Women’s Football Asian Cup | China dethrones Japan, meets Korea in final
The Hindu
Earlier, Korea beat the Philippines 2-0 to enter the final for the first time in five attempts
Japan’s bid for a hat-trick of Women’s Asian Cup titles came crumbling down after the defending champion was knocked out by China 4-3 on penalties in the second semifinal.
After being tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time and 2-2 in extra time, Japan missed two chances in the penalty shootout to crash out.
Riko Ueki starred for Japan with a brace while Wu Chengshu and Wang Shan Shan scored for eventual finalist.
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