Football: Japan reach final of Women's Asian Cup

Defending champions Japan cruised past China 3-1 on Tuesday to advance to the final of the Women's Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation's showpiece tournament.Forward Mana Iwabuchi sent a left-footed rocket off the hands of diving keeper Peng Shimeng in the 39th minute to open the scoring, and a brace from late-half substitute Kumi Yokoyama more than covered Li Ying's converted penalty in the 90th."Our aim was to control the game at our own pace," manager Asako Takakura said. "There was a moment in the second half when their defense raised the pressure on us, but our substitute (Yoko…READ FULL ARTICLE