PETALING JAYA: Rising national forward Lim You will not be forgetting her time at the Srikandi Merdeka Cup in Kudus, Indonesia anytime soon as she emerged the top scorer of the tournament.
The talented youngster scored an impressive eight goals, securing her position at the top of the leaderboard. Kawinthida Kikuntod of Thailand was Lim You’s closest competitor, finishing with five goals.
To make things even better for the 14-year-old Lim You, her eighth and final goal of the tournament came in the 4-0 thrashing of Jordan, where the Malayan Tigress Under-17 squad secured their bronze medals on Sunday.
It took just 45 seconds for the Malaysian ladies to break the deadlock with captain Keisha Adeliena Mohd Khalid capitalising on the lapses in Jordan’s backline with a powerful shot towards goal that was deflected into the net by the Jordanian centreback.
Lim You came close to opening her account with a free kick in the 38th minute, curling the ball from the right corner of the box but unfortunately hit the crossbar.
The 165cm forward’s persistence was rewarded in the very next minute, as she made use of her quick feet to dribble to the left side of the box, smashing in a low driven right-footed shot that the Jordan keeper just couldn’t keep out.
The Malaysians made a swift impact at the beginning of the second half as well, with skipper Keisha calmly converting a penalty in the 49th minute.
Lim You concluded her memorable night in the 94th minute, providing an assist to Isabella Saffiya O’ Luanaigh by dribbling to the left side of the penalty area and delivering a cross into the box.
Meanwhile, Thailand emerged champions of the Cup after defeating home side, Indonesia, 1-0 in the final.
