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He did not achieve his first home victory in 9 years and 11 months, but he did not achieve it with a thrilling equalizer.
Shin Sang-woo drew 1-1 with Japan in the second game of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) 'Refugee' at Hwaseong Sports Town at 8 p.m. on the 13th.
Japan won a 4-0 victory over Taiwan in its first match on the 9th 'FIFA 42nd'. On the same day, Shin Sang-woo drew 2-2 with Jang Seul-ki's equalizer and Ji So-yeon's theater goal in his first game against China.
It is a match between Korea and Japan that we should not lose even rock-paper-scissors, but the gap between Korea and Japan in women's soccer was clear recently. Japan, led by head coach Nils Nilsen, ranks seventh in the FIFA rankings, and South Korea, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, ranks 21st in the FIFA rankings. Japan, which won the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany and the runner-up at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada, reached the round of 16 at the 2019 World Cup in France and the quarterfinals at the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, and also reached the quarterfinals in succession at the 2012 London Games, Tokyo in 2021, and Paris in 2024 on the Olympic stage, which South Korea has never stepped on. Following the women's Asian Cup consecutive wins in 2014 and 2018, the women's Asian Cup is also trying to win three consecutive titles following 2019 and 2022. South Korea recently won a 6-1 victory over Colombia, which has struggled with one draw and one loss. Korea and Japan have won four games, 11 draws and 19 losses. It has been winless (three draws and five losses) for nearly 10 years since the 2-1 victory at the East Asian Cup in August 2015. In the 2022 East Asian Cup, Ji So-yeon scored an equalizer but lost 1-2. Immediately after Shin Sang-woo's appointment, he was defeated 0-4 in his debut match in Japan on October 26 last year. In the first home return match in nine months, Taegeuk Women clenched their teeth in the match between Korea and Japan.
▶ Line-up
While Kim Min-jung (Incheon Hyundai Steel) is wearing goalie gloves, Jang Seul-ki (Gyeongju KHNP), Noh Jin-young (Munkyung Sangmu), Ko Yu-jin (Incheon Hyundai Steel), and Kim Hye-ri (Wuhan Zinda) are on the defense line, while Minyoung Jung (Seoul City Hall), Lee Geum-min (Birmingham City), Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane FC), Kang Chae-rim (Suwon FC Women), Moon Eun-joo (Hwacheon KSPO), and Kim Min-ji (Seoul City Hall) are on the offensive line in the midfield.
Japan, which is not obligated to play overseas, has filled all three overseas players with members of the domestic WE League except for goalkeeper Hirao Shika (Granada, Spain), defender Ishikawa Leone, and striker Haruka Osawa (Stuttgart, Germany). It has set up a domestic-oriented list for generational change with the summer pre-season and personal schedule. In the match against Korea, he chose to experiment by replacing a large number of members of the Taiwan war. Goalkeepers Akane Okuma, Hana Takahashi, Oto Kano, Yui Narumiya, Yuzuki Yamamoto, Riko Yoshida, Mami Ueno, Megu Hamada, Yoshino Nakashima, Haruna Aikawa and Leon Ishikawa started. Compared to the match against Taiwan, six players, more than half of them, were changed. Five players, including captain Takahashi, Narumiya, Yamamoto, Aikawa and Ishikawa, started for the second consecutive game.
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▶ Overall
In the fourth minute of the first half, Kang Chae-rim's first shot, rushing to the right line, shook the side net. From the beginning, he raised the line and launched a strong pressure and offensive. Jang Seul-ki cleared Japan's long cross toward the gate in the 11th minute of the first half to overcome the crisis. In the 19th minute of the first half, Riko Yoshida's shot, which took over Kano Otto's pass that stole the ball by Lee Geum-min, hit the side net. Kim Min-ji's shot, following South Korea's counterattack and Ji So-yeon's pressure, crossed the crossbar. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Ji So-yeon, surrounded by two Japanese defenders, defended the ball with a heel pass. In the 24th minute of the first half, Kim Min-ji's shot, which took over the cutback of Kang Chae-rim, who moved to the left, went high again. I missed a crucial opportunity. South Korea was level with Japan throughout the first half. Veteran Ji So-yeon and Lee Geum-min sought an opportunity by changing the positions of the 1-2 lines, while Kang Chae-rim, Moon Eun-joo and Kim Min-ji also disrupted the Japanese defense by changing positions at the front line. Japan's two-top Narumiya and Yoshida aimed for an opportunity to search for Hoshi.
Minyoung Jung's shot following Jang Seul-ki's free kick in the 31st minute of the first half failed. After missing the chance, the chance was passed on to Japan. Narumiya, who took over the pass of Haruna Aikawa in the 36th minute of the first half, shook the corner of the net with a powerful shot from the left side of the box. It was a disappointing loss. It finished 0-1 in the first half.
▶Second half
Coach Shin Sang-woo tried to make changes in the second half by putting in Choo Hyo-joo and Kim Mi-yeon. Kim Mi-yeon, Kim Hye-ri, and Ko Yu-jin built a three-back. In the fifth minute of the second half, Jang Seul-ki's goal shot following Moon Eun-joo's cutback failed to pass. In the 10th minute of the second half, goalkeeper Okuma managed to hit a sharp shot by Jang Seul-ki, who was running after hitting the left line following Ji So-yeon's pass. In the 15th minute of the second half, goalkeeper Kim Min-jung caught Nakashima's cross-like shot.
While it was rarely finished despite several offensives, Kim Min-ji was removed in the 20th minute of the second half and Kim Shin-ji was put in to throw a winning move. In the 21st minute of the second half, Choo Hyo-joo's ambitious right foot shot penetrated the right side of the box was slightly missed. Instead of Kang Chae-rim, who played a lot in the 25th minute of the second half, Jung Da-bin was put in 'Korea University Shin Seong'. He missed the most decisive equalizer chance in the 36th minute of the second half. Moon Eun-joo's shot from the gate hit the post. I didn't give up until the end. 1641 female soccer fans who filled the Martian bee "Dae~Korea!" Amid the roar, Jung Da-bin's shot from the left side of the box in the 41st minute of the second half, which took over the pass of Moon Eun-joo's soul, hit the net. It was a thrilling equalizer that flew through the tropics. 'Living Legend' Ji So-yeon expressed her intense joy by tapping the head of the proud youngest, Jung Da-bin. Immediately after the equalizer, coach Shin Sang-woo showed his willingness to turn the game around by excluding Moon Eun-joo, who played a lot, and putting in Hyun Seul-ki.
Five minutes into the second half of extra time, South Korea persisted in Japan's wave of attacks with solid defense and unified teamwork. a one-on-one draw.
South Korea once again showed its fighting spirit in women's soccer by scoring an equalizer in consecutive games against China and Japan.South Korea, which recorded two draws while Japan and China recorded one win and one draw side by side, will try to win the match against Taiwan at 7:30 p.m. on the 16th at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
