The Vietnamese women's national football team shot to the top of Group C after they defeated hosts Bahrain 8-0 in the qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2014 at Manama Stadium in Bahrain yesterday.— File Photo

HA NOI (VNS)– The Vietnamese women's national football team shot to the top of Group C after they defeated hosts Bahrain 8-0 in the qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2014 at Manama Stadium in Bahrain yesterday.

The visitors controlled the game from the first minutes of the match. In the third minute, striker Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet opened the score after a corner kick situation. From that moment, Viet Nam played more powerful and continuously scored goals.

In other Group C match yesterday, Hong Kong defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-1 to stand second.

Viet Nam will meet Kyrgyzstan on May 24 and Hong Kong on May 26.

The tournament will be the stepping stone for Viet Nam to move closer to its dream of playing at World Cup 2015. – VNS