Trio by to Uruguay as Korea DPR keep title

• Korea DPR win their third Asian U-16 Women’s Championship
• Korea Republic sign lapse to U-17 Women’s World Cup
• Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Japan have won 7 editions between them

The screen was brought down on Asia’s qualifiers for a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018 on Saturday, with Korea DPR maintaining a pretension after defeating Korea Republic 2-0 in a final.

Ri Sujong non-stop a scoring 7 mins before half-time and Kim Kyongyong doubled a lead 4 mins from full time as a fortifying champions prevailed in a 2017 AFC U16 Women’s Championship final. The feat for Korea DPR completes a continental hat-trick and brings them turn with Japan’s record as three-time winners. 

Having cumulative their gift to Uruguay 2018 with semi-final victories opposite China PR and Japan respectively, both Korea DPR and Korea Republic entered a tournament’s ultimate compare with their sights bound resolutely on being crowned Asian champions. However, it was Song Sunggwon’s holders that truly underlined their standing as Asia’s best team, outmuscling their neighbours to lift a trophy.

Elsewhere, Japan and China were pitted in a critical third-place play-off. Despite a beating of their semi-final loss, a Young Nadeshiko bounced behind to better a Chinese by a unique goal, fasten a dual finalists during Uruguay 2018.

FT: PRK 2 – 0 KOR

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Titanic trio 
It was no large warn that a large contingent of Korea DPR, Korea Republic and Japan finished as a tip 3 and warranted a right to paint Asia during a successive World Cup. After all, these are a 3 sides that have total to win all 7 editions of a AFC U-16 Women’s Championship given a coronation in 2005. Japan and Korea DPR have valid a many successful carrying any finished a treble, while Korea Republic were crowned once in 2009.

Korea DPR started a contest brightly with what valid to be a biggest win, a 9-0 dispersion of Bangladesh. They went on to send Australia make-up with a 7-0 win, a outcome that cumulative their course notwithstanding losing a shutting organisation compare to Japan 2-1. They valid to be a widespread side from opening in their semi-final 1-0 feat opposite China and could have won by a many bigger domain had it not been for a miss of fitness and correctness in front of goal.

Korea Republic, for their part, demonstrated resilience as they hermetic their lapse to a U-17 Women’s World Cup. They done a delayed start to a contest with a 2-2 pull opposite China, though managed to finish among a tip dual after defeating hosts Thailand 3-0 and Laos 7-0 respectively. They emerged a warn winners in their semi-final confront opposite a hotly-tipped Japan, entrance from behind to pull 1-1 before winning a chastisement shoot-out to sign their place in a final and book their sheet to Uruguay 2018.

Pre-tournament favourites Japan had few problems in a organisation proviso where they eased past Australia 5-0 and Bangladesh 3-0 before overcoming Korea DPR 2-1 to swell to a knockout theatre as a usually organisation with an unblemished record. Naoki Kusunose’s side were, however, dealt with a serious blow in a semi-finals by Korea Republic. But they fast pulled themselves by and finished their subordinate idea by winning a third-place play-off opposite China, Momo Nakao distinguished a usually idea that hermetic their thoroughfare through. 

FT: CHN 0 – 1 JPN

Japan secure #AFCU16W third place interjection to Momo Nakao’s usually idea and a place into a 2018 #U17WWC! pic.twitter.com/HHIDX3Ub9l

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Notable players
Korea DPR brazen Kim Kyongyong finished as a tournament’s tip scorer with 9 goals, including distinguished 5 times in a 9-0 subjection of Bangladesh. However, providing a organisation with care was captain Ri Sugyong, who scored 5 times, particularly concealment a idea that hermetic their place in a final as good as during Uruguay 2018. 

Also throwing good courtesy was Korea Republic’s energetic goal-getter Cho Mijin. Usually deployed adult front as a striker, she was handed a midfield purpose with tasks of also shoring adult a invulnerability during a tournament. The new role, however, did not forestall a 16-year-old from showcasing her rapacious talents. She finished as a team’s tip scorer with 5 goals and many importantly, she grabbed a equaliser in a 1-1 pull opposite Japan before going on to modify a spot-kick in a successive chastisement shoot-out that hermetic their qualification.  

It valid a contest where Japan brazen Tomoko Tanaka thrived in her newly-found super-sub role, carrying come off a dais to measure 3 of her 4 goals, including opening a scoring opposite Korea Republic. And she valid some-more than able of anticipating a behind of a net in a usually dual matches she started, grabbing a actor of a compare endowment opposite Bangladesh before carrying a palm in a match-winning idea opposite China.

Even a Chinese have copiousness of reasons to be confident about a destiny notwithstanding narrowly blank out on a place during successive year’s World Cup. Both Tang Han and Zhang Linyan finished as a team’s corner tip scorers with 4 goals apiece, while Han Huimin valid a cornerstone during a back. “I consider we played a few matches a approach we wanted to,” China manager Gao Hong reflected on their near-miss. “We showed a personification impression and a players also explored their impression on a pitch. We need some-more peculiarity games to give them some-more experience. They have outrageous potential.”

#AFCU16W MVP + Top Scorer leader | Kim Kyong-yong

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