Coach Mai Duc Chung: The advantage of the Vietnamese women's team is just theoretical

Evaluating the semi-final match of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship against U23 Australia, coach Mai Duc Chung said: " The Vietnamese women's team is excited to prepare for the match. The two teams are evenly matched. I hope the Vietnamese women's team will play their best, and I hope fans will come to the stadium to support the home team.

We have the advantage of having one more day off, while Australia has to travel from Phu Tho to Hai Phong , but that is only an advantage in theory. Australia is young, healthy and adapts quickly, the players will be promoted to the national team in the future. They lost to Myanmar which was unfortunate, but they played well in the next match."

Vietnam Thailand Women's Team Recruitment 1.jpg — Vietnam women's team confident to play Australia. Photo: Anh Duc

"The Vietnamese women's team faces a tough opponent, but the team is well prepared. We are determined no matter who we face," coach Mai Duc Chung emphasized.

Striker Huynh Nhu expressed her confidence: "I will try my best to bring the best results for the Vietnamese women's team. I really hope that many fans will come to the stadium to cheer for the Vietnamese women's team."

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On the other side of the front line, U23 Australia coach Joseph Palatsides said: "We prepared for this match like any other match. My players and I knew we were facing one of the strongest teams in the tournament, led by a good coach.

It was a very difficult match, but we are excited about the opportunity for the players. After the match against the Philippines, the team is more confident and has improved gradually with each match."

The Vietnam vs Australia women's semi-final match will take place at 8pm on August 16 at Lach Tray Stadium, Hai Phong.

The organizers of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Tournament and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have advised fans to be vigilant against fake and invalid tickets that have begun to appear at Lach Tray Stadium since a number of recent matches. Accordingly, the organizers do not sell tickets directly at the counter but only issue them online through the website datve.cahnfc.com or the VNPay application, banking applications. Therefore, except for invitations issued by the organizers, all types of paper tickets in traditional format are not valid tickets.