Midfielders Aivi Luik and Alex Chidiac are the finalists of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Final and qualified for the World Cup
The 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup was held in Amman, Jordan between 6 to 20 April. It is a major tournament that has also served as 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier which will be held in France.
Two of LTA’s players were part of The Matildas squad which have stayed unbeatable in all their four games before the final where, they have finally lost 1-0 against Japan, the defending champion.
The Melbourne City star Aivi (33) who has recently won the third title of W-League subbed in Australia’s 8-0 win against Vietnam. She represented her country as the Matildas won the 2010 Asian Cup.
The young Adelaide United playmaker, Alex (19) featured in two matches. She played 90 minutes and made one assist against Vietnam and started in the semi-final against Thailand. She also played in Algarve Cup and now earned nine caps and one goal with her National team.
LTA Agency congratulate Aivi and Alex for this achievement.