Tashkent: Head coach Park Youn-jeong was delighted to see her Korea Republic team performing to expectations in their 13-0 win over Uzbekistan on Saturday, which secured their place in the semi-finals of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024.
The emphatic win, which meant Korea Republic finished second behind Australia in Group A and in the process booked their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024 berth, was made even more impressive by the fact that Park opted to start without five key players - including star forward Jeon Yu-gyeong - at the JAR Stadium.
“I’m happy with the result and also the players’ attitude in the game,” said Park. “Actually it was easy for me today because the players were determined to do well and they did. .....
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