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DPRK Win AFC Women's Cup, China Runners Up

Monday, 9th June 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

Shang Ruihua
Shang Ruihua
The Chinese women's soccer (football) team fell to North Korea last night, 2-1, in the final of the AFC Women's Asian Cup in Vietnam. Bi Yan scored China's only goal, striking early in the game's 11th minute.

North Korea's Ri Kum-suk brought the game even with a header in the 58th minute. Kim Yong-ae got the game winner off a rebound in the 68th minute.

"This has been the best game for us in the Asian Cup," China coach Shang Ruihua told FIFA, the sport's international governing body. "Although before the game we had expected that we could defend our Asian title, DPR Korea proved to be the better side."


China had wins over Vietnam, Thailand and Japan in the tournament. The team is currently ranked 14th in the world.

Image: FIFA.com

Tags: Bi Yan, football, Shang Ruihua, soccer