Approximately 3,000 Korean defenders led by general Kwon Yul successfully repelled more than 30,000 Japanese soldiers.

On 22 April, Chinese forces attacked the Kapyong valley and forced the South Korean defenders to withdraw.

The cold winter created great difficulties for the South Korean defenders, with the heavy snow hindering construction and icy roads limiting food and ammunition supplies.

As the battle developed, it was obvious the Korean defenders were on the defensive all the way.

Cuauhtemoc Blanco's ballhandling stretched the imagination today, and on two occasions, he trapped the ball between his ankles and leaped through two Korean defenders to break free.

The bridges however, were too short to reach the opposite bank in another fortunate turn of events for the Korean defenders, and Goguryeo's ambush successfully held off the first assault.

He gave a red card to the North Korean defender in the 32nd minute but North Korea went on to defeat Turkiminstan in penalties.

As the landing party came ashore they were met by brisk fire from its Korean defenders.

The Marines then moved on to the capital city of Seoul; in heavy fighting they eventually drove out the North Korean defenders.

Initially the Japanese found limited success, being largely confined to Gyeongsang Province and only launching numerous raids to harass and weaken the Korean defenders.