Philippine newspaper comments on home team's dramatic win over Vietnam women's team

In the second match of the women's football event of the 33rd SEA Games held in Chonburi on the evening of December 8, the Vietnamese women's team suffered a painful defeat with a score of 0-1 against the Philippines. The only goal conceded by coach Mai Duc Chung and his team came in the 90+4 minute with a goal by Mallie Ramirez.

The loss to the Philippines put the Vietnamese women's team in a difficult position. We need to beat Myanmar in the last match to have a ticket to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the Philippines revived their hope after losing 1-2 to Myanmar in the first match. They need to beat Malaysia in the last match to have a goal difference.

Commenting on the victory of the Philippine women's team over the Vietnamese women's team, ABS-CBN newspaper wrote: "The Philippines revived its hopes of reaching the semi-finals after a dramatic victory over the Vietnamese women's team."

In the article, the author emphasized: “The goal of Mallie Ramirez in the 90+4 minute against the Vietnamese women's team saved the fate of the Philippines. From the risk of being eliminated, coach Mark Torcaso and his team are facing a great opportunity to enter the semi-finals. They need to win big against Malaysia in the final match to complete the goal.”

The Inquirer wrote: “Hope for the semi-finals was raised strongly for the Philippines after a thrilling 1-0 victory over the Vietnamese women's team. This match helped the Philippines come back from a 1-2 loss to Myanmar in the opening match.

Mallie Ramirez was the hero who saved the Philippines' fate. Because if the score remained the same, the possibility of the team reaching the semi-finals was almost impossible. Now, coach Mark Torcaso's team will focus on winning big against Malaysia."

One Sports even used the word “shocking” to describe the home team’s victory over the Vietnamese women’s team. The author commented: “The Philippine women’s team followed in the footsteps of their male counterparts (who beat Indonesia 1-0) to rise up and win against the Vietnamese women’s team.

The Philippines women's team had already tasted the pain of conceding a goal in the last minute of their match against Myanmar. Now, the team did the same when facing the Vietnamese women's team when Mallie Ramirez scored in the 90+4 minute.

This is a shocking victory for the Philippines as many people thought that the team would be eliminated. However, now the Philippines has a great hope to reach the semi-finals. The team needs to focus on winning big against Malaysia."

The two final matches of Group B of the 33rd SEA Games women's football between Vietnam and Myanmar, and the Philippines and Malaysia will take place at 4 p.m. on December 11. The top two teams will advance.