THE Philippine women’s football team got off to a strong start in the second round of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, beating Iran, 2-0, on Wednesday night in Doha.
Joyce Semacio (47th) and Alisha Del Campo (52nd) scored in the second half for the Filipina footballers, who are in second place in Group C with three points.
Chinese Taipei is in first place after beating Palestine, 3-0.
Only the top team in the three groups will make it to the third round where they will be joined by Australia, China, North Korea, South Korea, and Thailand as they battle for two spots for Asia in the 2020 Olympics.
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