Kim Thanh named among most active goalkeepers at AFC Women’s Asian Cup

VOV.VN - Tran Thi Kim Thanh of the Vietnamese women’s national team has been listed among the top three goalkeepers with the most saves at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, as selected by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The rankings sees Thanh top the list after she made a competition-high 27 saves in six matches played at the tournament held in India.

On its official website, the AFC note that Thanh only conceded one goal in the two playoff matches which were key to the Vietnamese team’s success. 

In the group stage, the goalkeeper also made a string of impressive saves in the matches against both the Republic of Korea and Japan.

Second place in the list went to New May Zin of Myanmar who made 21 saves, while the third position was given to Cheng Ssu-Yu of Taipei (China) who made a total of 19 saves.

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