Vietnam thumped by DPRK at AFC U-16 Women's Championship

Tuesday, 13:08, 17/09/2019

VOV.VN -The Vietnam under-16 women’s national football team suffered an emphatic defeat at the hands of their opponents from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship on September 16.

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The DPRK opened the scoring in the eighth minute, before extending their lead in the 44th minute through a penalty kick.

The second half saw the team from the DPRK run riot by adding a further eight goals to the score line. The final score finished 10-0 in favour of the DPRK.

Following the result, the DPRK top the group with three points.

Elsewhere, China beat the Republic of Korea (RoK) 2-0 thanks to goals scored by Zou Mengyao and Shao Ziqin.

China are currently tied on points with the DPRK, but are ranked in second place due to goal difference.

Following the tie against the DPRK, Vietnam will next play against the RoK at 19:00 on September 19, before their final group match against China at 16:00 on September 22.

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