Who is the best player in the Vietnamese women's futsal team?
As expected, the Philippine women's futsal team has changed a lot compared to when they lost 1-6 to the Vietnamese women's futsal team at the Southeast Asian women's futsal tournament at the end of 2024. The Philippine women's futsal team (FIFA ranking 55) although ranked lowest in Group B, caused many difficulties for the Vietnamese women's futsal team (FIFA ranking 11) when the two teams met in the second match yesterday.
The team led by Spanish coach Rafael Rodriguez even entered the game more proactively, somewhat dominating coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang and his team in the first half of the first half. If they had taken better advantage of the opportunities created, the Philippine women's futsal team would have scored a goal to take the lead. Among them, it is impossible not to mention the captain wearing the number 11 shirt - Isabella Flanigan. Flanigan is of American origin, has played for the Philippine women's team (11-a-side field) since 2022 and has just been added to the women's futsal team to compete in the continental arena. The striker born in 2005 is considered the conductor of the Philippine women's futsal team, causing trouble for the Vietnamese team's goal many times.
Vietnam women's futsal team won convincingly against the Philippines
PHOTO: VFF
The Vietnamese girls knew how to slow down the pace of the match when their opponents were excited. Then after the break, coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang and his team were like a spring that was compressed in the first half and exploded in the second half. If the captain of the Philippines played the most prominently on the field in the first half, then captain Trinh Nguyen Thanh Hang was the bright spot of the Vietnamese women's futsal team in the second half.
Thanh Hang's goal at the beginning of the second half was an important turning point, opening the victory for the Vietnamese women's futsal team. When the Philippines was forced to attack (after losing to Iran in the first match) in search of a goal, the Vietnamese girls played more easily. Starting from quick attacks, Tran Thi Thu Xuan and Le Thi Thanh Ngan put their names on the scoreboard to bring the final victory of 3-0 for the Vietnamese futsal team. It cannot be denied that the Philippines has made rapid progress in a short time with the goal of preparing for the Women's Futsal World Cup (the Philippines is the host), but the Vietnamese women's futsal team is still more confident and has a higher level.
With a perfect record after 2 matches, the Vietnamese women's futsal team has entered the quarterfinals of the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship without having to wait until the last round of the group stage. In the final match of Group B, coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang and his team will face defending champions Iran at 4 p.m. on May 11.
In the remaining match of Group B taking place on the same day, the Iranian women's futsal team defeated Hong Kong with a score of 3-1. Thus, the representative of the West Asian region also quickly won a ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Asian women's futsal tournament. After 2 matches, Vietnam ranked first in Group B with 6 points (goal difference +5), Iran ranked second with 6 points (goal difference +3).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-doi-futsal-nu-viet-nam-truoc-tran-tu-ket-chau-a-gap-iran-ngay-nao-185250509182714858.htm
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