Viet Nam and Japan will have to battle it out today to survive in their
second Group C match following opening defeats at the AFC Under-19
Football Championships at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Myanmar''s capital
of Naypyitaw.
Viet Nam lost 3-5 to hosts Thailand in a penalty
shoot-out in the final of the ASEAN Football Federation Under-19 Women''s
Championship in Bangkok yesterday.
Viet Nam have been ed to join Group C of the
AFC Under-19 Women''s Championship 2015 qualifiers, according to the draw
of the Asian Football Confederation conducted at AFC House in Kuala
Lumpur.
Alberto De Rossi''s team nearly had an equal at the 72nd minute when
Adamo Matteo made a narrow shoot from the right wing. But keeper
Takagiwa Toru of Japan successfully blocked it.
Japan trounced host Viet Nam 7-0 during the second round match of an
international under-19 football tournament, the Nutifood Cup, held at
the HCM City''s Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday.
The national under-19 football team made a strong impression after
winning a ticket to play in the finals of the Asian championships in
Myanmar later this year.
