Suwon: Even after his team battled back for a draw against a favored opponent, South Korea head coach Shin Sang-woo lamented the one that got away at the ongoing women's football tournament on home soil. Ji So-yun netted a last-gasp equalizer for South Korea's 2-2 draw against China to begin the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Women's Football Championship at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, some 30 kilometers south of Seoul.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the goal gave South Korea a hard-earned point, but Shin said afterward his team should have won the match. "It's a shame (that South Korea didn't win) because we could easily have grabbed three points," Shin said. "We got pushed around early. But when we gained control, we should have scored. It would have made life easier for us."

South Korea played catch-up all night. Yao Wei put China on the board in the 15th minute and then Jang Selgi answered for South Korea during first-half stoppage time. Shao Ziqin put China ahead again in the 67th minute, before Ji's goal leveled the score one last time.

South Korea, No. 21 in the FIFA rankings, now have four wins, 10 draws, and 29 losses against 17th-ranked China. "In order to become a strong team, we have to score first before conceding," Shin said. "Even though Ji So-yun's goal gave us the draw, it was a disappointing match from my perspective as head coach."

South Korea had 12 shot attempts to China's six, and also had a 4-3 edge in shots on goal. But Shin's team also got called for nine offsides. "For this match, we'd practiced exploiting the half-space. But I think our players rushed too much to make plays," Shin said. "That's why we had so many offside calls."

South Korea will next face Japan, world No. 7 and two-time defending EAFF champions, on Sunday. South Korea have posted four wins, 11 draws, and 19 losses against Japan, with the last win having come in August 2015. Japan defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 earlier Wednesday. "It's a quick turnaround for us and we will first focus on recovery," Shin said. "Then the staff will sit down with the players to review what went wrong in this match and get ready for the Japan match."