Vietnam women's team lost heavily to Werder Bremen: Valuable lesson

The German women's team brought 26 players and 9 members of the coaching staff. One of the most notable names is striker Larissa Mühlhaus. The 22-year-old striker scored 8 goals for Bremen in this year's tournament. Last year, while playing for Hamburg, Larissa Mühlhaus scored 22 goals, winning the Golden Boot award in the German women's 2nd division.

1.jpg -0 — The Vietnamese women's team had a friendly match with Werder Bremen Club (Germany) on the evening of May 16.

In addition, we must mention Juliane Wirtz, she is the sister of German player Florain Wirtz. This midfielder has made 19 official appearances for Werder Bremen and scored 1 goal. The height of Werder Bremen women's players is also very impressive. They have 2 central defenders who are 1m80 tall, including Lara Schmidt and Hanna Nemeth. Most of the players of the Werder Bremen women's team are also over 1m60.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women's team does not have the strongest squad because some key players such as Huynh Nhu, Chuong Thi Kieu... are preparing with Ho Chi Minh City Club for the AFC Champions League Women's semi-finals.

2.jpg -0 — The Vietnamese women's team currently does not have its strongest squad because some key players are absent because they are playing for their home clubs.

With such a difference, it is not difficult to understand why the Vietnamese women's team was completely overwhelmed by the team from Germany. Possessing an ideal physique as well as superior personal skills, Werder Bremen Club did not spend too much effort to take the initiative. Although they did not attack too much, the girls from Germany showed their ability to seize opportunities and shoot accurately.

The clearest evidence was the opening goal, the continuous passes from the midfield of Werder Bremen Club caused the defense of the Vietnamese women's team to be disrupted before Ricarda Walking finished accurately in the penalty area and scored against the Vietnamese women's team. Despite being behind, the Vietnamese women's team had a hard time pushing up their formation to find an equalizer because of the excellent ball control and one-on-one competition of the Werder Bremen players.

3.jpg -0 — With superior physique and technique, Werder Bremen Club completely overwhelmed coach Mai Duc Chung's students.

4.jpg -0 — The Vietnamese women's team's goal is often threatened by German female strikers.

The second half was almost the same as the first half when the German team took the initiative. And it didn't take much effort for Werder Bremen to double the lead. Still with a strong attack, the goalkeeper of the Vietnamese women's team could only block the first shot but was completely helpless with Larissa Mühlhaus's follow-up shot.

The only subsequent efforts of the Vietnamese women's team were a goal by Ngoc Minh Chuyen to narrow the gap in the 64th minute. However, towards the end of the match, when their physical strength had decreased, the Vietnamese women's team had difficulty withstanding the continuous attacks from the opposing team. Werder Bremen scored two more goals in a row to secure a 4-1 victory.

5.jpg -0 — Vietnamese female players are often at a disadvantage in one-on-one situations.

With a friendly match, the result is not too important, but this is really a valuable training session for coach Mai Duc Chung's team in the training process for upcoming major tournaments, the most recent of which is the ASEAN Women's MSIG Serenity Cup 2025 - the leading Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship, which will take place at home in August 2025.