In the second round of Group B of the 2024 Indonesia U17 Women's Asian Cup on May 10, the Chinese team defeated the Thai team 3:0 to win two consecutive victories and advance to the group.
On May 10, the starters of the Chinese team took a group photo before the game. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Agon)
In the first round, the Chinese team defeated the Australian team 3:0, while the Thai team lost to the Japanese team 0:4. Facing the Thai team, which was eager to recover the decline, the Chinese team broke the deadlock in the 58th minute, Zhong Yuxin took a free kick into the penalty area, and Song Yuqiao scored the goal. After that, the Chinese team scored one goal each in the 90th minute and stoppage time by Zhang Kecan and Chen Rui to seal the victory 3:0.
On May 10, players of the Chinese team celebrate a goal during a match. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Agon)
In the other Group B match of the day, Japan defeated Australia 4-1 and also qualified early. China and Japan will face each other in the final round of the group stage on May 13 for the top spot in the group.
There are 8 teams participating in the main match of the U17 Women's Asian Cup, which is divided into two groups for a single round-robin match, and the top 2 teams in each group enter the knockout round. According to the rules of the competition, the top 3 finishers of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 Women's World Cup in Dominica from October 16 to November 3 this year.
Content source: Xinhua News Agency