Friendly match between Vietnam Women's National Team and Werder Bremen Club: Opportunity for young players to gain experience

Speaking at the press conference, Head Coach of the Vietnam Women's Team Mai Duc Chung said that the friendly match between the Vietnam Women's Team and Werder Bremen Club on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany will bring useful experiences for Vietnamese players to prepare for the goals in 2025.

Coach Mai Duc Chung speaks at the press conference

However, the Vietnam Women's Team has only gathered for about a week, in addition, the number of members of the Vietnam Team has not yet fully gathered as some members are gathering with the Vietnam U19 Women's Team and the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club to prepare for important tournaments.

"Through this match, we will learn a lot about expertise, especially in the period when the team is rejuvenating the squad. The Vietnamese women's team will need to have a harmonious arrangement between experienced players and young players to help the new players get used to the playing style. Therefore, we set a learning goal, the whole team will compete with high determination to bring about the best results" - Coach Mai Duc Chung shared.

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For his part, Werder Bremen head coach Thomas Horch expressed his pride in being part of the Vietnam National Team's preparations towards important goals this year: "We have just finished the Bundesliga season and moved to Vietnam. The weather in Vietnam is different from Germany. However, we still have to try our best to adapt and be ready for tomorrow's match."

Coach Thomas Horch also admitted that he did not know much about the Vietnam Women's Team, but had watched a match of Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team during the Vietnam Women's Team's training trip to Germany in September 2024.

According to Coach Thomas, the Vietnam National Team is a high-level team, having participated in the 2023 Women's World Cup. Therefore, this will be a good experience for the Werder Bremen players. This is also the reason why the team's coaching staff brought the strongest squad to Vietnam.

"Werder Bremen is a team with a strong and even team, playing well on the field, implementing tactics, strategies, and controlling the ball well. Hopefully we will show it in tomorrow's match" - Coach Thomas shared.

On the morning of May 15, at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), a technical meeting took place before the international friendly match between the Vietnam Women's Team and Werder Bremen Women's Football Club (Germany).

The meeting agreed on the technical content and regulations of the match. In addition, the referee team for the match was also determined to include: Main referee Supiree Testhomya (Thailand), assistant referee number 1 Ha Thi Phuong ( Hai Phong ), assistant referee number 2 Nguyen Thi Hang Nga (Ho Chi Minh City), and 5th referee Bui Thi Thu Trang (Hai Phong). All 4 referees are FIFA and Elite AFC referees. According to the registration, the Vietnamese women's team will take the field in the traditional red uniform, while the Werder Bremen women's club will play in the team's familiar green jersey.

In particular, the match will be open to the public to create the best conditions for fans to come to the stadium to cheer for the two teams. Currently, major fan clubs such as Vietnam Football Fan Club (VFS), Hanoi Fans , Hanoi Police, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, The Cong, Thanh Hoa... are excitedly preparing to go to Hang Day Stadium to "fuel" the Vietnam Women's Team and cheer for the two teams. Notably, the VFS Fan Club is expected to bring a large flag to the stadium to create a more exciting atmosphere, adding spiritual strength to coach Mai Duc Chung and his team. The match will take place at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night (May 16). The two teams are allowed to make up to 5 substitutions, with no limit on the number of substitutes.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/giao-huu-doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-clb-werder-bremen-co-hoi-trai-nghiem-cho-lua-cau-thu-tre-20250515115242959.htm