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Hopkins hopeful against 'difficult' DPR Korea

Ho Chi Minh City: Australia coach Jeff Hopkins knows his side is in for another difficult encounter when they take on DPR Korea at Thanh Long Sports Centre but believes they have enough firepower at their disposal to collect a second consecutive victory at the AFC U-19 Women's Championship.

Australia began their campaign in winning fashion against Vietnam but had to dig deep to overcome the hosts. Trailing 3-1 with an hour gone, they were thankful for Emily Gielnik's hat-trick that saw them run out eventual 4-3 winners.

Hopkins felt the game will prove a wake-up call for his players as to the standards they need to reach if they are to take the trophy back home and he is under no illusions that a clash with DPR Korea, who saw off neighbours Korea Republic 2-1, will prove to be any easier.

However, he has confidence Australia can rise to the challenge despite having just a day to recover from their tribulations against the Vietnamese.

"We've seen a little bit of their Under-17s from the last World Cup but we know that sides that come out of DPR Korea are going to be very, very difficult to beat," said Hopkins.

"They'll be together, well organised, good technical players, physically fit as well and with their system, they might cause us a few problems that we're not used to.

"We've got a little bit of an idea about them, we're going to have a look at them before the game, but we'll back ourselves."

Although everyone completed the game with Vietnam relatively unscathed, Hopkins was far from satisfied with the performance his side produced and as such, promised to ring the changes against the Koreans.

"We came through the game reasonably well injury-wise, one or two suffered with the heat," he added.

"I wasn't overly pleased with the performance so there will definitely be a few changes to the team."

DPR Korea also had to come from behind against their southern neighbours to join Australia at the top of the table on three points, Kim Su-gyong netting the winner with nine minutes to go.

Boss Sin Ui-gun confessed he has no prior knowledge about their opponents but promised they would be looking to cement top spot with another win.

"We don't have any information on Australia so I can't say anything now but generally speaking, they are a good team," he said.

"We are definitely aiming at gaining another three points against Australia."

Sin delighted with determined display

Ho Chi Minh City: DPR Korea boss Sin Ui-gun saluted a determined display from his side after they came from a goal down to beat Korea Republic 2-1 and begin their AFC U-19 Women's Championship on a winning note.

 

Korea Republic had taken the lead after 17 minutes at Thong Nhat Stadium when Choi Mi-rae finished off a set piece with a powerful strike that keeper O Chang-ran was unable to keep out.

However, DPR Korea improved after the break and equalised in the 72nd minute as Kwon Song-hwa skipped away from her marker down the right flank before squaring for fellow substitute Kim Jo-ran to steer home from the edge of the area with the help of a slight deflection from a Korea Republic defender.

And they grabbed the winner nine minutes from the end when Kwon forged down the left side and pulled the ball back to Kim Su-gyong inside the box, where the midfielder made no mistake with the finish.

Sin felt his side's grit ultimately saw them through to victory.

"We regarded this as a battle and before we came here, we got the order from our general Kim Jong-il to win, unconditionally. We have to win," said Sin.

"So we did our best as a soldier, like in a battle site, and we finally won. I think this is the most important thing. By the end of the game, we played much better."

South Korea coach Choi Duck-joo, on the other hand, felt individual errors cost his team a chance to win the contest.

"The players condition is not that good so we did not play so well," he said.

"Our defenders made some mistakes so that was the reason we lost."

Sin unperturbed by poor preparation

Sin unperturbed by poor preparation
 

Ho Chi Minh City: DPR Korea coach Sin Ui-gin admitted his side's preparation for the AFC U-19 Women's Championship has been far from ideal but feels they can still match neighbours Korea Republic in their opening game at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Five members of Sin's squad were called up to play for the senior team during the recent Olympic qualifiers after five DPR Korea players were banned for violating FIFA's anti-doping rules at the recent World Cup in Germany.

It means the squad has only been able to spend a few days together but the DPR Korea boss is confident they have the game plan to take on their southern rivals on Thursday.

"Our team did not have enough time to train and get together so from tomorrow, I am going to organise the match in our own style," said Sin.

"It is not forward orientated, it is not always defending, but it is our style.

"Five women players from the senior team were handed disciplinary sanctions so they could not play in the Olympic qualification, so five players from this team had to go. After the Olympic qualification, we have had not much time for this tournament. So we have not had enough time."

But Sin refused to accept that the poor preparation makes his side underdogs.

"I expected the problem long ago. The time for training was not enough but we predicted that so we are ready to go."

Korea Republic, meanwhile, lost out in the final two years ago to Japan and coach Choi Duck-joo is targeting going one step further this time around in Vietnam, although he acknowledged they would have to usurp their more illustrious rivals in order to do so.

"Firstly we want to go to the World Cup and secondly we want to be champions," he said.

"Japan and DPR Korea are higher in the rankings than us so it is going to be very tough for us but we will do our best and put in every effort to win the game."

link: the-Afc.com

Ho Chi Min City: Parte la coppa d'Asia under-19 femminile


Sin Ui-Gin, in vista della prima partita, il derby contro la Sud Corea dichiara: "Il mio team non ha avuto tempo di prepararsi al meglio, dopo la qualificazione olimpica e a causa delle squalifiche per doping, ma vogliamo giocare con il nostro stile".

Queste le convocate:

  Player Name Jersey No Position
  O CHANG RAN 1 GK
  RIM MYONG 18 GK
  KIM CHOL OK 21 GK
  YUN SONG MI 4 DF
  RI NAM SIL 5 DF
  PONG SON HWA 14 DF
  RYU UN JONG 24 DF
  PAK KYONG MI 27 DF
  KIM NAM HUI 2 MF
  KIM UN JU 6 MF
  KIM UN HYANG 7 MF
  KIM SU GYONG 8 MF
  JON MYONG HWA 10 MF
  YU JONG IM 12 MF
  O HUI SUN 13 MF
  KIM JO RAN 16 MF
  KANG OK GUM 20 MF
  JONG YU RI 28 MF
  KIM UN HWA 9 FW
  YUN HYON HI 11 FW
  KWON SONG HWA 15 FW
  JO YONG AE 29 FW


Le partite:

ad Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
06/10/2011 Sud Corea – RDPC
08/10/2011 RDPC – Australia
10/10/2011 Vietnam – RDPC
13/10/2011 RDPC – Giappone
16/10/2011 RP Cina – RDPC

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Dal 29 luglio al 20 agosto:
Mondiali under 20 in Colombia
27 luglio: DPR Corea – Inghilterra a Medellin 0-0
1 agosto: Messico – DPR Corea a Medellin
4 agosto: Argentina – DPR Corea a Medellin

qualificazioni Mondiali 2014
02/09/2011 Giappone – RDPC
06/09/2011 RDPC – Siria
11/10/2011 RDPC – Uzbekistan
11/11/2011 Uzbekistan – RDPC
15/11/2011 RDPC – Giappone
29/02/2011 Siria – RDPC

Coppa d'Asia femminile under 19
ad Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
06/10/2011 Sud Corea – RDPC
08/10/2011 RDPC – Australia
10/10/2011 Vietnam – RDPC
13/10/2011 RDPC – Giappone
16/10/2011 RP Cina – RDPC
 
Qualificazioni Coppa d’Asia under 16
Group E: a Pyongyang
08/09/2011 Timor Est – RDPC
10/09/2011 RDPC – Malaysia
13/09/2011 RDPC – Singapore
15/09/2011 Macau – RDPC
18/09/2011 RDPC – RP Cina
 
Qualificazioni Coppa d’Asia under 19
Group F: ad Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
02/11/2011 Myanmar – RDPC
04/11/2011 RDPC – Laos
06/11/2011 Malaysia – RDPC
08/11/2011 RDPC – Vietnam

3-13 novembre
Coppa d'Asia femminile under-16

Kuban spring 2011: Corea al secondo posto. Vittoria al Giappone

Nella supersfida tra squadre asiatiche, nella finale del Kuban Spring 2011, vince il Giappone, con un risultato di misura: 1-0.

Un plauso va comunque alle ragazze coreane, che hanno ottenuto grandissimi risultati in questo importante torneo internazionale (subendo la prima rete del torneo solamente in finale).

Con l'occasione il blog Chollima Football Fans esprime un sentito cordoglio al popolo giapponese, colpito da questa immane tragedia.

Errata corrige: nei post precedenti avevamo detto che il torneo era riservato alle nazionali Under-20, in realtà trattasi di un torneo riservato all'Under-19.