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Japan stayed good within the ladies’s Asian Cup group stage as they eased to a 4-0 win over Vietnam, who crashed out of the event as Taiwan secured second place in Group C with a 3-1 victory over India on Tuesday.
Vietnam, who completed with three factors, ranked backside of the three third-placed groups within the group stage, with Uzbekistan and the Philippines advancing to the quarter-finals on account of higher objective variations.
Taiwan will face defending champions China within the quarter-finals on Saturday, a day earlier than Japan tackle the Philippines.
Japan, the one group to not concede a objective within the group stage, took the lead within the twenty first minute with Yui Hasegawa’s cross being headed into the web by striker Rio Ueki.
Vietnam keeper Khong Thi Hold’s diving saves restricted the injury in the primary half, however Japan’s persistent assaults paid off after the break, when Maika Hamano, Aoba Fujino and Kiko Seike scored inside 16 minutes.
Within the different Group C recreation in Sydney, India did not take an early lead when Martina Thokchom’s header hit the put up. Taiwan led 10 minutes later, as Sanju Yadav’s cross to the keeper was intercepted by Chen Jin-wen, who crossed to Su Yu-hsuan for a straightforward end.
Manisha Kalyan struck from a long-range free kick to restore parity in the thirty ninth minute, as her highly effective left-footed shot rattled the crossbar earlier than bouncing behind the road.
However three-times champions Taiwan retook the lead on the stroke of halftime, when Hsu Yi-yun’s penalty got here off the put up however hit Indian keeper Elangbam Panthoi Chanu’s again and rolled into the web.
Wu Kai-ching’s defence-splitting via ball arrange Chen Yu-chin for a close-range end within the 77th minute, securing Taiwan’s win and a second straight quarter-final qualification.
India, who misplaced 11-0 to Japan within the weekend, ended their marketing campaign with zero factors and a objective distinction of minus 14, the worst within the group stage.
