Women’s Soccer Returns Match 0-0 Draw with North Korea… Increased Possibility of Going to Paris
With a solid defense, they block North Korea’s brunt, the strongest in the group, and advance to the semifinals in the China match on November 1st.
Korean women’s soccer achieved a draw in the ‘North-South confrontation’ and advanced to the Olympic finals for the first time in history. 온라인카지노사이트
The Korean national team, led by coach Colin Bell, drew 0-0 with North Korea in the second match of Group B of the 2024 Paris Olympics Asian second qualifying round held at the Xiamen Egret Stadium in Fujian Province, China on the 29th.
South Korea, which won 10-1 against Thailand in the first game, took the lead in the group (4 points, 1 win, 1 draw, goal difference + 9) was observed.
They have the same number of points as second place North Korea (1 win, 1 draw, goal difference +1), but are ahead in goal difference.
The Paris Olympics Asian 2nd qualifying round will be divided into 3 groups of 4 teams, and the 1st place team in each group and the 2nd place team from each group will play in the semifinals.
Korea’s advancement to the semifinals will be decided in the final group match against China at the same stadium on the 1st of next month.
Korean women’s soccer has never advanced to the Olympic finals.
The national team failed to avenge its 1-4 loss to North Korea in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held about a month ago.
Their record against North Korea was 1 win, 4 draws, and 16 losses.
The only time Korea won a women’s soccer A match was in the 2005 East Asian Cup (1-0).
Unlike the match against Thailand where he used a four-back defensive line, Coach Bell used a 3-4-1-2 tactic, entrusting the last defense to Shim Seo-yeon (Suwon FC), Lee Young-ju (Madrid CFF), and Kim Hye-ri (Hyundai Steel).
Kim Jeong-mi (Hyundai Steel) wore the goalkeeper gloves.
Choo Hyo-joo (Suwon FC) and Lee Eun-young (Korea University) played as left and right wingbacks, while Jang Seul-gi (Hyundai Steel) and Jeon Eun-ha (Suwon FC) took charge of the midfield.
Cheon Garam (KSPO) and mixed-race player Casey Eugene Pair went on a goal hunt as the top two, and ‘Ace’ Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC) supported them.
In the beginning, North Korea dominated the game.
In the 23rd minute of the first half, North Korea’s Lee Hye-kyung’s mid-distance shot was blocked by Kim Jung-mi’s save, and in the 25th minute, Kim Kyung-young’s header luckily went directly toward Kim Jung-mi.
Korea, which took the lead at the end of the first half, created several threatening scenes.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Jang Seul-gi exchanged two-on-one passes with Jeon Eun-ha and broke through to the goal, but it was unfortunate that the shot was blocked by the opponent’s tackle just before hitting.
With North Korea taking the lead again in the second half, Coach Bell changed the attack by replacing Pair with the speedy Son Hwa-yeon (Hyundai Steel) in the 6th minute of the second half.
In the 24th minute of the second half, Kang Chae-rim (Hyundai Steel) and Lee Geum-min (Brighton) were substituted for Jeon Eun-ha and Cheon Gar-ram.
South Korea’s solid defense shone more than North Korea’s attack, which did not give up the initiative.
As North Korea was unable to enter South Korea’s danger zone, Hong Seong-ok and Lee Jong-geum knocked on the Korean goal with mid-range shots, but were blocked by Kim Jung-mi’s save.