Captain Tuyet Ngan (left) performs in the last qualifying match of Group E at the AFC U19 Women’s Championship on October 28 (Photo: thethao247.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam’s U19women football team crushed Jordan 4-0 in the last qualifying match of Group E at the Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U19 Women’s Championship in Hanoi on October 28.
With this result, Vietnam topped Group E andsecured a place in the secondqualifier round.
Earlier, Vietnam defeated Singapore 11-0 and Malaysia 2-1. Following the twoconsecutive wins, the hosts Vietnam played very confidently from the openingwhistle.
Captain Tuyet Ngan had the opener for the hosts at the fourth minuteafter overcoming an interception by a Jordanian defender.
Three minutes later, Ngan once again added tothe scoresheet with a devilish shot to beat Jordan’s goalie.
After that, coach Mai Duc Chung asked hisplayers to slow down. However, at the 25th minute, Ngan once again raised thescore to 3-0 for Vietnam. Receiving a pass from Thu Xuan, Ngan coolly headedthe ball to make Vietnamese fans jump for joy.
After the break, the Vietnamese side stilldominated the game with their flexible style. Meanwhile, Jordan’s defence hadlost their focus.
At the 81st minute, Van Su fixed the match’sscore at 4-0 for the hosts.
The 2019 AFC U19 Women’s Championshipqualifiers brought together 30 teams that played in a round robin tournament inthree groups of five and three groups of four. The six group winners and thetwo best runners-up will advance to the second qualifier round.
The eight qualifiersfor the second round will compete in a round robin format in two groups todecide the top two teams from each group that will make it through to thefinals in Thailand, which will also feature the three wild card winners (Japan,the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and China) and hosts Thailand.-VNS/VNA
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