China denies Japan with late rally
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July 22, 2013, Monday
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SUBSTITUTE Sun Ke scored with three minutes left yesterday as China earned a point in a 3-3 draw with Japan at the East Asian Cup men's competition in South Korea.
Sun's goal in the 87th gave defending champion China a share of the points after Japan had taken a 3-1 lead.
Wang Yongpo's penalty put China ahead just five minutes in but Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara equalized in the 33rd.
Yoichiro Kakitani gave Japan a 2-1 lead in the 59th and Masato Kudo widened the lead just two minutes later.
Wang's second goal of the match in the 81st cut the lead to 2-3 before Sun's strike completed the comeback for China.
The East Asian Cup was established in 2003. China won the tournament in 2005.
In the women's edition, North Korea edged out South Korea 2-1 in an inter-Korean showdown yesterday.
Ho Eun Byol grabbed two goals in quick succession in the first half at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, as North Korea quickly erased a one-goal deficit and beat South Korea for the 10th time in its last 12 meetings.
Both teams had a cautious start to the match, before Kim Soo-yun put South Koreans on the board in the 26th minute.
The midfielder pounced on a loose ball after a goalmouth scramble and rolled it past Hong Myong Hui into the North Korean net. But the visitors quickly regained control. In the 36th, Ho, who usually plays as a defender, equalized on a rebound following a brief period of dramatic goalline mayhem near the South Korean net.
Goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi and defender Lim Seon-joo each turned away a shot at the line before the hosts succumbed to the North Korean pressure.
Ho was at it again the very next minute, this time heading in a Kim Su Gyong cross from the right wing and catching Kim out of position in the South Korean goal.
Sun's goal in the 87th gave defending champion China a share of the points after Japan had taken a 3-1 lead.
Wang Yongpo's penalty put China ahead just five minutes in but Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara equalized in the 33rd.
Yoichiro Kakitani gave Japan a 2-1 lead in the 59th and Masato Kudo widened the lead just two minutes later.
Wang's second goal of the match in the 81st cut the lead to 2-3 before Sun's strike completed the comeback for China.
The East Asian Cup was established in 2003. China won the tournament in 2005.
In the women's edition, North Korea edged out South Korea 2-1 in an inter-Korean showdown yesterday.
Ho Eun Byol grabbed two goals in quick succession in the first half at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, as North Korea quickly erased a one-goal deficit and beat South Korea for the 10th time in its last 12 meetings.
Both teams had a cautious start to the match, before Kim Soo-yun put South Koreans on the board in the 26th minute.
The midfielder pounced on a loose ball after a goalmouth scramble and rolled it past Hong Myong Hui into the North Korean net. But the visitors quickly regained control. In the 36th, Ho, who usually plays as a defender, equalized on a rebound following a brief period of dramatic goalline mayhem near the South Korean net.
Goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi and defender Lim Seon-joo each turned away a shot at the line before the hosts succumbed to the North Korean pressure.
Ho was at it again the very next minute, this time heading in a Kim Su Gyong cross from the right wing and catching Kim out of position in the South Korean goal.
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