AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup
Vietnam also cruised to a 6-0 win over Palestine in the group’s other fixture.
Kyrgyz Republic 18-0 N. Mariana Islands
Kyrgyz Republic needed just three minutes to open the scoring when Cassidee Flores headed a corner into her own net before Narselia Iliasova doubled their advantage in the 10th minute.
Anelia Asanbekova made it 3-0 in the 28th minute following Akak Ishembieva’s layoff, with Flores then deflecting Eles Bakyt’s cross into her own net three minutes later.
Nuraiym Razakbaeva struck from distance in the 33rd minute with Iliasova adding her second four minutes later.
Razakbaeva struck again in the 38th minute with Perizat Zairbekova then scoring twice to send the Central Asian side into the break with a commanding 9-0 lead.
Qualifiers - Group D: Kyrgyz Republic v N. Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands conceded another own goal through Orica George in the 48th minute before Zairbekova completed her hat-trick two minutes later.
Kyrgyz Republic added their 12th in the 51st minute with Esmina Cholponbekova then striking in the 62nd and Razakbaeva completing her hat-trick a minute later.
Ishembieva made it 15-0 in the 71st minute, with Zhanara Sabyrbekova adding another goal four minutes later.
Cholponbekova scored her second in the 77th minute before Zairbekova struck in the 81st minute to cap a fine outing for the Central Asian side.
Vietnam 6-0 Palestine
Palestine held their own before eventually conceding in the 32nd minute when they failed to deal with Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang’s cross into the box, allowing Nguyen Le Khanh Dan to pounce on the loose ball and send a looping header over goalkeeper Nora Sobhieh.
Do Thi Ha Vi doubled Vietnam’s advantage seven minutes later, driving into the box and weaving past Sobhieh before slotting into the unguarded net.
Palestine were caught out again three minutes before the break when Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ah capitalised on a loose ball to send a long-range effort over Sobhieh and into the back of the net.
Qualifiers - Group D: Vietnam v Palestine
Vietnam stayed on the front foot after the restart and needed just two minutes to add their fourth, with Nguyen Le Khanh Dan finishing off a fine team move by converting Le Thi Hong Thai’s layoff with a sweeping finish from inside the box.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh added her second in the 69th minute, outpacing the Palestine defence on her way into the box before finding the net with a low finish.
Phan Thi Thu Phuong then completed the scoring in the 90th minute with a long-range free-kick.
