2014 Women's Asian Cup Finals: Defeating China 2-1, Japan enters the final

Defeating China with a goal in the 120th minute, Japan deservedly entered the final after the first semi-final match on the afternoon of May 22 at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Japan is the first team to qualify for the final. Photo: Duc Cuong

With a more balanced squad and greater courage, Japan completely dominated the game against China. However, it was not until veteran Sawa exploded in the second half that the reigning world champions were able to break the deadlock. Starting from a corner kick in the 51st minute, the world's best player of 2011 Sawa skillfully headed the ball, opening the score for Japan.

Although they did not play very well, China was lucky to equalize in the 80th minute. In a situation where they were awarded a penalty after a Japanese defender handled the ball in the penalty area, Zeng Ying scored the goal, bringing the match into 2 extra periods.

The 30 minutes of extra time also tilted in favor of the world champions. And it seemed like the match would have to go into a penalty shootout, but in a corner kick in the 120th minute, Azusa had an accurate header to score the goal, making it 2-1, thereby helping Japan enter the final match.

This is a well-deserved victory for Japan. The opponent of the Japanese women's team will be the winner of the match between Australia and South Korea when the two teams meet at 8:45 p.m. tonight, May 22.

According to Bongdaplus