China's Wang Shanshan scored in the penalty shoot-out when China beat Japan in the semi-finals of Asia Women's Football Cup in India on Thursday. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
China came back twice to level after extra time before they saw off Japan in the penalty shoot-out in the semifinals of the Asia Women Football Cup.
NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- China defeated Japan in the penalty shoot-out of the second semi-finals of the Asia Women Football Cup, going on in India, on Thursday.
China will play against South Korea in the final match on Sunday.
The fiercely contested match ended with a 1-1 draw after regular time before China captain Wang Shanshan scored the vital equalizer to level the score 2-2 in 119th minute in the extra time.
Japan's Riko Ueki scored a brace in the 26th minute and 103rd minute, with China's Wu Chengshu scoring the regular time equalizer in the 46th minute.
In the penalty shootout, China won the match scoring four against Japan's three. ■