Vietnam women's team match schedule today: Easily beat Indonesia, gain momentum before facing Thailand

In the second match of Group A of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship taking place at 7:30 p.m. today, August 9, Coach Mai Duc Chung will likely rotate the squad against the opponent considered weaker than Indonesia. Will the Vietnamese women's team win easily?

EXPECTATIONS OF COACH MAI Đ DUC C HUNG

After the first round, the Vietnamese women's team is ranked second in Group A. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team have the same 3 points as Thailand but are ranked behind due to a lower goal difference (+6 compared to +7). Mr. Chung said that the Vietnamese women's team could still have won Cambodia by more, but the students missed many opportunities. And this is not the first time Mr. Chung has reflected on this issue. In the 2026 Asian Cup women's football qualifiers, where the Vietnamese women's team scored 17 goals in 3 matches, without conceding any, the finishing of Huynh Nhu and her teammates still could not satisfy Coach Mai Duc Chung, when they did not make the most of the opportunities created.

The Vietnamese women's team is in good form, but still needs to improve their finishing.

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However, coach Mai Duc Chung can be somewhat assured about the way the game is run. The Vietnamese women's team still controls the game very well with central midfielders Duong Thi Van and Thai Thi Thao. When needed, Bich Thuy and Hai Yen also actively retreat to support their teammates. The ball possession rate of the Vietnamese women's team is 68.2%, the highest in the tournament, and also has the most accurate passing rate in the tournament, up to 87%.

The Vietnamese girls' wing play is becoming sharp and even. Bich Thuy - Tran Thi Duyen (right wing), Van Su - Nguyen Thi Van (left wing) play extremely well together, creating 2 dangerous drills. The scoring ability of coach Mai Duc Chung's students is also very even when 6 goals were scored by 6 different players. If they continue to promote these strengths, the Vietnamese women's team can even beat Indonesia with a difference of more than 7 goals. However, it is not impossible that coach Mai Duc Chung will rotate the squad, giving opportunities to young players, especially those who have just returned from injury such as Hai Linh and Thanh Nha. From there, the Vietnamese women's team can save energy for the mainstay group, helping young players become more confident, improve their ball feel... These are extremely important factors in short-term tournaments.

Young Thai women's team is also formidable

Coach Futoshi Ikeda of the Thai women's team brought to Vietnam a very young squad, most of them born in 2002, the only one born in the 90s was defender Sakuna Senabuth. Coach Mai Duc Chung even said that he did not know much about the Thai women's team. However, they still showed dominance when facing the Indonesian team with some naturalized players. The Thai girls launched 34 shots towards the opponent's goal and are having the biggest win of the tournament (7-0).

Using a young force not only helps Thailand gain more momentum thanks to their desire and passion in this year's tournament, but also creates depth in the squad, preparing for future goals, including the SEA Games held at home. The young Thai girls play strongly and are very confident, making them an extremely unpredictable opponent. With what they have shown, they are almost certain to have another big win against the Cambodian women's team (4:30 p.m. today, August 9) to create a two-horse race with the Vietnamese women's team in Group A.

In the near future, both the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams are likely to have another big win in the second round to continue to maintain their pursuit of goal difference. This makes the confrontation in the final round between the two teams promise to be extremely dramatic, not only having the meaning of deciding the top position in the group but also being an important test before the knockout round.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-hom-nay-thang-de-indonesia-lay-khi-the-truoc-khi-dung-thai-185250808232054757.htm