Iran Edged by Vietnam at AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Vietnam edged past Iran 3-2 at the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 Qualifiers Round 2 Group A on Saturday.
Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Nhu Quynh scored an own goal in the ninth minute at the Viet Tri Stadium midfielder Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh equalized the match just a minute later.
Ngoc Minh Chuyen put Vietnam ahead in the 37th minute and Le Thi Trang's 64th minute effort looked to have sealed the points.
Iran, however, refused to give up and narrowed the deficit through Hasti Foroozandeh's 89th minute spot-kick but Vietnam held on for the points.
Vietnam will play Lebanon on Monday while Iran will aim to bounce back against Australia.
The Round 2 Groups A and B winners and runners-up will join the three highest-seeded teams from the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 - Japan, DPR Korea and Korea Republic – as well as host nation Uzbekistan at the Finals next year.
