In the first round of the Tokyo Olympics Women's Football Asian Qualifying Tournament, China's women's football team and South Korea's women's football team had a fierce battle. After the match, the head coach of the South Korean women's soccer team, Bell, faced the media and expressed his displeasure at the result of the 1-2 defeat: "According to our strength, we should have drawn our opponents."
The match was covered on the official social media platforms of the Korea Football Association.
Bell said that both teams were not in good shape due to the long absence of matches, but the Korean women's soccer team did much better as they adapted to the game, "We gradually took control of the tempo of the field as the game progressed. Unfortunately, we were awarded a penalty kick." He believes that apart from the penalty kick scored by Wang Frost, the Chinese team did not pose a substantial threat in the second half.
Bale continued, "Our players didn't fall too far behind in terms of fitness and, in fact, did quite well in terms of set-piece play. We will quickly adjust our form and get ready for the next round." Toward the end of the interview, Bale didn't forget to tease, "I want to tell the Chinese women's soccer team that there's no need to rush to book a hotel in Tokyo just yet."
