Vietnam to face Japan in U17 ASEAN Jenesys’ finals
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U17 women’s football team are set to play host nation Japan in the final round of the U17 ASEAN Jenesys international tournament after defeating Singapore 4-0 in the semi-finals on March 20.
Lining up in a 4-3-3 formation, the team showed great effectiveness in the semi-final match against Singapore.
Striker Le Thi Trang opened the scoring in the 12th minute before doubling the score six minutes later.
Her teammate Le Hong Yeu then helped to raise the score to 3-0 in the final minutes of the first half. Defender Deo Ky Chun then concluded the scoring to make it 4-0 in favour of Vietnam in the 43rd minute.
The young Vietnamese footballers are attending the U17-ASEAN Jenesys international tournament from March 17 to March 22 following an invitation by the Japan Football Association (JFA).
A total of 12 other U17 football teams from Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, the Philippines, Timor Leste, and Japan, as well as Japanese female football club Okinawa, also competed in the competition.
After the final on March 22, the Vietnamese team will then head to Tokyo to continue their training camp before returning to Hanoi on March 25.
They will then join up with the remaining players in Vietnam to prepare for the qualification round for the 2024 AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup, with the first round scheduled to be played between April 22 and April 30 and the second round slated for September 16 to September 24.
In the first round, the Vietnamese team have been drawn in Group C alongside Bahrain, Palestine, and Uzbekistan. All matches of Group C will be held at Vietnam Youth Football Training Center on April 22, April 24, and April 26, respectively.
