A mid-range shot!→ A counterattack! South Korea, which allowed the first goal, recovered with an equalizer to maintain a balance of 11 against China

Jul 09, 2025

A mid-range shot!→ A counterattack! South Korea, which allowed the first goal, recovered with an equalizer to maintain a balance of 11 against China



A mid-range shot!→ A counterattack! South Korea, which allowed the first goal, recovered with an equalizer to maintain a balance of 11 against China
South Korea and China exchanged one goal each in the first half.

South Korea's women's soccer A team, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, finished the first half of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship 1-1 at Suwon World Cup Stadium with China on the 9th.

The East Asian Cup, hosted by EAFF, is more competitive because the women's team is considered the strongest in Asia. Along with South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan will participate in this competition. It will be held at Suwon World Cup Stadium and Hwaseong Gyeonggi Town from the 7th to the 16th, and South Korea will end the tournament with a match against China at 8 p.m. on the 9th in Suwon, a match against Korea at 8 p.m. on the 13th in Hwaseong, and a match against Taiwan at 7:30 p.m. on the 16th in Suwon.




In Korea, Jeon Yu-kyung, the top scorer in the second division of Norway, stepped up to the front line, and the midfield was built by Minyoung Jung, Kang Chae-rim, and Moon Eun-joo along with Ji So-yeon and Lee Geum-min. The defense was composed of Roh Jin-young, Jang Seul-ki, Ko Yu-jin, and Kim Hye-ri. Kim Min-jung defended the goal.

China's Hongyan, Wu Haiyan, Wang Ling, Zhang Xian, Wang Xuang, Yao Wei, Li Mengwen, Qin Kun, Liu Jing, Xiao Zinzi and Chen Qiao Zhu made the list.

A mid-range shot!→ A counterattack! South Korea, which allowed the first goal, recovered with an equalizer to maintain a balance of 11 against China
In the first half, when there was a sharp confrontation in the midfield, the first team to open was China. When the defense cleared the cross that flew into the box in the 15th minute of the first half, Wei Yao, who was waiting in front of the penalty box, connected with a mid-range shot. The ball went into the corner of the Korean goal.




South Korea, which allowed the first run, made an early replacement. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Jeon Yu-kyung was excluded and Kim Min-ji was put in. They fought hard to find a way out of the attack. On the left, Moon Eun-joo and Ji So-yeon tried to break through the Chinese defense through linkage, but it was not easy to enter the box due to Jeungguk's tight defense line. In the 35th minute of the first half, Moon Eun-jin handed over a cross from the right side of the box to Ji So-yeon in the center of the box. Ji So-yeon's shot went up on the net.

South Korea missed a golden opportunity. Kang Chae-rim, who broke through the left in the counterattack in the 37th minute of the first half, entered the box. Kang Chae-rim also tried to shoot in defensive check, but the ball went a little off the side of the net. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Jang Seul-ki advanced to the front of the Chinese box with a direct breakthrough from near the half line to create an opportunity. Moon Eun-joo's shot, which received Jang Seul-ki's pass, hit the net above.

South Korea re-balanced the game at the end of the first half. China's goal, which had been steadily tapped, opened at the end of the first half. When the cross that drilled the left side flowed to the center of the box in the first minute of extra time, Jang Seul-ki, who was rushing, finished the game and shook the Chinese net. The first half ended 1-1.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.