S. Korea captures East Asian women's football title with win over Chinese Taipei

South Korean players celebrate after scoring the second goal against Chinese Taipei in the East Asian Football Federation Women's Championship at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. Yonhap

South Korea captured their first East Asian women's football title in 20 years Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Chinese Taipei at home.

Ji So-yun scored a 70th-minute penalty and Jang Selgi added the insurance marker 15 minutes later in the final match of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) Women's E-1 Football Championship at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, some 30 kilometers south of Seoul.

Korea, China and Japan all finished with five points with a win and two draws each. Korea had a 2-2 draw against China and a 1-1 draw against Japan before Wednesday. Earlier in the day, China and Japan, after each had defeated Chinese Taipei, played to a goalless draw. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the three tied teams was the first tiebreaker, and Korea came out on top with three goals — followed by China's two and Japan's one.

This is Korea's first EAFF title since winning the inaugural crown in 2005.

South Korea, world No. 21, improved to 15 wins, two draws and four losses against 42nd-ranked Chinese Taipei. All 15 victories have come in succession.