Viet Tri Metropolis [Vietnam], March 8 (ANI): The Indian Girls’s U-20 Workforce will tackle Indonesia of their second match in Group F of AFC U-20 Girls’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Spherical 1 on the Viet Tri Stadium in Viet Tri Metropolis, Vietnam on Thursday, March 9, 2023, with kick-off slated for 1:30 pm IST.
India have been rampant 7-0 winners over Singapore within the opening match on Tuesday, with six of these targets coming within the first half an hour. The Younger Tigresses have been far superior to their Southeast Asian opponents when it comes to pace and physicality. The entrance trio of wingers Sumati Kumari and Anita Kumari, and striker Apurna Narzary have been in high type, and powered India to a snug opening-day victory.
“We now have began properly. 7-0 is an effective margin. Though we turned a bit slower within the second half, total, we’re pleased with the win,” stated India head coach Maymol Rocky as per an AIFF press launch, who admitted that the staff nonetheless wants to enhance their ending in entrance of the purpose.
India’s subsequent opponents Indonesia have been overwhelmed 0-3 by hosts Vietnam of their first encounter on the identical venue. It’s the first time ever Indonesia are taking part within the AFC U-20 Girls’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, however coach Rocky believes her aspect can not afford to take them evenly.
“It will not be simple in opposition to Indonesia. We noticed their match in opposition to Vietnam yesterday. They seemed good bodily. Our subsequent two video games might be essential as a result of we have to win them each if we need to qualify,” she stated.
Solely the group winner will qualify for Spherical 2, which is able to happen in June to determine the ultimate listing of eight groups for the AFC U-20 Girls’s Asian Cup to be held in Uzbekistan subsequent yr.
The AFC U-20 Girls’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Spherical 1 match between Indonesia and India will kick off at 1:30 pm IST and might be streamed reside on the VFF YouTube Channel. (ANI)
