AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup
Vietnam secured their second win with a sparkling 20 unanswered goals against Northern Mariana Islands and will play Kyrgyz Republic on Sunday to decide the group winners, with the Southeast Asian side only needing a draw to advance.
Palestine 1-2 Kyrgyz Republic
Palestine found the breakthrough in the 11th minute when Lana Ghalayeni threaded a well-timed pass to Reetal Abusarhan, who broke into the left side of the box before lobbing the ball over Kyrgyz Republic goalkeeper Sezimbubu Midinova.
However, Kyrgyz Republic clawed their way back into the tie in the 44th minute when Zhanara Sabyrbekova’s cross found Perizat Zairbekova, who sent a looping header beyond Palestine goalkeeper Nora Sobhieh.
Qualifiers - Group D: Palestine v Kyrgyz Republic
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It was the Central Asian side who took the lead in the 67th minute when Ademi Bakytbekova caught Sobhieh off her line with a long-range effort that looped over the Palestine goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
N. Mariana Islands 0-20 Vietnam
Vietnam needed only a minute to open the scoring when Nguyen Quynh Lam’s through ball released Truong Khanh Chi, who lifted her effort over goalkeeper Jacqueline Cepeda, before Quynh Lam doubled their tally from close range two minutes later.
Khanh Chi struck again in the 12th minute after Cepeda spilled Quynh Lam’s effort, allowing her to convert from a tight angle, with Phan Thi Thu Phuong making it 4-0 from range via her free-kick, after Cepeda had misjudged the flight of the ball.
Quynh Lam turned provider again in the 18th minute after gaining possession inside the box and laying it square for Khanh Chi to complete her hat-trick with a simple finish.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh added Vietnam’s sixth in the 21st minute before Quynh Lam struck her second five minutes later, with Truong Yen Linh finding the net in the 44th before Do Thi Ha Yi added the ninth in first half stoppage time.
Qualifiers - Group D: N. Mariana Islands v Vietnam
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Khanh Chi struck her fourth four just after the restart to take Vietnam into double figures before Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh netted her second in the 57th minute with Ha Yen Nhi netting two minutes later before play was interrupted by bad weather.
Vietnam furthered their advantage after play resumed, with Khanh Chi making it 13-0 in the 70th minute with Quynh Lam striking a minute later and Khanh Chi adding her fourth in the 74th minute.
Further goals were scored by Phan Thi Thu Phuong (84th), Do Thi Ha Vi (84th, 89th), Nguyen Thi Thuy (88th) and Ha My (90th) to complete the sizzling win.
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