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Vietnam’s U-19 football team tops Asian qualifiers

Vietnam 's U-19 women's football team overcame Iran 2-0 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-19 Women's Championship qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Vietnam 's U-19 women's football team overcame Iran 2-0 in the AsianFootball Confederation (AFC) U-19 Women's Championship qualifiers inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Striker Nguyen Thi Lieuscored the opening goal just eight minutes into the game, while NguyenThi Tuyet Dung added the second on the 35th minute. In the second half,Vietnam had a number of good chances but they failed to capitaliseon them.

Having crushed Uzbekistan 3-0 in their openingmatch, Vietnam now top their qualifying group with six points, twopoints clear of Thailand who drew 2-2 with Uzbekistan on Oct. 25.

As scheduled, Vietnam will meet Chinese Taipei on Oct. 28 before taking on Thailand on Oct. 30.

The teams is competing in a round robin format and the group winners will go on to play in the finals next year./.
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