japan’s Amiru Tsuji had the first attempts at goal in the first, third and fourth minutes, but saw all her efforts from outside the box easily saved by custodian Woo Sumin. 

Korea Republic’s Casey Phair led her side’s forays on the opposite end, finding space to make penetrating runs down the right but coming up short at the last.

Japan’s continuous pressing came to fruition in the 40th minute when Rizika Nezu’s curling shot from just inside the box found the bottom right corner of the goal.

Keeper Fukuda Mao was forced to pull off a diving save from Korea Republic’s Won Ju-eun in the fourth minute of stoppage time, but the score remained in Japan’s favour going into the break.

Japan continued piling on the pressure, with keeper Sumin making two consecutive saves from a long-range Furata Asoka attempt and one inside the box from captain Shinjo Miharu in the 59th minute.

Phair came close to equalising in the 65th minute when she found herself facing keeper Mao out of the box, but saw her first shot at goal blocked by a defender and the second by a back-in-position Mao.

Japan got their second in the 68th minute when Shinjo controlled the ball in the box and let loose a left–footed shot that found the bottom right corner of the net. 

They wrapped up the game in the 88th minute when Shinjo slammed home her second goal from close range.