Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club wins ticket to quarter-finals of Asian Cup C1

(Dan Tri) - Easily defeating Singapore Lion City Sailors with a 2-0 victory, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club soon won a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2025-2026 AFC Women's Champions League.

The match between Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club and Lion City Sailors takes place tonight (November 16), at Thong Nhat Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City).

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club (yellow shirt) faces Lion City Sailors (Singapore) at Thong Nhat Stadium (Photo: AFC).

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club is rated higher than its opponent. And coach Nguyen Hong Pham's team shows its superiority with the advantage on the field.

In the first half, the home team had quite a few dangerous shots. The most notable of which was striker Huynh Nhu's shot that hit the post in the second minute of extra time of the first half.

In the 68th minute, Phan Thi Trang rushed up to shoot from a narrow angle, the Lion City Sailors goalkeeper was helpless, but the ball bounced back into the visitors' goal.

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club entered the quarterfinals (Photo: AFC).

It wasn’t until the 84th minute that the HCMC Women’s Football Club found the opening goal. Tran Nguyen Bao Chau’s clearance accidentally sent the ball straight into the visitors’ goal, helping coach Nguyen Hong Pham’s team take a 1-0 lead.

In the third minute of extra time of the second half, K' Thua finished in the opponent's penalty area, scoring the winning goal 2-0 for Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club.

This victory helps the HCMC women's team have 6 absolute points after two matches. The HCMC women's football club soon has a ticket to the quarter-finals.

Another team in Group A that has also secured a place in the quarterfinals is Melbourne City (Australia). This team has a big win over Stallion Laguna FC (Philippines) 7-0 in the early match this afternoon. Melbourne City has the same 6 points as HCMC Women's Football Club, but they are ranked higher thanks to a better goal difference.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/clb-bong-da-nu-tphcm-gianh-ve-vao-tu-ket-cup-c1-chau-a-20251116222254816.htm