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South Korea Women Advance Past Uzbekistan in Asian Games Quarter-Final

South Korea women's team secured their place in the semi-finals with a 6-3 victory over Uzbekistan at the Asian Games quarter-finals on Thursday. The result means South Korea move on to the next stage while Uzbekistan's campaign comes to an end. By then, the hosts had already established what would become a comfortable lead.

Yoon Su-Jeong opened the scoring in the sixth minute before Uzbekistan responded through D. Khabibullaeva ten minutes later. Choe Yu-Ri restored South Korea's advantage in the seventeenth, and here's the thing — that first half would prove decisive. Yoon made it 3-1 in the forty-fourth minute, and Choe added a second of her own just before the interval.

The second half saw South Korea extend their lead through an own goal from Jang Sel-Gi in the sixtieth-fourth minute. N. Kudratova pulled one back for Uzbekistan in the sixty-sixth, but Yoon Su-Jeong completed her hat-trick with a goal in the seventy-fourth. Kim Min-Ji scored a late consolation for South Korea in the ninety-fourth minute.

South Korea's record in the group stage was impeccable — two wins and one draw from three matches, accumulating seven points. Uzbekistan had been harder to beat, with one victory and two draws giving them five points. To be fair, neither side had tasted defeat, but this match separated them clearly.

The quarter-final result means South Korea advance to face their semi-final opponents, while Uzbekistan must now reflect on a match where they were never truly in contention. The three goals conceded in the first half proved costly, and from that point the visitors could only chase the game.

Prepared from match data

⚽ 6' Yoon Su-Jeong — Goal ⚽ 10' D. Khabibullaeva — Goal ⚽ 17' Choe Yu-Ri — Goal ⇄ 26' M. Jonimqulova — Substitution ⚽ 44' Yoon Su-Jeong — Goal ⚽ 45+1' Choe Yu-Ri — Goal ⇄ 46' U. Zoirova — Substitution ⇄ 46' Kim Hye-Ri — Substitution ⇄ 46' J. Noh — Substitution ⇄ 60' Kang Chae-Rim — Substitution ⚽ 64' Jang Sel-Gi — Own goal ⇄ 65' Ji So-Yun — Substitution ⚽ 66' N. Kudratova — Goal 🟨 68' M. Khikmatova — Yellow card ⚽ 74' Yoon Su-Jeong — Goal ⇄ 82' Choe Yu-Ri — Substitution 🟨 90' Kim Min-Ji — Yellow card 🟨 90+2' Park Ye-na — Yellow card ⇄ 90+3' S. Kuchkorova — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' Kim Min-Ji — Goal

Match events

6' South Korea Women Goal Yoon Su-Jeong assist: Kim Hye-Ri
10' Uzbekistan Women Goal D. Khabibullaeva assist: L. Karachik
17' South Korea Women Goal Choe Yu-Ri assist: Kim Min-Ji
26' Uzbekistan Women Substitution M. Jonimqulova off: Z. Saidova
44' South Korea Women Goal Yoon Su-Jeong assist: Kang Chae-Rim
45+1' South Korea Women Goal Choe Yu-Ri
46' Uzbekistan Women Substitution U. Zoirova off: M. Khikmatova
46' South Korea Women Substitution Kim Hye-Ri off: Han Da-In
46' South Korea Women Substitution J. Noh off: Ko Yoo-Jin
60' South Korea Women Substitution Kang Chae-Rim off: Kang Tae-kyung
64' Uzbekistan Women Own goal Jang Sel-Gi
65' South Korea Women Substitution Ji So-Yun off: Park Ye-na
66' Uzbekistan Women Goal N. Kudratova assist: D. Khabibullaeva
68' Uzbekistan Women Yellow card M. Khikmatova
74' South Korea Women Goal Yoon Su-Jeong assist: Jung Min-Young
82' South Korea Women Substitution Choe Yu-Ri off: Jeong Yu-Jin
90' South Korea Women Yellow card Kim Min-Ji
90+2' South Korea Women Yellow card Park Ye-na
90+3' Uzbekistan Women Substitution S. Kuchkorova off: O. Turgunova
90+4' South Korea Women Goal Kim Min-Ji assist: Jang Sel-Gi

Match prediction: South Korea Women — Uzbekistan Women

Win: South Korea Women

Confidence 66%

Reasoning

Южная Корея (жен.) — 2. place, 7 points after 3 games (2 wins, 1 draws, 0 losses)
Узбекистан (жен.) — 2. place, 5 points after 3 games (1 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses)
Южная Корея (жен.), last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Узбекистан (жен.), last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 2 games, Южная Корея (жен.) — 2, Узбекистан (жен.) — 0

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