Chelsea shows quick integration with HCMC Women's Club
Photo: Hoang Quan (Contributor)
Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club lost a player at the last minute
These days, the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club is actively practicing at its headquarters in District 1 to prepare for the AFC Champions League semi-finals, scheduled to take on Wuhan Jiangda Club in Wuhan City (China) on May 21.
However, according to the latest information, it is likely that the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will not be able to have the services of female midfielder Chelsea Le. She is the one who left her mark when the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Team won the 2025 National Cup and the AFC Champions League semi-finals with a spectacular 5-4 comeback against Abu Dhabi Country.
This can be seen as a regrettable absence, in the context that the city girls are focusing all their efforts on creating another surprise in the continent, because if they win, they will represent Vietnam in the final match of the first AFC Champions League women's tournament.
Aubrey Goodwill kicks off with HCMC Women's Club
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This will force coach Doan Thi Kim Chi and her team to change their plans, because previously it seemed like they had completed the terms with this female midfielder for a short-term contract in the semi-finals and, if possible, the final of the AFC Champions League Women's Championship at the end of May.
Coach Kim Chi and his team still want to create miracles
The good news is that another Vietnamese-American female player, midfielder Ton That Tram Anh, will still be present as planned. The girl born in 2002 left the team after the AFC Champions League quarter-finals to return to the US to take her university graduation exam, and is now ready to return.
It is expected that Tram Anh and Nam Mi - a Vietnamese-Canadian female player who has a Vietnamese passport - will join forces in the capital Hanoi , when the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club comes here to train and look for friendly matches with quality "blue troops" before flying to China.
Huynh Nhu and Chelsea Le (20) in the HCM City Women's Club jersey
Photo: Hoang Quan (Contributor)
These two female players will join forces with four foreign players from the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club, including midfielder and captain of the Pakistan women's team Maria Jamila Khan, midfielder Sakura Yoshida (Japan), center back Aubrey Goodwill and striker Sabrina Marie Cabrera (USA) to compete in the AFC Champions League for women.
This will help the midfield of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club still ensure options alongside the 2024 Vietnam Golden Ball Thuy Trang in the middle of the field, while the attack line sees Huynh Nhu getting stronger, the old pain she suffered in the National Cup has subsided a lot.
The return of Huynh Nhu will play an extremely important role both professionally and mentally for the HCMC Women's Club. The experience and bravery of the only Vietnamese female striker to score against the Australian team will be a reliable support when the HCMC Women's Club has to face Wuhan Jiangda Club on the team's home field.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/clb-nu-tphcm-chelsea-le-bat-ngo-vang-mat-da-co-huynh-nhu-tai-afc-champions-league-185250502155021402.htm
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