The Vietnam U20 women's team entered the final match of the second qualifying round of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Championship with a relaxed mentality. Coach Akira Ijiri's team quickly secured a ticket to the finals after two important victories against the Iran and Lebanon U20 women's teams.
The U.20 Vietnam women's team had a good game but could not score against Australia.
Facing a strong opponent like the Australian U.20 women's team in the final match, the Vietnamese U.20 women's team still played confidently and controlled the game well. Although not overwhelming, the girls in red had many beautiful combinations. On the contrary, the Australian U.20 women's team showed strength and often won in one-on-one situations. The first half was quite exciting but did not have many dangerous opportunities. The two teams entered the break without any goals scored.
In the second half, the U.20 Australian women's team unexpectedly pushed up their formation and they got what they needed. In the 50th minute, the U.20 Vietnamese women's team lost the ball in the midfield area before midfielder Alana Murphy fired a beautiful long-range shot from more than 30 meters away, defeating goalkeeper Kieu My, opening the score for the U.20 Australian women's team.
The U.20 Vietnam women's team advanced to the final round with second place in Group A.
The unexpected goal boosted the spirits of the Australian U.20 women's team. Six minutes later, Alana Murphy scored again with a "cannon shot" to double the gap for the kangaroo team. With nothing left to lose, coach Akira Ijiri made personnel adjustments and asked his players to push the entire squad to the opponent's field. The Vietnamese U.20 women's team immediately forced the opponent to retreat deep to defend. The Australian U.20 women's team chose a solid playing style and created a large defense in front of the goal. In such a situation, the home team was stuck in finding a way to the opponent's net and had to accept a regrettable defeat with a score of 0-2 against the Australian U.20 women's team.
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