China News Service, Beijing, March 10 (Reporter Bian Liqun) In the U20 Women's Asian Cup match held on the evening of the 10th, Beijing time, the Chinese U20 Women's Football Team defeated the Vietnam U20 Women's Football Team 6:1, but still missed the U20 Women's World Cup.

  The starting lineup of the Chinese women’s football team.

Image source: Chinese Women’s Football Team

　　In this U20 Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese team faces a considerable test. The team is in the same group as the defending champion Japan and the last runner-up North Korea.

If the Chinese team wants to enter the U20 Women's World Cup, it must become the top two in the group.

　　Not only is the opponent strong, but the Chinese team also faces an incomplete lineup. The team's main center back Qiao Ruiqing withdrew due to injury at the last minute of preparations.

　　Today's game is the Chinese team's third game in this U20 Women's Asian Cup.

In the first two games, the Chinese team, which fell into the group of death, drew with the North Korean team 1:1 in the first game and lost to the Japanese team 0:2 in the second game.

  Data map: The Chinese team lost to the Japanese team 0:2.

Image source: Visual China

　　In the match against the Vietnamese team, the Chinese team basically continued the lineup from the previous game.

In the opening stage, the Chinese team made relatively smooth progress.

In the 11th minute, Yu Jiaqi scored with a header.

In the 15th minute, Lu Jiayu scored with a header to expand the score.

In the 17th minute, Xia Lejiao hit the world wave and helped the Chinese team take a three-goal lead.

　　However, on another field, in the match between the Japanese team and the North Korean team that kicked off at the same time, the Japanese team conceded a goal in the 22nd minute, and the Chinese team's qualifying situation was not good.

  Image source: Asian Cup social media

　　The game changed sides again, and in the 49th minute, Huo Yuexin's shot hit the crossbar.

At the end of the game, the Vietnamese team scored a goal, which was also their first goal of this tournament.

　　Lu Jiayu then quickly counterattacked, Yu Jiaqi scored twice with a header, and Huo Yuexin expanded the score.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Vietnamese team 6:1.

　　However, in the game played at the same time on the other side, the North Korean team still defeated the Japanese team 1:0.

The Chinese team ultimately ranked third in the group. Not only did they miss the qualifying round, they also lost the qualification to advance to the World Cup.

　　According to statistics, in the previous 10 U20 Women's Asian Cups, the Chinese team won 1 championship, 1 runner-up, 5 third-places, and 2 third-places.

　　Missing the U20 World Cup this time is the second time in a row that the Chinese team has failed to advance.

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