On the afternoon of January 24, Beijing time, the second round of the women's Asian Cup group stage continued, with the South Korean women's football team playing against the Myanmar women's football team. In the end, the South Korean women's football team relied on the joint goal of Lee Kim-won and Chi Xiaoran to win 2-0 smoothly, with two consecutive wins temporarily at the top of the table, and can advance to the top 8 as soon as tonight.
In the history of the Asian Cup of women's football, the Chinese women's football team has won the championship 8 times, the Japanese women's football team has won the championship 2 times, the Australian women's football team has won the championship once, and the Korean women's football team has never been crowned the champion, and the overall strength is only second- and third-rate in Asia. Before the start of this tournament, South Korean women's football coach Colin Bell vowed to win the Asian Cup for the team for the first time and break the supremacy of the Three Teams of China, Japan and Australia.
In the first round of the group stage, the South Korean women's football team defeated the Vietnam women's football team 3-0, and temporarily ranked second in the group due to the goal difference behind the Japanese women's football team. South Korea's women's second-round opponent is the Myanmar women's football team, which lost 0-5 to the Japanese women's team in the first round.
In the latest EDITION OF FIFA World Rankings, South Korea women's football ranks 18th, Asia 4th, Myanmar women's football ranks 47th and Asia 10th.
After the opening, the South Korean women's football team attacked, turning the game into a half-court offensive and defensive drill, and the Myanmar women's football team was forced to defend. In the 3rd minute, Zhao Zhaoxian's header was slightly offside. In the 26th minute, Cho Cho Hyun's header hit the side-netting. At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0, and the South Korean women's football team could not score.
In the 48th minute, the South Korean women's football team passed the ball into the penalty area, and Lee Kim-won received a teammate's header in front of the goal and pushed it to break the goal, leading the Myanmar women's football team 1-0.
Not willing to take a lead by one goal, the South Korean women's football team has sent a number of substitute players. In the 83rd minute, Chi Xiaoran's header bounced inside the upright to help the South Korean women's football team seal the win 2-0.
After the victory, the South Korean women's football team reached 6 points, and the Japanese women's football team, which accumulated 3 points in one round of more matches, temporarily rose to the top of the group. The South Korean women's football team has to qualify for the first round, and it is hoped that the Japanese women's football team will beat the Vietnam women's football team, and this match will start at 22 o'clock tonight.