October 6, 2020, 20:00 Beijing time, Hangzhou Asian Games women's football final gong start, Japan women's football and North Korea women's football summit showdown. This battle between the old and the new dominators is particularly compelling. The Chinese women's soccer team was eliminated by the Japanese women's soccer team after an unexpected defeat in the semifinals, followed by a 0:0 draw against the Uzbekistan women's soccer team in the third and fourth place finals to finish in third place.
Looking back to the 1980s and 1990s, the Chinese women's soccer team had dominated Asian soccer for more than a decade, after which the North Korean women's soccer team took over the baton, and ten years later the Japanese women's soccer team became the new dominant player. 2010 Asian Games and 2011 Women's World Cup, the Japanese women's soccer team officially opened the era of domination of Asia.
In this Asian Games, the Japanese women's soccer team sent a number of young players and marginal players, most of whom had not been selected for the national team. However, even so, the strength of the Japanese women's soccer team is still not to be underestimated.
In recent years, the DPRK women's soccer team has become a "mysterious force" in the soccer world with its frequent absence from various competitions.
The game opened with both teams evenly matched, but the Japanese women's soccer team was clearly more efficient on offense.
In the 10th minute, Yuzuki Yamamoto made a long pass to Nakasuki to form a one-two punch. Facing the pouncing keeper, she calmly shot the ball, and Japan Women's Soccer Team took a 1:0 lead over DPRK Women's Soccer Team.
DPRK women's soccer forward Yan Mingxing then left the game with an injury and Seung Hyang-shin came on as a substitute.
In the 27th minute, Seung Hyang-shim had a one-touch chance but was too slow and was destroyed by Kogata.
In the 38th minute, Hyo Jin Ok sent the ball straight to Wei Jung Shin, who passed the ball to the doorway, and Kim Kyung Young took a shot from the middle of the road, the ball was fast and accurate, and the DPRK Women's Soccer Team equalized the score to 1:1.
In stoppage time of the first half, Shino Kan Koyama took a long shot from outside the box that the goalkeeper parried.
The DPRK women's soccer team countered in the 62nd minute with a cross from Wei Jung-Shin that the goalkeeper pounced on.
In the 65th minute, Japan Women's Football Team attacked from a corner kick, Chiba Rei Kane crossed the ball to the goal mouth, and Osawa Haruka scored a header. Japan Women's Soccer Team leads North Korea Women's Soccer Team 2:1.
In the 70th minute, Moeko Tanigawa suddenly took a long shot from outside the penalty area and scored! Japan Women's Football Team 3:1 North Korea Women's Football Team.
In the 72nd minute, Reina Chiba scored a single goal. Japan Women's Football Team leads the DPRK Women's Football Team 4:1.
The North Korean women's soccer team is beyond help.
In the end, the Japanese women's soccer team defended their title by defeating the DPRK women's soccer team 4-1 to win the Women's Soccer Team Championship at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games (extended to 2023)!
