North Korea Defeats Bangladesh 10-0 in Asian Games Women's Football Opener
3 sources across 2 countries · South Korea · Japan · 1 of them is linked to a state
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- The Korea Herald
- Asahi Shimbun
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North Korea opened its Asian Games women's football competition with a 10-0 victory over Bangladesh on Monday at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. North Korea scored seven goals in the first half, with Chae Un-yong, Jon Ryong-jong, and Kim Kyong-yong each scoring twice and Hwang Yu-yong adding one. The team added three more goals in the second half to secure the win. Forward Lee Seong-ah, a Zainichi Korean player for Hiroshima in the WE League, started the match and scored her first goal for the national team.
The match was attended by hundreds of Japanese residents of North Korean descent wearing red shirts. While center-leaning and center-right sources described the stadium as largely empty and noted that a cheering group official refused to speak with reporters due to directives from superiors, a center-left source highlighted the presence of approximately 1,000 Zainichi Koreans and quoted Lee Seong-ah expressing pride in playing for her homeland in Osaka.
North Korea is seeking its first Asian Games gold medal since 2014. The team is scheduled to play Myanmar on Thursday and South Korea next Monday. According to the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, North Korea entered 107 athletes across 14 events for this competition, with expectations of success in women's football, weightlifting, wrestling, table tennis, shooting, gymnastics, and the men's marathon.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- Emphasized the emotional significance for Zainichi Korean players and the scale of the local support.
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- Focused on the match score and the restrictive behavior of the cheering group's leadership toward the press.
- Centre-right
- Presented the match results and the lack of access to the cheering group without additional commentary.
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