There is no Japan! South Korean 女 Junior Handball Wins Thrilling Victory Over Opponents...Taiwan to advance to the semifinals as No. 1 in the group
Aug 26, 2025
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The South Korean women's junior handball team, led by head coach Kim Kyung-jin, beat Japan 23-21 in the fourth Group B match of the 18th Asian Women's Junior (under 19) Handball Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the 25th (Korea time). South Korea defeated Kyrgyzstan (69:5), Kazakhstan (40:17), Iran (39:19) and Japan in succession in the group stage. He reached the semifinals at the top of the group.
South Korea were two goals down in the first half. However, Seo A-young (Gyeongnam Development Corporation) who scored seven goals and Kim Bo-kyung (Korea National Sports University) who scored five goals turned the tables. Goalkeeper Ko Chae-eun (Daejeon High School) also defended well with a 41.2% (14/34) ERA.
Korea has won the previous 17 tournaments, except for the 16th tournament in 2022, which was absent due to COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the next opponent is Taiwan. Originally, South Korea's semifinal opponent was Uzbekistan, which recorded three wins and one loss in Group A. However, due to Uzbekistan's disqualification, Taiwan ranked second in the group. The Korea Handball Association said "An illegal player in the Uzbekistan squad was caught and was disqualified. Group A was ranked according to the results of the game excluding Uzbekistan.
The semifinals between South Korea and Taiwan will be held on the 27th. The semifinals of the tournament will be played between Korea, Taiwan, and China and Japan.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
