…Samba Girls of Brazil pips Canada 5-4 on Penalties After Goalless Draw.
The soccer hostilities between high tech rivals, North Korea and Japan exploded on African soil on Saturday night in Rabat Morocco at the 8th world U17 Women’s football tournament when North Korea bombed Japan reminiscent Hiroshima war 5-1 at the quarterfinals to move to a shot at her third title.
Two gangling teenagers, Kim Won-Sim and Ri Ui-Gyong supplied a brace each to establish superiority over the terrible inter ballistic war tactics of the Japanese babes.
Kim who is now the highest scorer with her team mate Yu in a six goals each thriller opened scoring one minute into the game when fans were trying to identify their neighbors at the stands and Journalists across continents were throwing banters at each other when she pounced on Yu’s telepathic pass. She later scored the 4th goal in the 73rd minute from Eh Chong-Gum assist. Sim scored in every match North Korea played (five matches) except against Netherlands.
The friendship of Kim and Yu off field was really translated on field as the 2nd goal scored in the 6th minute through Yu was an assist from Kim. Yu got her second goal (brace) at added time of 90+6 minute from Yun Jin-Ah assist.
Super brat Sim had given the ball to Yu Jong-Hyang in the 22nd minute to score the 3rd goal. The consolatory goal of Japan came in the 8th minute through Konoha Nakamura who scored in the game against Colombia in the round of 16 match .
Japan had four clean slates to the quarterfinal for four teams did not score against the team in four matches. She pocketed the Yankee babes of USA 3-0; zipped New Zealand 3-0 and humbled Zambia 2-0 at the group stages; parried Paraguay off via penalty kicks after 1-1 at full time and then left the Coffee Grower Girs of Colombia stranded in a 4-0 win. She before this match scored 13 goals and conceded just one goal.
North Korea drew 1-1 with Spain first time at the group river bank; messed up Mexico 2-0[ tamed the Junior Lioness of Cameroon 2-1 and rounded up The Orange Girls of Netherlands 5-0 before sending hosts Morocco to the stands in a crushing 6-1 victory. She before this match scored 16 goals and conceded5.
Both teams met thrice with each country running away with a win and playing draw at on. There 4 goals scored and each country had two goals. At 2010 Trinidad and Tobago games, North Korea lost to Japan 1-2 at the semis. That year North Korea lost the Bronze 0-1 to Spain while Japan lost the Gold 5-4 on penalties after 3-3 at full time.
At the 2014 meeting in Jordan, North Korea won her 2nd title beating Japan in the final via penalty kicks 5-4 after a goalless match. North Korea had stopped New Zealand 3-0 in the semis and Japan also spanked Spain 3-0nin the semis.
North Korea is the most decorated U17 Girls team in the Asian Football Confederation with four titles. At the AFC finals of 19th May 2024 She piped Japan by a lone goal. She had beaten China by a lone goal in the semis while Japan beat South Korea 3-0 also in the semis.
North Korea is at the U17 finals for the 7th time and are defending Champions having defeated Spain via penalty kicks 4-3 after 1-1 at full time. She won the title at New Zealand 2008 beating USA 2-1 after extra time; at 2010 Trinidad and Tobago tournament she placed 4th losing Bronze to Spain 0-1; at Azerbaijan 2012 she lost the finals to France 7-6 on penalty after 1-1 at full time and at Jordan 2016 she again won via penalty 5-4 over Japan after a goalless full time
Japan appearing the 8th time lost twice in the finals in 2014 0-2 to Costa Rica 2014 and 2016 in Jordan lost to North Korea 5-4 on penalties after a goalless full time
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Earlier Saturday night the Samba Girls of Brazil slipped into the semifinals to face North Korea 5-4 on penalties after an excruciating goalless draw at Full time against Canada. Zambian born Defender, Bridget Mutipula who plays for Vancouver Rise Academy lost her kick.
Tomorrow Sunday at 4:30 pm the 3rd quarterfinal will be between France and Netherlands while the 4th quarterfinal scheduled for 8pm same Sunday will be between Mexico and Italy.
The first semifinal is between Brazil and North Korea in Rabat on 5th November at 4:30pm while the 2nd semifinal will be Fra/Ned winner vs Mex/Ita also at Rabat. The Losers’ match will also be at Rabat on 8th November while the grand finale also holds in Rabat that night,
Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line.
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