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Goals from Kim Yu Jin, An Jin Sok and Pak Kwang Song in the 50th, 54th and 56th minutes put their team in control with Ko Myong Ryong completing the scoring in the final minute as DPR Korea secured their third win in a row.
DPR Korea finished with a maximum nine points while the Iranians slotted into second three points behind. Palestine took third with Vietnam rooted to the bottom without a point.
DPR Korea 4-0 Palestine
After a goalless first period, DPR Korea took the lead five minutes into the second half when the Palestine defence failed to clear a free-kick by Kim Yu Jin, with the ball eventually landing back at the feet of the forward who lashed his low shot home.
After a goalless first period, DPR Korea took the lead five minutes into the second half when the Palestine defence failed to clear a free-kick by Kim Yu Jin, with the ball eventually landing back at the feet of the forward who lashed his low shot home.
Four minutes later, they doubled their lead when substitute Jin Sok charged through the Palestinian defence from deep, holding off three challengers before calmly slotting the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Diogosamara Lourenco.
DPR Korea added their third in the 56th minute when Ri Kyong Bong burst down the right flank, reaching the byline before cutting the ball back towards the penalty spot from where Kwang Song swept his low shot home.
Kyong Ryong put the seal on the win in the 90th minute when he bent his first-time finish past Lourenco as Kim Yu Jin’s layoff found the substitute in space inside the penalty area.
Qualifiers - Group C: DPR Korea v Palestine; IR Iran v Vietnam
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IR Iran 3-1 Vietnam
The Iranians, meanwhile, came back from a goal down to defeat hosts Vietnam with penalties from Mahan Beheshti and Abolfazl Zadeh Attar in the 63rd and 95th minutes the difference between the teams.
The Iranians, meanwhile, came back from a goal down to defeat hosts Vietnam with penalties from Mahan Beheshti and Abolfazl Zadeh Attar in the 63rd and 95th minutes the difference between the teams.
Nguyen Quoc Khanh put Vietnam in front in the 41st minute when he was played in on goal by Dau Hong Phong to beat goalkeeper Amimahdi Maghsoudi with a shot at the near post.
But five minutes into the second half Arian Maali levelled when the Vietnamese defence was unable to clear Amirmohammad Karimi’s long throw deep into the penalty area.
Beheshti calmly converted from the spot to put the Iranians in front and Attar did likewise with the game deep into stoppage time to confirm the victory.
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