PERTH, Australia (AP) — Taiwan defeated Vietnam 1-0 on Saturday to move into second place in Group C. Women’s Asian Cup 1 game left.
Su Yuxuan scored the decisive goal in the 26th minute after Saki Matsunaga’s shot hit the crossbar, and Su poured the rebound into an empty net, giving a nod to the team that won the last of their three Asian Cup titles in 1981.
It was a well-deserved victory for Taiwan. lost to Japan 2-0 They created several chances on Wednesday to extend their lead.
Vietnam, who will advance to the quarterfinals in 2022, defeated India in the first match, but struggled to threaten Taiwan’s defense and could not register a shot on target. Thi Duyen Tran came closest with a first-half chance when he headed wide from inside the area.
Both teams now have three points from two games. Taiwan is ahead of Vietnam and behind Japan, who played India later on Saturday. India are aiming for their first point of the tournament.
Attendance records continue
Australian organizers announced on Saturday that 250,000 tickets had been sold for the tournament. This milestone follows a tournament that already broke the all-time attendance record with 92,795 fans in attendance for the first 10 games.
This surpassed the previous record of 59,910 people held in China in 2010.
State of play
The top two teams in each of the three groups will advance to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams in third place.
In Group A (Australia), defeated Iran 4-0 South Korea has already qualified. Australia and South Korea will meet in Sydney on Sunday to decide who tops their group, where another record crowd is expected.
Iran has suffered back-to-back losses but needs a big win against the Philippines (0-2) on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals and qualify for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
In Group B, defending champions China and three-time champions North Korea advanced to the quarterfinals after the finals. Two consecutive wins Friday’s group match. In Tuesday’s opening game, Myung Yoo-jung scored a hat trick in the first half. North Korea beat Uzbekistan 3-0 And China defeated Bangladesh 2-0.
Group B matches conclude in Sydney on Monday, with North Korea facing China and Bangladesh facing Uzbekistan in the matches to decide first place in the group.
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