Japan survive China fightback to set up North Korea football final

Japanese players celebrate after scoring against Japan.- AFP

HANGZHOU (AFP): Japan held off a furious second-half fightback from hosts China in the Asian Games women's football semi-finals on Tuesday to win 4-3 and set up a gold-medal showdown with North Korea.

China were looking to win the title for the first time since 1998 but four first-half goals from defending champions Japan gave them a mountain to climb in Hangzhou.