South Korean women’s hockey has advanced to the final of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games after defeating Japan in a thrilling shootout.South Korea, led by head coach Han Jin-soo, won 4-3 in a shootout after a 2-2 tie with Japan in the quarte rfinals at the Archer Canal Sports Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on Friday. South Korea will play host China in the final on Sunday. South Korea, which finished fourth at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, will attempt to regain its Asian Games supremacy nine years after the 2014 Incheon edition, which saw the winner qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Korea jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter with goals from Seo Jung-eun (Asan City Hall) and Park Seung-ae (KT) in the third. However, they conceded a goal to Shiho Kobayakawa in the third minute of the fourth quarter and tied the game with just over a minute left in regulation to Shihori Oikawa. In the ensuing shootout, with the score tied at 3-3, Cho Hye-jin (Asan City Hall) scored to make it 4-3, and Kim Eun-ji (Pyeongtaek City Hall) 카지노사이트킹 saved a shot from Japan’s Miyu Suzuki to secure a hard-fought victory.
