Young Matildas reach final

The Young Matildas have booked themselves a spot in the final of the AFF AYA Bank Women's Championship after their remarkable run of form continued in Yangon.

The Young Matildas have booked themselves a spot in the final of the AFF AYA Bank Women's Championship after their remarkable run of form continued in Yangon.

The Aussies knocked off hosts Myanmar 2-1 in the semi-final to set up a showdown with the Japanese U/23 side in the final.

Considering the Young Matildas grand final opponents are the only other nation not fielding their full strength senior side in the tournament the tournament can already be considered a success for some of Australia's brightest prospects.

Australia came through their group undefeated with a 0-0 draw in their final match of the group stage against Vietnam being the only clash where they did not secure victory.

Heading into the semi-final unbeaten the Aussies faced their toughest test yet as they played in front of 3000 locals looking for victory from their side.

The Young Matildas were on the back foot immediately as Khin Moe Wai scored within the first minute to give the home side a very early advantage.

Sydney FC midfielder Natalie Tobin got her side back level on 15 minutes when she got the ball in the back of the net from 20 metres out to have the score at 1-1.

The winning goal came from Georgia Yeoman with a little over ten minutes remaining as she got her first goal of the tournament and ensured her side would progress through to the final.

They will face a tough test against a strong Japanese side that scored 19 goals and conceded only two in their four group stage matches before beating Vietnam 2-1 in the other semi-final.

Australia takes on Japan on Sunday with kick-off at 6:45pm local time (9:45pm AEST).