Winter Olympics: Joint Korean team loses first practice match

in #world7 years ago

The joint North and South Korean women's ice hockey team has lost its first match - a friendly against Sweden - before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.
The Swedish women's team beat their Korean counterparts 3-1.
The unified Korean team will get a chance to even the score when they face Sweden again during the Games, which start next Friday.
Sunday's outing was the first and only practice match for the Korean squad.
The combined team was formed after the two Koreas reached a controversial deal to compete under the same flag.
A BBC correspondent at the game said the crowd went wild, although there had been a small protest against the fielding of a joint team outside the arena.
The move had proved unpopular with some in the South, who believe the late inclusion of North Korean players will jeopardise their chances of a medal.

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