from December 5 to 14 in Guangzhou, China
GROUP A
TEAM P W D L GF:GA PTS
1. Japan 3 3 0 0 31:00 9
2. India 3 2 0 1 13:01 6
3. Hongkong 3 1 0 2 01:12 3
4. Guam 3 0 0 3 00:32 0
05-Dec-97 Panyu Yingdong Stadium India vs Hongkong 3:0
05-Dec-97 Panyu Yingdong Stadium Japan vs Guam 21:0
07-Dec-97 Panyu Yingdong Stadium Hongkong vs Guam
1:0
07-Dec-97 Panyu Yingdong Stadium Japan vs India 1:0
09-Dec-97 Panyu Yingdong Stadium India vs Guam 10:0
09-Dec-97 Panyu Yingdong  Stadium Japan vs Hongkong 9:0
JAPAN qualify for semifinals, India only second best 2nd placed team, miss out on semifinal spot and chance to qualify for the Women's World Cup.
December 5: Group A: India 3-0 Hongkong - goals: 1:0 Tabibi Devi (23'), 0:2,0:3 Lokeshwari Devi (58',80').
Riding on the brilliance of striker Lokeshwari Devi, who scored two goals, India defeated Hong Kong 3-0 to begin their campaign on a winning note in the Asian women's football championship at Guangzhou, China. Tababi Devi put India ahead before Lokeshwari Devi struck. India is in Pool A along with Japan, Hong Kong and Guam.
a picture from the match: India vs Hongkong
December 7: Group A: India 0-1 Japan - goal: 0:1 Nami Otake (42').
India went down fighting against a strong Japanese team, who scored in the 42.minute through Nami Otake. India's chances to qualify for the semifinals have been reduced by this defeat and their chances to qualify for the World Cup have received the death knock.
December 9: Group A: India 10-0 Guam - goals: 1:0, 8:0, 9:0 LC Devi, 2:0, 3:0, 4:0, 5:0, 6:0 Lokeshwari Devi, 7:0, 10:0 Tabibi Devi.
Indian Eves routed Guam 10-0 but were edged out for a semifinal berth by North Korea on goal difference at the 11th Asian Women's Football Championship at Guangzhou in Southern China. Needing to score a huge 17 goals again Guam in their last Group A clash, India fell well short despite a brave effort to finish second behind group winners Japan. Japan, hosts China -- winners of the last five editions -- and Taiwan automatically qualified for the last four along with North Korea. With 11 teams in the fray, the group winners and the best runners-up qualify.China meet Taiwan and Japan take on North Korea in the semis. India, who went down fighting by a lone goal to Japan on Sunday, finished with six points from two wins and a loss, the same as North Korea. But the Korean women had scored 23 goals and let in four while it was 13-1 for India. India had beaten Hong Kong 3-0 in their opening league fixture.

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