On January 27, Beijing time, the final round of Group C of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, the Japanese women's football team played against the South Korean women's football team. Just 32 seconds into the opening, Riko Ueki single-handedly pushed through the goal. In the 85th minute, Seo Ji-yeon snatched a shot in a chaotic battle to equalize for the South Korean women's football team. In the end, the Japanese women's football team drew 1-1 with the Korean women's football team, and with 2 wins and 1 draw, it ranked first in Group C with a goal difference advantage and advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals, the Japanese women's football team will most likely play against the Thai women's football team, and the Korean women's football team will most likely stage a strong dialogue with the Australian women's football team.
In the first two rounds of group matches, Japan women's football team defeated Myanmar 5-0 and Vietnam 3-0 to win two consecutive matches to rank first with goal difference. South Korea's women's soccer team beat Vietnam 3-0 and Myanmar 2-0, also winning two consecutive games to finish second in the group with a goal difference disadvantage. In the final round, Japan and South Korea will compete for the top spot in the group, japan only needs to draw to get the first place in the group, and south Korea must win to get the first place in the group.
In the first two rounds of group matches, the Japanese team made a large rotation in the starting lineup, compared to the first round of the match against Myanmar, the Japanese team only retained the three starters of Shimizu Pear Yarn, Kumagaya Sashi and Tanakami Minami in the first round of the match against Vietnam, and Hasegawa only took a break. In this match, the Japanese women's football team changed from 4-4-2 to 4-5-1, Hasegawa returned to the main force, Riko Uegi charged, and Sashi Kumagai and Shimizu Wasa sat in the defense. In the South Korean team, the three cores of Chi Xiaoran, Cho Chao-hyun and Lee Kim-hyun appeared.
Just 32 seconds into the opening, the Japanese midfielder snatched a direct pass, Riko Ueki with the ball broke through the single knife to push the goal, the Japanese women's football team 1-0 lead south Korean women's football team!
In the 5th minute, the South Korean women's football team posed a threat in a series of crosses from the side, and Aki Hyo-joo's long-range shot from outside the box was confiscated by Japanese women's goalkeeper Koko Yamashita.
In the 14th minute, the Japanese women's football midfielder passed directly from the middle, Hasegawa only stopped the ball to get rid of the pass, and then the right foot shot failed to hit the force.
In the 19th minute, the Japanese women's football team again hit the midfield direct pass, Riko Ueki burst into the box and fell, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 26th minute, the Japanese women's soccer team took a corner kick, Kumagaya Sagi nodded the ball across the cross, and Hasegawa's small angle shot was saved by South Korean goalkeeper Kim Jong-mi.
In the 44th minute, the Japanese women's football team formed a breakthrough on the right side of the road, Andongomiya's small angle shot was saved by Kim Jongmi, and Hasegawa's follow-up shot was blocked.
In injury time in the first half, the South Korean women's football team crossed from the front of the penalty area to the back point, and Choi Youli jumped high to head the ball high on the top of the goal.
In the 53rd minute, the South Korean women's football team attacked on the right side, Lee Kim-hyun broke through the bottom and crossed, and the ball was picked up by Yamashita Apricot.
In the 55th minute, Chi Xiaoran forced a continuous breakthrough in the middle with his excellent personal ability, but the final shot was blocked by the Japanese defender.
In the 60th minute, the Japanese women's football corner formed a chaotic battle, Miyake Shiori nodded the ball across, and Nan Menghua shot from close range.
In the 73rd minute, the South Korean women's football team launched an attack, Chi Xiaoran's header was crossed, Lee Kim-hyun burst into the box and shot was saved, and the assistant referee raised the flag at the same time to signal offside.
In the 85th minute, the South Korean women's football team took advantage of the corner kick opportunity to form a chaotic battle, and Seo Ji-yeon, who had just come off the bench, grabbed the empty goal and won the hand, and the South Korean women's football team 1-1 Japan women's football team!
In the end, the Japanese women's football team drew 1-1 with the Korean women's football team, and with 2 wins and 1 draw, it ranked first in Group C with a goal difference advantage and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Japan Women's Squad: 18-Koya Yamashita/3-Minamimoto, 4-Sayuki Kumagaya, 5-Shiori Miyake, 2-Shimizu Irisa/8-Hikaru Yumoto (80 min. 7-Sumida Rin), 14-Hasegawa, 23-Miyazawa Hatada, 15-Kazuka Nagano, 17-Nariya,19-Riko Uiki (60 min. 11-Minami-Miya-mō)
South Korean women's team: 18-Kim Jong-mi/2-Cho Hyo-joo, 4-Shin Yoo-yeon, 6-Hyun Sun-so, 20-Kim Hye-ri/8-Cho Joo-hyun, 17-Lee Young-joo, 11-Choi Yoo-ri (73 minutes 7-Lee Hyun-eun), 13-Lee Kim-hyun/23-Sun Ha-yeon (83 minutes 3-Seo Ji-yeon), 10-Ji Xiaoran