Soccer’s not a sport known for its high-scoring outcomes – unless, as it would appear, it’s the women’s tournament at the 2018 Asian Games.
On Monday, China squared off against Tajikistan during the group stage of the tournament and ended up winning by a very lopsided score of 16-0.
Even more impressive than that final score, however, were the nine goals from Wang Shanshan, all of which were in the second half and coming off the bench.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laC6c60LUcc&feature=youtu.be
Impressive performance aside, however, China needed all 16 of those goals because their Group B leader, North Korea, also hung 16 on Tajikistan and hold a one-goal advantage in goal differential.
Of the 16 goals North Korea scored in their match against Tajikistan, the high scorer was Sung Hyang-sim, who netted four, a far cry from the super-sub’s astounding triple hat trick.
China and North Korea will play Wednesday to ultimately decide who wins the group.
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