In the latest official announcement, a message from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reveals that the marquee match on March 12 will see two Chinese referees take the whistle for the U-20 Women's Asian Cup semifinals. A heated battle will then take place between Australia and Japan. In this refereeing team, Dong Fangyu will be the main referee, while Xie Lijun will appear as the first assistant referee.
It is worth mentioning that both Dong Fangyu and Xie Lijun had outstanding performances in this tournament, with Dong Fangyu participating as the fourth official and Xie Lijun contributing as the second assistant referee. They were the referee and assistant referee in the group stage matches between Australia and Uzbekistan, and Uzbekistan and South Korea respectively.
The semifinals will kick off at 13:00 GMT on March 13 with a battle between Australia and Japan.
