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REVIEW: AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship
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EAST ZONE
Group A
P W D L F A +/- Pts
Korea Republic 3 3 0 0 13 1 12 9
Japan 3 2 0 1 21 3 18 6
Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 6 11 -5 3
Guam 3 0 0 3 0 25 -25 0
19/05/15
Japan 0 Korea Republic 2
Chinese Taipei 4 Guam 0
20/05/15
Korea Republic 4 Chinese Taipei 1
Guam 0 Japan 14
21/05/15
Japan 7 Chinese Taipei 1
Guam 0 Korea Republic 7
Group B
P W D L F A +/- Pts
DPR Korea 3 3 0 0 32 1 31 9
China 3 2 0 1 23 5 18 6
Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 3 18 -15 3
Northern Mariana 3 0 0 3 1 35 -34 0
19/05/15
China 15 Northern Mariana Islands 0
DPR Korea 10 Hong Kong 0
20/05/15
Northern Mariana Islands 0 DPR Korea 17
Hong Kong 0 China 7
21/05/15
China1 DPR Korea 5
Hong Kong 3 Northern Mariana Islands 1
Semi-Finals
23/05/15
Korea Republic 1 China 4
DPR Korea 3 Japan 0
Third Place Play-off
24/05/15
Korea Republic 1 Japan 4
Final
24/05/15
China 0 DPR Korea 2
EAST ZONE
Group A
P W D L F A +/- Pts
Jordan 4 3 1 0 28 2 26 10
UAE 4 3 1 0 21 2 19 10
Palestine 4 2 0 2 7 15 -8 6
Bahrain 4 1 0 3 4 7 -3 3
Iraq 4 0 0 4 2 36 -34 0
20/04/15
Jordan 20 Iraq 0
United Arab Emirates 7 Palestine 0
21/04/15
Palestine 2 Bahrain 1
United Arab Emirates 1 Jordan 1
22/04/15
Bahrain 1 United Arab Emirates 3
Iraq 2 Palestine 4
24/0/4/15
Iraq 0 United Arab Emirates 10
Jordan 2 Bahrain 0
25/04/15
Palestine 1 Jordan 5
Bahrain 2 Iraq 0
DPR Korea And
Jordan Claim Crowns
DPR Korea and Jordan posted
undefeated records to claim
titles at the AFC-14 Girls’
Regional Championships in the
West and East Zones in April
and May.
In the East, DPR Korea
topped a group that contained
China, Hong Kong and Northern Mariana Islands
before downing Japan in the semi-final and then
coming out on top in a return meeting with China
in the final to lift the title with a 100% record in Sri
Lanka.
A month earlier, Jordan topped a group that
contained the United Arab Emirates, Palestine,
hosts Bahrain and Iraq to lift the West Zone title.
In Colombo, DPR Korea began their campaign
in confident fashion with a 10-0 win over Hong
Kong before beating Northern Mariana Islands
17-0.
DPR Korea then crucially beat China 5-1 to
impressively top Group B with a 100% record.
Korea Republic, meanwhile, topped Group A
after beating Japan 2-0 in their opening game
before also recording wins against Chinese Taipei
and Guam.
In the semi-finals, DPR Korea dispatched Group
A runners-up Japan 3-0, while China recorded 2-0
win over Korea Republic.
And in the final, Choe Kum-ok opened the
scoring for DPR Korea nine minutes after halftime
before a penalty from Pang Un-sim sealed
the win with 20 minutes remaining.
DPR Korea’s Kim Ryu-song was named the
MVP, while team-mate Kim Yun-ok claimed the
top goalscorer honour.
Japan finished third after avenging their group
stage loss to Korea Republic by claiming a 4-1
win in the third place play-off.
In Manama, Jordan picked up their third
consecutive girls regional title by the narrowest
of margins after topping the group by virtue of a
superior goal difference over the UAE.
A 20-0 win over Iraq in their opener provided
the perfect start for Jordan, who then shared a 1-1
draw with the UAE.
A narrow 2-0 win over hosts Bahrain followed
before a 5-1 victory against Palestine provided
enough of a boost to their goal difference as
Jordan ensured the UAE would finish runners-up
with Palestine third, Bahrain fourth and Iraq fifth.
And after netting 12 goals, Jordan’s Leen Yasin
Mohammad Al Btoush claimed the top goalscorer
award as well as the MVP accolade.
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