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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nKorea\u2019s shooting boots need polishing: <\/strong>Whilst a 3-0 scoreline may showcase a dominating win, it certainly wasn\u2019t a breezy win for Korea Republic. The \u2018Taegeuk Ladies<\/em>\u2019 produced a whopping 26 shots towards Yektaei\u2019s goal, with 19 coming in the first half alone. However, from these strikes clinical finishing was still mostly missing. Only eight of those 26 shots were on target, and half of those came in the second half. The half-time team talk seemed to fire up the Koreans, but they will need a lot more fire when going up against more experienced and established oppositions like the Philippines and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Casey Phair – Korea Republic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Game –<\/em><\/strong> “I thought that we as a team performed really well and worked really hard. We definitely could’ve scored a few more and missed a couple of chances, and I think that\u2019s something we will definitely work on in the upcoming trainings but I think it was a really good starting point to start to the tournament with three points and just gives us more things to work on in training and we\u2019re really excited for the next game.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the missed chances –<\/em><\/strong> “I think that the hardest part is creating the chance and tonight was just one of those nights and I think we just have to focus on that final detail. But the biggest part for me was the fact that we created so many chances and we just have to finish them for the next game.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Ji So-yun<\/em><\/strong> – “To speak for myself, she is one of the reasons why I want to work so hard for this team. Not just her, but the other older players that have come before us. They\u2019ve worked really hard, not just on the field but off the field to make Korean women\u2019s soccer a better place for us. So for me as a young player it motivates me more to see how much she works, and off the field with everything she does, she\u2019s just an amazing person, an amazing leader and an amazing player.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Korea Republic and Iran remain on the sun-soaked Gold Coast for their Matchday Two fixtures against the Philippines and host nation, Australia, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philippines vs. South Korea<\/em><\/strong> Iran vs. Australia<\/em><\/strong> David vs. Goliath battles don’t get any more extreme. Iran, making just their second appearance at the AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup were looking to simply score their first ever goal in the competition. By contrast, Korea Republic entered this tournament looking to do one better than their 2022 campaign, where they finished as runners-up to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":5670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_gspb_post_css":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[329,72,28,212],"class_list":["post-5668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-afc-womens-asian-cup","tag-iran","tag-korea-republic","tag-womens-football"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"\nWHAT THEY SAID<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWHAT COMES NEXT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Thursday 5 March at 1:00pm
Gold Coast Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thursday 5 March at 1:00pm
Gold Coast Stadium<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"