Karachi: In the opening match of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers, the Pakistan Women’s Football Team was defeated by the Philippines.
According to reports received, in the first half of the first match of the preliminary qualifying round in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Haley Long opened the Philippines’ account in the 22nd minute. Three minutes later, Serena Bolden doubled the lead. led 0-3.
In the second half, the Green Shirts once again started the game with enthusiasm, but the Filipino players did not let them play freely, but in the 85th minute, Chandler McDaniel made it 0-4, which was final.
Pakistan Women’s team will play their second match against Hong Kong on April 8. While in the third and final match, the team will face the host Tajikistan team. Total 26 teams have been divided into seven groups for the first round.
It should be noted that the winners of each group in this round will go to the second round, where they will be joined by the five highest seeded South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Australia, China. The four teams of the second round, including the three group winners And the best-ranked runners-up will then face each other in the third round, where they will play two pairs of home and away matches, with the two eventual winners qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Women’s Football Tournament in Paris.
In the qualifying round, Maria Khan is the captain of the 22-member team of Pakistan and Malika Noor is her deputy.
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