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Young Filipinas blank Lebanon, move to next round of U-17 Women's Asia Cup Qualifiers

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Sophia Saludares of the Filipinas Under-17 in action against Lebanon in the 2024 AFC U-17 Women" s="" Asia="" Cup="" Qualifiers.="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" the="" Guam="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/04/26/042623_-sophia-saludares.jpg"/><figcaption>Sophia Saludares of the Filipinas Under-17 in action against Lebanon in the 2024 AFC U-17 Women&#x27;s Asia Cup Qualifiers. Photo courtesy of the Guam FA.</figcaption></figure></div>The Philippine women&#x27;s Under-17 team moved to the second round of the 2024 AFC U-17 Women&#x27;s Asia Cup Qualifiers.This, after the young Filipinas shut out Lebanon, 2-0, at the GFA National Training Center in Guam on Wednesday, Manila time.This was a follow up to their 3-1 victory over host team Guam last Saturday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/22/23/young-filipinas-off-to-winning-start-in-u17-asian-cup-qualifiers">Football: Young Filipinas off to winning start in U17 Asian Cup qualifiers</a></li></ul>With the victory, the Pinays swept their games in Group G.Isabella Alamo found the back of the net in the 68th minute, slotting past the Lebanese &#x27;keeper who had repeatedly frustrated the Filipinas in the first half.A penalty by Nina Mathelus in the 87th, after a foul inside the box, sealed the three points for the young Filipinas.It was Mathelus&#x27; fourth goal of the qualifiers, after a hat trick against Guam.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/11/23/football-filipinas-eye-2nd-round-of-olympic-qualifiers">Football: Filipinas eye 2nd round of Olympic qualifiers</a></li></ul>The Filipinas had beaten Guam, 3-1, in their first match last April 22. Lebanon then trounced the hosts, 5-2, to set up the crucial game against the Philippines. Also qualifying to the second round is Vietnam, after beating Palestine (5-0) and Uzbekistan (3-0) in Group C. The second round will take place in September 2023. The 2024 AFC U-17 Women&#x27;s Asian Cup is scheduled for April 2024 in Indonesia.

The Philippine women's Under-17 team moved to the second round of the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asia Cup Qualifiers.