A fast counter-attack from North Korea led to their third before the half-hour mark as Kim finished off a sweeping move, and it was 4-0 soon afterwards when Hyang-Sim bagged her second.
The Koreans are a formidable outfit ranked number 11 in the world and easily picked South Africa apart in the first half as they led 4-0 at the break.
Ellis made six changes from the side that drew 2-2 with Finland in their opener on Wednesday, restoring Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo to the starting line-up, along with Kaylin Swart, Bambanani Mbane, Mamello Makhabane and Nompumelelo Nyandeni. A feature of the Banyana Banyana performances of late has been a slow start in matches and the curse struck again as they fell 2-0 down six minutes later as Ri Hyang-Sim grabbed a second for the Asian side.
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