Although considered slightly superior to their opponents, Thailand was the team that conceded the first goal.
In the 5th minute, Sara Oino took advantage of a mistake from the opposing team's player to score the opening goal for the Japanese women's futsal team. But just 5 minutes later, Bubpha regained the balance when scoring the equalizer for the Southeast Asian representative.
In the second half, the two teams continued to create a tense match. Japan took another lead in the 21st minute after a corner kick combination with Darika as the final finisher. However, their joy did not last long as Thailand equalized 2-2.
At the end of the time of playing with the score, the two teams continued to play extra time. At the next time, Thailand first took the lead before Paerploy scored to raise the score to 3-2 in the 42nd minute.
But just two minutes later, Yukari brought the match back to the starting line with a shot to level the score at 3-3.
This result forced the two teams to enter a penalty shootout. On the 6m mark, the Japanese girls played with more courage and won with a final score of 3-2.
Defeating the home team in an emotional final, Japan won the Asian Women's Futsal Championship for the first time.
