CEBU CITY, Philippines--- The Philippines under-20 women's national football team earned its first win in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Women's Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers by
Isabella Flannigan of the Philippines fights for possession against a player from Laos in their AFC U20 Asian Women’s Championship Qualifiers. | Photo from the AFC website.
Sabine Ramos perfectly set a long pass coming from a free kick to Kylie Yap who scored a header that provided the Philippines with its lone winning goal in the 42nd minute. Despite the odds, the Filipinas fought relentlessly during the match and bagged the victory after the final whistle to mark their first win since 2012 by beating Hong Kong in Manila in the same tournament.
Laos tried to retaliate in the second half with their offense, but the Filipinas hang on until the final whistle.
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