PERTH: In-form Alanna Kennedy and skipper Sam Kerr produced spectacular strikes as Australia overcame a talented North Korea 2-1 to reach the semifinals of the Women’s Asian Cup on Friday.
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Kicking off the knockout phase, the Matildas were outplayed by their youthful opponents for large chunks of a tense match in front of 16,466 fans at Perth Rectangular Stadium.
But they took their chances with Kennedy firing her fifth tournament goal with a left-foot bullet from the edge of the box in the 9th minute.
Hometown hero Kerr similarly hit the target on her left boot just after half-time before North Korea clawed back through Chae Un-Yong in the 65th minute.
