Host China fought a close exchange of blows at eye level with their Japanese neighbors and ended up winning 2:1 (0:1,0:0,1:0,0:0).
Japan scores, China can equalize
In the first third, the Japanese took a 1-0 lead through Akane Hosoyamada and were able to defend the result in the second. Only in the final section did the Japanese goalkeeper Nana Fujimoto make a serious mistake, which the Chinese used to equalize 1-1. Goalscorer was Baozhen Hu.
The game goes into overtime
Because it was a tie after regulation time, the game went into a five-minute sudden death overtime. Only four field players were left on the ice. It remained exciting: A goal by the Chinese was not given. In a heated final phase, the Japanese then failed several times at goalkeeper Jiyang Zhou.
The Chinese then secured victory in the penalty shoot-out.
