Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Nanjing: Australia took a giant leap towards their first AFC U-19 Women’s Championship knockout stage appearance in over a decade, beating two-time winners Korea Republic 2-0 in Nanjing on Monday.
In persistent rain at the Jiangsu Training Base Stadium, second half goals from Remy Siemsen (picture above) and Princess Ibini gave Australia three crucial points, and a real chance at fulfilling coach Gary van Egmond’s target of 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualification.
The result is a blow to Korea Republic’s semi-final hopes, as Jong Song-chon’s side failed to make the most of a number of a good scoring opportunities, and were ultimately punished.
Australia’s starting side featured three players – Ellie Carpenter, Alex Chidiac and Ibini – who have already appeared for the senior national team, and the Young Matildas started the match confidently.
But they lost Cortnee Vine to injury after just 11 minutes, and Korea Republic – led by the influential Kim So-eun and Sim Seo-hui - began to exert more pressure.
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