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China secures 2nd win in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

STORY: China secures 2nd win in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U-20 women's football match between China and Nepal 2. various of the Thuwunna Stadium 3. various of the press conference after the match STORYLINE: China secured its second consecutive win in the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification after triumphing 5-0 over Nepal on Thursday. At Thuwunna Stadium of Yangon, Myanmar, the Chinese players wasted no time in making their presence felt on the pitch from the opening whistle. In the 16th minute, forward Ouyang Yuhuan unleashed a brilliant strike, which found the back of the net to give her team a well-deserved lead. The other four goals for China were scored by Huo Yuexin in the 26th minute, Yin Lihong and Lu Jiayu in the injury time of the first half, and Yu Jiaqi in the 87th minute. "With today's result, we have already advanced to the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup finals," s

Spain beats Jordan in pre-World Cup friendly

STORY: Spain beats Jordan in pre-World Cup friendly DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the audience 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LUIS ENRIQUE, Spain coach STORYLINE: Spain on Thursday defeated Jordan 3-1 in their international friendly match held in Amman, the squad's last game before heading to Qatar for the World Cup. Ansu Fati opened the scoring for Spain in the 13th minute. In the second half, Spain's Gavi and Nico Williams enlarged the lead by each scoring a goal, while Jordan's Ahmad Samir scored the consolation goal in the last minutes of the match. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LUIS ENRIQUE, Spain coach "Today, I think we have been quite successful in many aspects of the game. Some others need to be improved, but the main objective was to play a good game so as not to give our opponents options, and I think we have achieved that. Our objective and intention are to try to play seven games. That would be a good si