Yangon, Aug. 10 -- The India U20 women's national team secured qualification for the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup for the first time in 20 years, after defeating hosts Myanmar 1-0 in their final Group D encounter at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, on Sunday, according to the AIFF website.

The Young Tigresses finished top of their group with seven points, after winger Pooja's 27th-minute goal secured a victory for them in front of a partisan crowd at the Thuwunna Stadium.

It was a game of two halves, the first dominated by India, while Myanmar controlled the proceedings in the second. Neha and Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam combined as early as the third minute, when the former fizzed in a cross to the latter, who was merely inches away from tapp...