The U-16 women’s national soccer team won the first match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Women’s Asian Cup 1st qualifying round with a player who scored 4 goals and a hat-trick, and won against Tajikistan. · U-16 women’s national

team won 16-0 in the first leg of Group E against Tajikistan held at Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan on the 26th (Korean time).

The women’s U-16 teamㅋㅋㅋ벳 started the game in a good mood, starting with Casey Eugene Fair’s opening goal in the 8th minute of the first half. Then Minjeong Seo in the 11th minute, Jooeun Won in the 15th minute, and Daeun Kwon in the 21st minute each scored a goal to secure the victory. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Casey Pair added a goal and scored multiple goals. Won Joo-eun added goals in the 25th, 42nd and 43rd minutes of the first half, completing the so-called ‘port trick’.

Starting with Kim Ye-eun’s goal in the 3rd minute of the second half, the women’s U-16 national team once again scored a lot. Beom Ye-joo scored a goal in the 6th minute of the second half. Kim Ye-eun scored a hat-trick in the 14th and 39th minutes of the second half. Park Ga-yeon also scored a goal in the 21st minute of the second half, and Kim Hyo-won scored goals in the 37th and 42nd minutes of the second half. In the 3rd minute of extra time in the second half, Jang Ye-rin added a goal and the game ended 16-0.

Korea is in Group E with Hong Kong and Tajikistan in the first qualifying round. Only the first place in the group advances to the final round. The national team will play Hong Kong on the 30th in the second leg of Group E of the preliminary round. The final qualifiers for the tournament will be held in September, and the 1st and 2nd place teams (4 teams) in each group will advance to the finals.