Heatwave Jang Seul -ki and Ji So -yeon cool shooting… Korea, East Asian Cup China
Jang Seul -ki, Ji So -yeon, and the two cheerful shots pierced the heat wave.
The Korean women’s soccer team, led by Shin Sang-woo, scored 2-2 with Jang Seul-ki and Ji So-yeon’s fierce goal in the first leg of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (East Asian Cup) Women’s Division held at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 9th.
South Korea scored 1 victory point as a draw, and showed a back -to -face. Historical opposition was 4 wins and 10 draws and 29 losses.
South Korea scored the first goal to China’s Yao Wei, in the first half of the day, but was balanced by the scoring of the additional time defender Jang Seul -ki in the first half. Jang Seulgi tied the ball from the opponent’s goalkeeper by shooting in front of the goal area. Low and strong balls were beaten by the opponent’s defender and beaten the legs.
In the second half, Korea, who scored an additional goal to China’s Xiao Tsukin (22 minutes later), ran to the last minute, and eventually made a gear nose with a strong right -footed shot by Ji So -yeon in the 49th minute. Ji So -yeon took a shooting opportunity near the penalty arc in a wave of offensive, and as she moved, the cold ball stretched like a laundry line and penetrated the corner of the right goal.
Korea has won three consecutive draws in the last three years.
Earlier, Japan took the lead by defeating Taiwan 4-0.
Korea will play a second game against Japan at 8 pm on the evening of the 13th.
<9th East Asian Cup Exclusive>
Korea 2-2 China
△ Scoring Yao Wei (15 minutes before) Xiao Tsukin (22 minutes later, China) Jang Seul -ki (46 minutes before)
Kim Chang -geum, senior reporter kimck@hani.co.kr
