Iran Loses to Laos at AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost to host Laos at the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers Round 2 on Tuesday.
In the match, held at the National Stadium in Vientiane, the host defeated Iran 2-0 in Group A.
Phimpha Thongsavang and Chaikham scored for Laos.
Earlier in the day, Australia edged past Vietnam 1-0 and almost booked a place in the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.
Iran had started the competition with a 3-0 defeat against Australia.
The Persians will play Vietnam on Thursday and Laos will face Australia.
The 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification is a women's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.
A total of eight teams qualify to play in the final tournament held in Thailand, four of which are decided by qualification.