DPR Korea 0 - 0 Japan (att: 100)* *Match moved last minute (4 days prior kick-off) from North Korea to Saudi Arabia UZBEKISTAN 0 - 3 AUSTRALIA Kuchkorova 73'(og.), Fowler 84', Foord 86' (att: 2 347)
I know there is 50 something minutes to play but I'm going to call it. Australia qualifies for the Olympics.
Japan 2 - 1 Korea DPR Takahashi 26', Fujino 76' --- Kim Hye-yong 81' (att: 20 777) Professionalization in women's soccer has stripped North Korea of the advantage of their strengths in terms of fitness preparation and discipline. At the moment, the DPR Korea team is basically no different from their neighbors to the south. Referee Lê Thị Lý was bad in 1st match. I thought Casey Reibelt will be better today. Well... she was not. Australia 10 - 0 Uzbekistan Asadova 1'(sam.), Heyman 4' 8' 16' 45'+3, Torpey 22', Fowler 36', Foord 38', Raso 68', Sayer 90'+4 (att: 54 120) Jet lag, thermal shock and a difference of 35 places between teams in the FIFA ranking. Uzbek team have given up.. around 8th min after 3rd goal. Well.. .It was barely 3 degrees C above 0 in Tashkent three days ago and +31C in Melbourne today... too much of a strain for a players mostly from an amateur leagues.