Vietnam loses 0-5 to RoK at AFC U19 women’s champs

Vietnam suffered their second loss at the AFC U19 Women’s Football Championship on October 19 in Nanjing, China.
Vietnam loses 0-5 to RoK at AFC U19 women’s champs ảnh 1Nguyen Thi Phuong Anh of Vietnam (left) tries to catch up to a ball against forward Kim Soeun of the Republic of Korea during their match at the Asian U19 Championship on October 19 in China (Photo: the-afc.com)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamsuffered their second loss at the AFC U19 Women’s Football Championship onOctober 19 in Nanjing, China.

The team lost 0-5 to theRepublic of Korean rivals in a match at Jiangsu Training Base Stadium.

Kim Soeun scored a hattrickwhile Mun Eun-ju and Kim Eun-soul netted one goal each for the Korean side tomaintain their ability to compete in the sem-finals.

A final Group B matchagainst Japan on October 22 will decide the Koreans’ ultimate fate. This meansthey can also keep alive their hopes for a fifth successive FIFA U20 Women’sWorld Cup appearance.

Vietnam, on the other hand,remains at the bottom of the rankings. They will next face Australia who playedJapan on October 19.-VNA
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