(Sports) Roundup: AFF Women's Championship beautified by goals

(Sports) Roundup: AFF Women's Championship beautified by goals

HO CHI MINH CITY, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The 2015 AFF Women's Championship finished here on Sunday evening, with 75 goals scored in 16 matches, including a rocket and many hat-tricks made in a single game.

During the 16 matches of the tournament, which lasted from May 1-10 in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, a total of 80 goals were scored, or an average of five goals per game. There were no goalless matches.

Partaking in five matches, including the final on Sunday, Thai 25-year-old striker Nisa Romyen scored a total of nine goals, becoming the tournament's top scorer. During the games, she was easily recognized through her movements with lightning speed. During the game against Laos on May 5, Thai striker Alisa Rukpinij made a rocket.

Other leading scorers included Thai 20-year-old striker Alisa Rukpinij with six goals, Vietnamese 29-year-old striker Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet with six, Myanmar 27-year-old midfielder Naw Arlo Wer Phaw with five, Vietnamese half-backer Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung with four, Vietnamese 24-year-old striker Huynh Nhu with four, Myanmar 26-year-old midfielder Khin Moe Wai with three, and Australian 15- year-old striker Princess Ibini-Isei with three.

The tournament saw many lopsided victories. On May 1, Australia U-20 whitewashed Thailand 3-0, and Laos beat Indonesia 2-0. On May 2, the Philippines edged Malaysia 3-0.

On March 3, Thailand steamrolled Indonesia 10-1. On March 4, Vietnam trounced Malaysia 7-0.

On March 5, Thailand defeated Laos 12-0, and Australia U-20 whitewashed Malaysia 7-0. On March 6, Myanmar beat Malaysia, and Vietnam downed the Philippines with the same score of 4-0.

Among outstanding players, western media have focused on depicting Vietnamese half-backer Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung. BBC ran the title "Vietnamese player scores two corners in one game using both feet." Tuyet Dung put Vietnam 5-0 up when she curled the ball in with her left foot from a corner on the right hand side. After scoring a second goal, she then repeated the trick with her opposite foot from a corner on the left to complete her hat-trick in the 90th minute.

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