Chinese women's soccer players celebrate after their victory against Japan in the semifinal of the Asia Women's Football Cup in India on Feb 3, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

NEW DELHI - China defeated Japan in the penalty shootout of the second semifinal of the Asia Women Football Cup, going on in India, on Thursday.

China will play against South Korea in the final match on Sunday.

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The fiercely contested match ended with a 1-1 draw after regular time before China captain Wang Shanshan scored the vital equalizer to level the score 2-2 in 119th minute in the extra time.

Japan's Riko Ueki scored a brace in the 26th minute and 103rd minute, with China's Wu Chengshu scoring the regular time equalizer in the 46th minute.

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In the penalty shootout, China won the match scoring four against Japan's three.