Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chiba: DPR Korea added the 2017 EAFF E-1 Championship crown to the titles they won in 2013 and 2015, beating host nation Japan 2-0 to complete a flawless tournament, while China PR salvaged pride with a 3-1 win against Korea Republic.
DPR KOREA 2 (Kim Yun-mi 65’, Ri Hyang-sim 82’)
JAPAN 0
In a tournament which began one day before the final draw for next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup, the only participating nation which failed to qualify for Jordan 2018 gave the world a reminder of their quality, winning all three matches without conceding a goal.
After wins over Korea Republic and China PR, DPR Korea only needed a draw against Japan to claim the championship, but a pair of second half goals put an exclamation mark on their third consecutive East Asian title.
Kim Yun-mi scored the first of the match, and her fourth of the tournament, when she ruthlessly punished a half-hearted clearance by firing a left foot shot past goalkeeper Sakiko Ikeda and into the bottom right hand corner of the net from 25 metres.
2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup-winner Ri Hyang-sim put the result beyond beyond doubt with eight minutes remaining, latching onto a cross that was seemingly intended for Sung Hyang-sim to prod the ball home from close range.
The win, watched by a crowd of 5,227 in Chiba, means DPR Korea are the first team to win the EAFF E-1 Championship three times, and ensures Kim Kwang-min’s side’s nine-year unbeaten run at the tournament will continue into the next edition in 2019.
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