Asian Games: Japan beat North Korea to reach women's football semis

Japan advanced to the semifinals in the Asian Games women's soccer tournament on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over the defending champions North Korea.Both sides fought aggressively from the beginning until the final whistle at Gelora Sriwijaya stadium in Palembang, Indonesia, but it was Japan's Mana Iwabuchi who scored the opening goal in the 40th minute.Yui Hasegawa added another goal in the 62nd minute to double Japan's lead, before North Korea's Kim Nam Hui converted a penalty 9 minutes later.In a rematch of the last Asian Games final, where Japan suffered a 3-1 loss, Nadeshiko Japan thi…READ FULL ARTICLE