China advance to Women's Asian Cup semi-finals, South Korea thrash Uzbekistan

[p]Defending champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/china/IFHViN7N/"]‌China[/a] thought they had gone ahead in the ‌39th minute but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wang-shuang/IR4XvLMs/"]Wang Shuang[/a]'s effort was ruled out by VAR. ‌[/p][p][b]With the teams level at 0-0 after 90 minutes, ‌China finally got the breakthrough four minutes into extra time through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shao-ziqin/bXPjCDWn/"]Shao Ziqin[/a].[/b][/p][p]China had a golden opportunity to add to their ‌lead 10 minutes later but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wurigumula/OARiWXT8/"]Wurigumula[/a]'s penalty ⁠was saved. They got ‌their second thanks to an own goal from Taiwan's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chen-ying-hui/2RBBVUst/"]Chen Ying-hui[/a] ​four minutes later.[/p][p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/china-IFHViN7N/chinese-taipei-lpqZiIj1/?mid=Molb65uB"]the win[/a], China booked a spot at next year's Women's World Cup in Brazil, ​while Taiwan will compete with the other losing quarter-finalists for two more places in play-offs on the Gold Coast ⁠next week.[/p][p][b]"I'm so ​happy we won the match today and that I was able to score a goal,"[/b] Shao said.[/p][embed guid="cfc1ab23-99d0-4416-af86-3626e6662f82" url="https://x.com/FIFAWWC/status/2032725169874104825" social-type="twitter" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/6LgUhbye/"]South Korea[/a] put six past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uzbekistan/fPB68otI/"]Uzbekistan[/a][/h2][p]South Korea found it much easier going in their ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/south-korea-6LgUhbye/uzbekistan-fPB68otI/?mid=UBi64qAN"]quarter-final against Uzbekistan[/a], taking the lead in the ninth minute through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/son-hwa-yeon/KSjrjURn/"]Son Hwa-yeon[/a], whose shot from a tight angle took a heavy deflection and looped over goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jonimqulova-maftuna/8GbvgtLj/"]Maftuna Jonimqulova[/a].[/p][p]Ten minutes later, defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ko-yoo-jin/Um1RUnvK/"]Ko Yoo-jin[/a] picked up the ball on the edge of a crowded penalty area and scored with a curling effort to double South Korea's lead at Sydney's Stadium Australia.[/p][p][b]A deflected shot from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/park-soo-jeong/hfcTmdso/"]Park Soo-jeong[/a] ‌gave South Korea their third after half-time, with all-time ​leading scorer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ji-so-yun/M5bZQbB6/"]Ji So-yun[/a] then netting her 75th international ‌goal and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-eun-young/KxpGGOKd/"]Lee Eun-young[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jang-sel-gi/2DcqGyZf/"]Jang Sel-gi[/a] also getting on the scoresheet.[/b][/p][p]South Korea, who have qualified for a fourth straight Women's World Cup, will meet either two-time Asian Cup champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ltLyWcnC/"]Japan[/a] or the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philippines/CINRvtL5/"]Philippines[/a] in ⁠the semi-finals.[/p]