Korea 0-0 China as EAFF E-1 starts
Published: 10 Dec. 2019, 19:18
The Korean women’s football team walks off the field after playing to a 0-0 draw against China during the EAFF E-1 Football Championship in Busan Gudeok Stadium in Busan on Tuesday. [NEWS1]
In the four-nation tournament, Korea will next face Chinese Taipei at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. The final match will be against Japan at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at Gudeok.
Korea’s only EAFF title came at the inaugural event in 2005.
China nearly opened the scoring just three minutes into the contest, with defender Liu Shanshan jumping in on offense and curling a shot just wide of the left post.
Korea’s best chance in the first half came on a free kick in the 28th minute.
From just outside the box, midfielder Jang Chang drove a shot over the Chinese wall and toward the top right-hand corner, with goalkeeper Peng Shimeng punching out the ball at the last second to keep it a 0-0 affair.
In the opening moments of the second half, Chinese substitute Yang Li rattled a shot off the left post. Korea dodged another bullet in the 55th minute, when Li Ying, another sub for China, nearly stripped Korean keeper Yoon Young-geul of the ball right in front of the net.
In the 68th, Son Hwa-yeon’s header off a Kim Hye-ri cross sailed over the bar for Korea. Son had another good look at the net the next minute, as she got behind the defense for a one-on-one chance against Peng. But the Korean forward only managed a weak shot that rolled straight to the Chinese goalkeeper.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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