On the afternoon of May 15, the Thai women's futsal team faced the host team China in the semi-final match of the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship. The two teams played an extremely exciting match, with a thrilling score chase. Although the Thai women's futsal team was rated higher (ranked 5th in the world , number 1 in Asia), they struggled to win 3-2 against the Chinese girls (ranked 24th in the world, number 8 in Asia).
Thailand got a red card and was beaten in the first half.
The Thai women's futsal team opened the scoring. In the 11th minute, from a corner kick on the left wing, captain Tappakun unexpectedly kicked the ball straight and hit a Chinese player, helping the Thai team take a 1-0 lead.
Thai girls burst into tears after dramatic comeback to get early ticket to 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup
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In the 16th minute, from the Thai goalkeeper's erroneous throw, Fan Yu Qiu seized the opportunity to steal the ball and unleash a powerful shot, equalizing 1-1 for the Chinese women's futsal team. Just a few seconds later, the home team continued to score a second goal to take the lead against Thailand for the first time in this match. Goalkeeper Liu Dan Ping (China) advanced more than half the field and unexpectedly fired a long-range shot, forcing the Thai goalkeeper to push the ball away, before Zhang Hui Min swooped in to score a tricky rebound to raise the score to 2-1 for the Chinese women's futsal team.
In the last minute of the first half, the Thai goalkeeper committed a foul blocking a ball that could have led to a goal and received a direct red card.
Host China scored 2 goals within 1 minute of the ball rolling, coming back to lead 2-1 against Thailand before the match entered halftime.
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Conceding a goal, the Thai women's futsal team tried to attack to find an equalizer. In the 26th minute, the Thai team was awarded a penalty when a Chinese player handled the ball in the penalty area. Jenjira Bubpha did not miss a good opportunity to score, once again bringing the match back to the starting line. The score was 2-2.
Excited after the equalizer, the Thai futsal team continued to advance to complete a spectacular comeback against the host China. In the 32nd minute, after a quick attack on the left wing, Arriya Saetoen (Thailand) fired a shot from a narrow angle, forcing captain Zhang Hui Min (China) to block it and accidentally shake the home team's net. The Thai futsal team won 3-2 against China.
Thai goalkeeper (right) received a direct red card in the last minute of the first half.
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With this thrilling victory, the team from the land of the golden pagodas won a ticket to the final of the 2025 Asian women's futsal tournament, and also advanced to the 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup taking place in the Philippines later this year.
The 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship is currently taking place, which is also the qualifying round for the 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup. Accordingly, the three teams with the best results in the continental tournament (champion, runner-up, third place) will participate in the biggest playground on the planet for women's futsal. Although the Chinese women's futsal team lost in the semi-finals, they still have one more chance. If they win the third-place match, the Chinese girls will get a ticket to the 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup.
In the other semi-final, the Japanese women's futsal team beat Iran 3-2. Japan advanced to the Asian final against Thailand. At the same time, the cherry blossom team also won a ticket to the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal World Cup.
In the third-place match, host China will face Iran. The winner of this match will take the remaining ticket to represent Asia at the 2025 Women's Futsal World Cup.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thai-lan-nguoc-dong-nghet-tho-danh-bai-doi-trung-quoc-gianh-ve-world-cup-futsal-nu-185250515180342.htm
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