Vietnam women's team lost heavily to Werder Bremen: Scored a goal, learned a valuable lesson

Early loss of Vietnam women's team

The match against the Werder Bremen women's team (7:30 p.m. on May 16) is a suitable "test" to verify the capacity of the Vietnamese women's team. At the same time, the test at Hang Day Stadium is part of the preparation process for the 2026 Asian Cup qualifiers, where coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will face the UAE, Maldives and Guam Island in June at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ).

The Vietnamese women's team lost 1-2 to Germany in 2023, but it must be affirmed that the gap between Vietnamese women's football and German football at both the national and club levels is still very large. Especially when in the friendly match with Bremen, coach Mai Duc Chung did not have the strongest squad.

Duong Thi Van (number 16) fiercely competes with the midfielder of Werder Bremen women

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With superior strength and excellent ball control due to having just finished the German women's national football championship, the Bremen women's team dominated.

In the 15th minute, Maja Sternad dribbled past Thanh Nha to get close to the edge of the penalty area, then passed back to Ricarda Walkling, who finished delicately past goalkeeper Kim Thanh. The Vietnamese women's team's defense had dropped too deep, unable to keep up with Walkling's clever back-footing. Then, in an open position, the defender, who had grown up at Bayern Munich, swung his leg and kicked the ball into the net.

With the opening goal, Bremen women continued to control the midfield, while the host Vietnam had to play defensive counter-attack. Coach Thomas Horsch and his team mainly focused on the right wing, where Sternad was ready to open up the pace to create opportunities. However, facing the tight defense of the Vietnamese women's team, Bremen women did not score another goal in the first half.

Highlight of Vietnam women's team 1-4 Werder Bremen women's club: The away team is too classy

Fierce dispute

Werder Bremen women's team continued to push the pace to attack in the second half, when the Vietnamese women's team had not yet stabilized their defense. Bremen's women's coordination was typical of Germany, being very scientific and decisive, especially in situations of moving without the ball.

Rival Bremen (blue shirt) shows class

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In the 50th minute, the net of the Vietnamese women's team shook for the second time. From a dribble straight into the middle of the away team's midfielder, the ball was passed to Sophie Weidauer for a close-range shot. Goalkeeper Kim Thanh made an excellent save, but the ball bounced right to Larissa Muhlhaus who was running up. The striker, who has scored 8 goals for the Bremen women this season, did not refuse the opportunity when she accurately tapped the ball into the goal, doubling the gap for the away team.

After leading 2-0, Bremen women's team started to slacken. The Vietnamese women's team regained control of the game and started to have many opportunities. In the 57th minute, from Thanh Nha's corner kick, the Bremen women's defense could not clear the ball. The ball was passed to Hai Yen, but at a distance of 2 meters in front of the empty goal, the striker playing for the Hanoi women's team kicked... into the stands.

However, the Vietnamese women's team did not have to regret for long. In the 64th minute, the Bremen women's central defender's inexplicable mistake when letting the ball slip out of control gave Ngoc Minh Chuyen a one-on-one opportunity. The young striker of the Thai Nguyen T&T women's team rushed down to defeat goalkeeper Livia Peng with a dangerous cross-angle shot, shortening the score to 1-2.

The Vietnamese women's team played hard.

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However, with superior strength, the Bremen women's team regained the two-goal lead. In the 81st minute, Larissa Muhlhaus's beautiful free kick defeated goalkeeper Khong Thi Hang, sealing a 3-1 victory for the away team.

Khong Thi Hang seemed to have stomped her feet to gain momentum and leaned to the right, but her opponent shot to the left, leaving the Vietnamese women's team's goalkeeper unable to block it.

Bremen's 4-1 victory was sealed in the 90+4 minute, when Emoke Papal moved behind Tran Thi Thu to break the offside trap, then dribbled past goalkeeper Khong Thi Hang to score.

In the second half, coach Mai Duc Chung put some new faces on the field to experiment. With a squad consisting of many players who rarely played together, the Vietnamese women's team could not resist.

Losing 1-4 to Bremen, the Vietnamese women's team learned a valuable lesson to prepare for the 2026 Asian Cup qualifiers.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-thua-dam-bremen-ghi-duoc-ban-co-bai-hoc-quy-185250516202519379.htm