Moving into the second half, the North Korean team remained true to their previous tactics, but Japan scored first in a flurry of activity, as if in a repeat of the first half. Moeko Tanigawa's clever left corner was met by substitute Haruka Osawa, who jumped up to head the ball into the back of the net to give Japan the lead. As the DPRK women's soccer team tried to launch a counterattack, Moeko Tanigawa and Reina Chiba tore through the DPRK women's defense twice in just three minutes, and the score quickly climbed to 4-1.
This sudden change in the situation enraged DPRK coach Li Wei, who decided to replace goalkeeper Kim Eunghui. Although Kim's performance in the next seven minutes was not directly related to the loss of the goal, Li Wei made the decision to maintain the dignity of the team. Jin Yinhui was in tears at the side of the pitch, both aggrieved and unable to let go. I have to admit that the Japanese women's soccer team's ability to capture chances has surpassed other Asian teams, and the counterattack is even more precise and accurate. The match was also comparable to the intensity of the semifinals of the Chinese women's soccer team.
Despite being down by three goals and losing the possibility of winning the championship, the DPRK women's soccer team didn't give up and started a fierce battle on the field, trying to put pressure on the Japanese women's soccer team in the attacking end. Unfortunately, despite creating a lot of threats, the DPRK women's soccer team was never able to convert the threats into goals.
As the referee's whistle blew, the match came to an end. The Japanese women's soccer team defeated the North Korean women's soccer team by a score of 4-1 to win the gold medal of women's soccer in this year's Hangzhou Asian Games. In modern soccer matches, the importance of quick conversion rate has surpassed the ball possession rate. The average age of the Japanese women's soccer team is less than 22 years old, the "third team" proved this with practical actions.
However, the North Korean women's soccer team's men's soccer athletic performance won the audience's applause, which can't help but be a surprise. At the end of this month, the Chinese women's soccer team will usher in the Paris Olympics qualifier. We have the North Korean women's soccer team in the same group of opponents, including Shui Qingxia, the Chinese women's soccer team also watched the performance of the North Korean women's soccer team at the Huanglong Stadium. How to deal with the challenge of the North Korean women's soccer team has also become a problem that Shui Qingxia needs to think about.
