Ma Xiaoxu's goal pushed China to a 1-0 victory over North Korea to win the AFC Under-19 Women's Championship at the Cheras Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday.

China and North Korea sailed into the final of the tournament after beating Japan 6-4 (penalty shoot-out) and Australia 4-2 respectively in the semis.

In the first half, China had the ball in the net as early as the ninth minute but Zi Jingjing was judged offside. North Korea then dominated most of the match, but their attacks at goal were fended off by China's goalie Zhang Yanru, who played a spectacular game. The match was tied at 0-0 at halftime.

The second half saw a more defensive play from the Chinese until the 76th minute when they stripped the ball in the backfield. Zhang Wei curled it to the inside setting up Ma Xiaoxu, just off the bench, to score the deciding goal.