AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup
Vietnam ended with a perfect record of nine points, with Kyrgyz Republic three behind. Palestine, meanwhile, completed their campaign on a positive note after cruising 8-0 past Northern Mariana Islands.
Vietnam 2-0 Kyrgyz Republic
Both sides came into the tie after registering wins against Palestine and Northern Mariana Islands, with Kyrgyz Republic proving tough opponents as they held Vietnam until the 25th minute.
Do Thi Ha Vi broke deep into the box from the left before finding the unmarked Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, who applied a simple finish from close range.
Qualifiers - Group D: Vietnam v Kyrgyz Republic
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Vietnam doubled their advantage in the 55th minute when Do Thi Ha Vi met Nguyen Quynh Lam’s cross with a looping header to seal the victory and top spot in Group D.
N. Mariana Islands 8-0 Palestine
Palestine took the lead as early as the fourth minute after a miscued goal-kick, with Aminah Qadan pouncing on the loose ball and threading a pass to Reetal Abusarhan, who squeezed past the defence and finished low into the bottom right corner.
The West Asian side doubled their advantage eight minutes later when an unfortunate headed back pass by Alyssa Borlongan allowed Rama Asad to break through the centre and calmly finish past goalkeeper Jacqueline Cepeda.
Abusarhan grabbed her second in the 16th minute with a low effort into the bottom right corner from just outside the area, with Talina Aguon-McClure conceding a penalty five minutes later after bringing down Asad inside the box, with Selina Ghneim converting from the spot.
Ghneim doubled her tally five minutes before half-time whistle, finding space inside the box from Abusarhan’s through ball to slot home from close range.
Qualifiers - Group D: N. Mariana Islands v Palestine
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Violetlina Phillips added Palestine’s sixth just before the hour mark when her shot took a deflection inside the box and looped over Cepeda, with Abusarhan completing her hat-trick in the 71st after pouncing on a loose ball inside the box.
Palestine’s Elena Balousha then netted in the 87th minute to end their campaign on a winning note.
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