Lost to North Korea China U17 women's football team will compete with South Korea for the third place in the Asian Cup

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2024-05-16 22:05Posted on the official account of Beijing Daily client in Beijing

On the evening of May 16, the semifinals of the 2024 U17 Women's Asian Cup continued in Bali, Indonesia. The Chinese team lost 0-1 to the North Korean team and missed the final. Next, China will compete with South Korea for third place and qualification for the U17 Women's World Cup.

In the last round of the group stage, the Chinese team lost to the Japanese team and advanced to the semifinals with the second place in Group B, and encountered the first North Korean team in Group A, which won all three games in the group stage and scored 22 goals and did not concede a goal. The coach of the Chinese team, Van Egmund, admitted before the game that this game will definitely not be easy, but by advancing to the final, he can qualify for the U17 Women's World Cup in advance, which is very important for the development of the players, so the whole team will go all out to beat the North Korean team.

Van Egmund directs from the sidelines. Screenshot of the live stream

However, in the case of a relatively dense schedule, Van Egmund still rotated the starting lineup of the Chinese team to a certain extent, including captain Song Yu and many other main players in the group stage were on standby on the bench this game. After the opening, the North Korean team showed better individual skills and physical fitness, forming a siege for the Chinese team's goal. In particular, striker Cui Yishan, who "skipped" last year to participate in the U20 Women's Asian Cup and won the championship with the team, has repeatedly created threats in front of the Chinese team. In the 11th minute, Choi Il-sun took the ball with his back in the penalty area and passed it back, and Choi Yeon-ah scored with a low shot on the line of the big penalty area.

Chinese defender Chen Rui defends South Korean players. Screenshot of the live stream

After the goal, the North Korean team still continued to attack fiercely, and the Chinese team was tired of coping and it was difficult to score into the opponent's half. In the second half of the game, Van Egmund made continuous substitutions and adjustments, and the Chinese team was very tenacious on the defensive end, resolving the opponent's threatening attack many times. However, the Chinese team's attack is still not improving, it is difficult to break through the opponent's defense with continuous passes, and it is also difficult to quickly recover after losing the ball and ensure possession, as Van Egmund emphasized before the game. In the end, with the end of 5 minutes of stoppage time, the Chinese team lost 0-1. Although the score gap was not large, the Chinese team only had one shot on target in the whole game, and failed to get a corner kick, and fell behind the opponent 3-20 in the number of shots on goal.

The Chinese team high-fived the North Korean team after the game. Screenshot of the live stream

In the other semi-final, Japan defeated South Korea 3-0. China will next face South Korea for third place in the tournament, while the winner will also qualify for the last Asian qualification for the U17 Women's World Cup in Dominica in October. South Korea have rising star Kathy Fell, who played in last year's Women's World Cup, who lost 7-0 to North Korea in the first round of the group stage.

Source: Beijing Daily Sports | Reporter Zhao Xiaosong

Edited by Zhao Xiaosong

Process Editor: Weili Liu

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