DPRK Women’s Footballers Advance to Finals of 20th Asian Games

A women’s football semifinal of the ２０th Asian Games was held between the DPRK and Chinese teams on September ２９.

Around ５４ minutes of the match, an own goal was made by a Chinese player and around ７９ minutes, DPRK player No. ７ Myong Yu Jong succeeded in scoring.

After all, the DPRK team defeated its Chinese rival ２:０.

The DPRK team will play the final match with the Japanese team on October ２.

Meanwhile, DPRK player Jo Jin Mi won a bronze medal at the diving women’s １０-meter platform event.

Rodong Sinmun