During the group stage of the AFC Women's Championship 2027/27 on Sunday, the Kobe Leonessa team confidently defeated Bam Hatun with a score of 4:1. The match took place in Tehran.
The first half set the tone for the game thanks to a goal by Yui Narumiya. Kobe continued to build its advantage with a goal from Mao Kubota. However, Zahra Sarbali managed to narrow the gap by scoring a penalty. The victory was sealed by additional goals from Mai Yamamoto and Ai Tsujisawa.
In the 66th minute, the Bam Hatun squad was reduced to ten players after a cross by Sara Didar in the penalty area led to a foul on Okumu, and the referee awarded a penalty. Nevertheless, Yazdani successfully saved Okumu's penalty shot, and subsequently prevented a goal by Natsume Kingetsu.
The game was interrupted due to bad weather in the 74th minute, after which the match resumed. On Wednesday, Bam will play against the North Korean team Naeghohyan. The competitions are taking place in Yangon, Myanmar.