Ri decided to send on Ri Hak in place of Choe Il Son in the 31st minute and the switch paid off almost instantly with Hong Song Ok opening their account a minute later.
“We created many chances and tried to score through shots and headers in the first 30 minutes, but it didn’t work out. I felt the issue was the lack of effective support from the wide areas and assisting play,” said Ri. .....
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