AT A GLANCE
Philippine women’s U17 couldn’t follow up its brilliant victory opener against Indonesia as it suffered a 6-0 loss at the hands of North Korea in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday, May 9, at the Bali United Training Center, Gianyar.
Philippine women’s U17 couldn’t follow up its brilliant victory opener against Indonesia as it suffered a 6-0 loss at the hands of North Korea in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday, May 9, at the Bali United Training Center, Gianyar.
The younger Filipinas side remained in the second spot of Group A, only this time with a -1 goal difference (GD) and three points off its dominant 6-1 win against tournament host Indonesia earlier this week.
Meanwhile, the top seed North Koreans surged to a +13 GD following back-to-back clean sheets in their group fixtures for six points.
With one game apiece, Indonesia and South Korea settled for the third and fourth spots as they tackle each other later in the same day at 7 p.m.
Jon Il-chong not only opened the scoring for North Korea in the 17th minute but also delivered a brace 10 minutes later to seize control early into the game. By halftime, the Philippines was not only scoreless but trailing big by four.
Still, the Filipinas couldn’t find their breakthrough in the last half, with North Korea’s Son Jo-ye closing the onslaught with a final goal in extra time to give their side complete control of the group table.
In their dominant opening win, captain Alexa Pino and forward Nat Collins posted braces each, which are now coming in handy to keep the Philippines’ chances of advancing to the second round alive.
Should the Philippines endure the tough climb, a spot to the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup berth awaits them as the ultimate reward.
