Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City: Thailand lifted the title of the second edition of the AFC U-14 Girls Regional Championship (ASEAN) as they downed the Philippines 2-1 at Thong Nhat Stadium in Vietnam on Sunday.
Ratchaphan Kitirat opened the scoring for the Thais on 11 minutes before Dassama Laochaem doubled the lead after 20 minutes as the game went the break on 35 minutes.
The Philippines however were not going to let the scoring go unanswered as Arantxa Mari Alvez Trebol brought it one down on 51 minutes.
The Filipinas looked for chances but failed to equalise as the game closed four minutes into stoppage time.
Thailand improved their show this year with the championship as they had finished runners-up in last year’s inaugural edition. They had kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 win over Malaysia before going on to thrash Myanmar 5-0.
The Thais finished top of Group B and advanced into the semi-finals where they downed last year’s champions and hosts Vietnam 2-0 setting up their final clash with the Filipinas.
The most improved team however were the Philippines who finished runners-up this year, up two positions from fourth place last year.
In Sunday’s other match, Vietnam clinched the third place as they beat Myanmar 3-1.
Photo: VFF