Hwang In-beom scored the only goal as South Korea beat Japan to capture the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Championship on Wednesday.
The Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder scored in the 28th minute as the tournament host finished with a perfect 3-0 record.
After being outhustled and outplayed for the first hour, Japan, largely unable to get good shots from inside the penalty area, attempted to strike from long range but came up empty.