Qualifiers Group F: Vietnam advance after draw with India
Vietnam advanced to the next round of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 Qualifiers after a 1-1 draw with India in Group F of Round 1 on Saturday.
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Both teams finished on seven points, with Vietnam finishing top on goal difference.
Indonesia, meanwhile, ended third after a 4-0 win over Singapore.
Vietnam 1-1 India
Vietnam entered the tie only needing a draw but suffered a setback when India took the lead through midfielder Babina Devi in the 12th minute.
Vietnam entered the tie only needing a draw but suffered a setback when India took the lead through midfielder Babina Devi in the 12th minute.
A stung Vietnam immediately went on the offensive but had to wait till first half stoppage time for the equaliser, with Tran Nhat Lan drawing them level.
India tried desperately to find a second goal but Vietnam held firm to advance.
Singapore 0-4 Indonesia
With both having lost their earlier matches to Vietnam and India, the tie at the Viet Tri Stadium was to avoid finishing botttom and Indonesia opened the scoring in the 11th minute through Helsya Maeisyaroh.
With both having lost their earlier matches to Vietnam and India, the tie at the Viet Tri Stadium was to avoid finishing botttom and Indonesia opened the scoring in the 11th minute through Helsya Maeisyaroh.
It was a lead they were never in danger of losing as forward Marsela Yuliana Awi doubled their advantage in the 37th minute.
Midfielder Liza scored Indonesia’s third in the 67th minute with Marsela getting her second 11 minutes from the final whistle.
The eight group winners will progress to Round 2, from where the four best sides will earn a spot in the Finals alongside the three highest seeds from the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 – champions Japan, DPR Korea and Korea Republic – and host nation Uzbekistan.
Source: AFC
