March 15 — Toko Koga scored twice as Japan stayed on course for a third Women’s Asian Cup title with a 7-0 win over the Philippines in Sydney today, setting up a semi-final against South Korea.

It was one-way traffic throughout but Japan were kept at bay by Philippines goalkeeper Nina Meollo until just before halftime. Mina Tanaka broke the deadlock with a scrappy close-range header before Koga doubled the lead from a corner.