SYDNEY (AP) — Midfielder Myung Yoo Jeong scored his fourth goal of the season. Women’s Asian Cup In Friday’s match, North Korea defeated Bangladesh 5-0, marking their second win in group play.
The three-time Asian champions scored eight goals without conceding a single goal in two games, almost clinching a place in the quarter-finals.
After Friday’s video replay showed North Korea’s two goals being overturned, Kim Kyung-young and Myung scored in first-half stoppage time to give South Korea a 2-0 lead.
Myung’s goal came after Bangladesh’s Afida Khandaker was shown a yellow card for a foul, scoring a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner to earn a penalty.
North Korea scored a goal in the second half with a difference of two minutes. Kim Choi Eun-young’s right-footed shot from close range hit the center of the goal, scoring her second goal of the match. Kim Hye-young scored North Korea’s goal in the 90th minute.
Later on Friday, defending champions China faced Uzbekistan, also in Sydney, in another Group B match.
In Tuesday’s group match opener, Myung scored a hat trick in the first half. North Korea beat Uzbekistan 3-0 And China defeated Bangladesh 2-0.
Group B matches conclude in Sydney on Monday, with North Korea facing China and Bangladesh facing Uzbekistan in matches likely to decide first place in the group.
State of play
The top two teams in each of the three groups will advance to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams in third place.
In Group C, which will be played in Perth, Western Australia on Saturday, Vietnam will play Taiwan, while Japan will play India. If Japan and Vietnam win, they will advance to the quarterfinals. Japan defeated Taiwan 2-0 and Vietnam defeated India. On Wednesday, he scored a goal in added time to make it 2-1.
In Group A (Australia), Defeated war-scarred Iran 4-0. South Korea has already qualified. Australia and South Korea, who defeated the Philippines 3-0, will meet in Sydney on Sunday to decide who will top their group.
Iran has suffered back-to-back losses but needs a big win against the Philippines (0-2) on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals and qualify for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
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