Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: North Korea W 1st with 7, South Korea W 2nd with 5. The last five rounds placed South Korea W no better than 14th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: North Korea W 3 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, South Korea W 3.67 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.99.
North Korea W's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for North Korea W against 7/15 for South Korea W.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.