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JPN V KOR ( Pool A ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Antwerp 2015

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Korea grabbed a 1-0 win against Japan’s Cherry Blossoms as both teams played their final match in Pool A at the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals.

The result moved Korea onto seven points from their four matches, putting them second in the standings, with Italy needing to defeat Pool A table-toppers the Netherlands (1400 CEST) to retake second place from the Koreans. A second place finish would set up a cross-over quarter-final meeting with the third placed team in Pool B, a position currently occupied by Belgium’s Red Panthers.

The only goal of an incredibly close encounter between these two great rivals of Asian hockey arrived in the second quarter of the match, with team captain Kim Jongeun netting with a brilliant penalty corner drag-flick that sailed into the top right corner of Sakiyo Asano’s goal. However, Japan certainly had their chances and would surely have got on the score-sheet were it not for some impressive reflex saves from Korea shot-stopper Jang Soo Ji.

“I’m very happy with the performance of my team as matches against Japan are very close as they are a strong team,” said Korea Head Coach Han Jin Soo after the match.

Regarding a possible meeting with Belgium in the quarter-finals, Han was cautious. “I would not say that I am confident, because Belgium are good technically and they are the home team so will have a lot of spectators cheering, so if we do face them then we know it will be difficult.”

Goals

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Action	Score
KOR	17	11	KIM Jongeun	PC	0 - 1

Cards

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Type
JPN	7	13	OIKAWA Shihori	G
KOR	26	23	LEE Young Sil	G

JPN

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green
Bench	1	OIE Ryoko
21	2	SAKAI Shiho
X	5	NAKAGAWA Miyuki
10	7	OTSUKA Shiho
X	8	HAYASHI Nagisa
X	9	NAKASHIMA Mie
X	10	KATO Akiko
X	11	SHIBATA Akane
9	12	MITSUHASHI Aki
X	13	OIKAWA Shihori		1
X	14	SAKAGUCHI Maki
9	15	NISHIMURA Ayaka
X	16	NAGAI Yuri
8	17	NAGAI Hazuki
X	18	ASANO Sakiyo
X	19	ONO Mayumi
9	20	MANO Yukari
X	21	YAMAMOTO Yukari
		Team Manager	HASEBE Kenji
		Head Coach	NAGAI Yuji
		Stand-In Manager	YASUDA Zenjiro
		Physiotherapist	MOGI Jun

KOR

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green
X	1	JANG Soo Ji
X	2	BAEK Eeseul
X	4	SEO Jung Eun
X	7	PARK Seung A
X	8	AN Hyo Ju
X	9	HAN Hye Lyoung
4	10	PARK Mi Hyun
X	11	KIM Jongeun	1
X	12	KIM Da Rae
4	13	CHEON Eun Bi
X	14	HONG Yoo Jin
Bench	16	PARK Eunjung
X	18	KIM Bomi
31	19	OH Sun Soon
X	20	KIM Hyun Ji
Bench	22	JUNG Hea Bin
8	23	LEE Young Sil		1
6	26	PARK Kiju
		Team Manager	HONG, Kyung Suep
		Head Coach	HAN Jin Soo
		Stand-In Manager	KIM Sang Ryul
		Assistant Coach	KIM Yoon
		Physiotherapist	YANG Hye Jung

DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified

Match Officials

Role	Official
Umpire 1	CHURCH Amber
Umpire 2	DELFORGE Laurine
Reserve Umpire	CHEN Hong
Video Umpire	WILSON Sarah
Judge 1	SHARMA Anjali
Judge 2	RAMPONE Guendalina
Technical Officer	WOTHERSPOON Anne