#U17WAC Qualifiers Round 1: Results & Reports (Apr 24)
26/04/2023 08:30:55
Uzbekistan 2-1 Palestine
Uzbekistan edged Palestine 2-1 in their Group C opener.
Asalkhon Aminjonova broke the deadlock in the seventh minute before Meruert Rakhmatullaeva gave Uzbekistan a healthy cushion in the 26th minute.
Palestine, who lost 5-0 to Vietnam in their opener, pulled one back through Leen Khoury in the closing seconds of the first half but there were to be no more goals for either side after that.
Uzbekistan face Vietnam on Wednesday to decide the group winners.
Mongolia 0-11 Australia
Forward Georgia Groidis put Australia in front in the first minute with Grace Kuilamu doubling their tally in the 19th minute. Talia Younis stretched the advantage in the 24th minute.
A relentless Australia continued to dominate play with Kiera Meyers and Shelby Mcmahon netting in the closing stages of the half.
Mongolia showed no signs of a recovery as they fell further behind four minutes after the restart with Tiana Fuller converting her first of the evening, before adding her second in the 69th minute from the penalty spot. She completed her hat-trick in the 83rd minute.
Australia maintained their tempo and scored again through Meyers (87th), Christina Kiceec (89th) with Fuller closing their account four minutes into added time.
Mongolia play Chinese Taipei on Wednesday, who then face Australia on Friday.
Lebanon 5-2 Guam
Lebanon defeated Guam 5-2 to kick off their Group G campaign in style, taking a 3-1 lead going into the break at the GFA National Training Center.
Hinengi San Nicolas cancelled out Cecile Iskandar’s second minute opener in the sixth minute but Lebanon came fighting back through goals from Celine Bitar (21st) and Elissa Hariri (35th).
Guam reduced the deficit through Serenity Wusstig in the 52nd minute strike only for Lebanon to up their tempo to score two quick goals through Yasmine Hamdar in the 56th minute and Paula Karam three minutes later.
Lebanon play Philippines, who are also unbeaten, on Wednesday.
Kyrgyz Republic 0-1 Myanmar
Myanmar edged Kyrgyz Republic 1-0 in Group F.
Myanmar started brightly and took the lead through Yu Yan Naing’s fourth minute opener and despite their best efforts, Kyrgyz Republic were unable to recover.
Kyrgyz Republic take on India on Wednesday, who will then face Myamnar on Friday.
The eight group winners will advance to Round 2, scheduled for September 16 to 24.
They will be divided into two groups and the top two teams from each group will join the three highest seeded sides from the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 – defending champions Japan, DPR Korea and China PR – and hosts Indonesia in the Finals, set for April 7 to 20, 2024.
Source: AFC
