Viet Nam suffered their second loss at the AFC U19 Women’s Football Championship yesterday in Nanjing, China.

Captain Nguyen Thi Phuong Anh of Viet Nam (left) tries to catch up to a ball against forward Kim Soeun of South Korea during their match at the Asian U19 Championship yesterday in China. — Photo the-afc.com

The team lost 0-5 to South Korean rivals in a match at Jiangsu Training Base Stadium.

Kim Soeun scored a hattrick while Mun Eun-ju and Kim Eun-soul netted one goal each for the Korean side to maintain their ability to compete in the sem-finals. 

A final Group B match against Japan on Sunday will decide the Koreans’ ultimate fate. 

This means they can also keep alive their hopes for a fifth successive FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup appearance.

Viet Nam, on the other hand, remains at the bottom of the rankings. They will next face Australia who played Japan yesterday. 

VNS