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.
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