Defending champions North Korea continued their quest to retain the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup title after cruising to a 3-0 victory over the United States in their quarter-final encounter in Morocco, reports www.totorinews.com.
Ri Ui Gyong was the star of the encounter, scoring twice as the Asian champions produced an impressive performance to eliminate the Americans and book their place in the semi-finals.
Ri Ui Gyong opened the scoring in the 30th minute before Ri Ye-Rim doubled North Korea’s advantage in the 45+4th minute to give the defending champions a comfortable 2-0 lead at half-time.
North Korea maintained their dominance after the restart, with Ri Ui Gyong completing her brace in the 56th minute to make it 3-0.
The United States struggled to find a response as the defending champions comfortably protected their advantage to seal an emphatic victory.
The result takes North Korea into the semi-finals as they continue their campaign to successfully defend their crown.
The Americans, meanwhile, bow out of the competition following the quarter-final defeat.
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