Beating India 3-1, Vietnam women's team still has a slim chance

In the match of the second qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics that took place yesterday afternoon (October 29), the Vietnamese women's team (VN) won with a score of 3-1 against the Indian women's team.

Compared to the first match against host Uzbekistan, the Vietnamese women's team had 4 changes in the starting lineup when facing India. Coach Mai Duc Chung let Thu Thuong return to the defense, My Anh play left back, Van Su stick to the right wing, and Thanh Nha was trusted to play as a striker next to Huynh Nhu.

Vietnam women's team (left) rekindles hope before facing the ultimate challenge of Japan

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Against the Indian team (ranked 61st in the world ) which was rated much lower, the Vietnamese women's team (ranked 34th in the world) completely dominated the game and easily deployed their playing style. Coach Mai Duc Chung chose a very suitable approach and tactics. Against a lower-class opponent with poor physique, the Vietnamese girls used many situations of wing attacks and crosses and headers. This attacking tactic was really effective, when all 3 goals of the Vietnamese women's team came from cutting and heading the ball. Tuyet Dung and Duong Thi Van crossed the ball for Huynh Nhu and Hai Linh to score in the first half. In the second half, substitute striker Hai Yen left her mark with a header to widen the gap to 3-0.

The number 1 striker of the Vietnamese women's team, Huynh Nhu, played very well in this match. When not under much pressure from the fierce pursuit of the opposing players, the striker from Tra Vinh showed his best qualities. Besides the opening goal, Huynh Nhu also continuously caused trouble for the Indian women's team's goal, including 2 shots that hit the post and the crossbar.

The minus point of the Vietnamese women's team in this match came from the defense, when there were times when they lost focus and let striker Ranganathan score to shorten the score in the final minutes.

With a 3-1 victory over India, coach Mai Duc Chung's team has 3 points (+1 goal difference) after 2 matches and is holding on to a small hope of advancing. In the final match of Group C (5:00 p.m. on November 1), Huynh Nhu and her teammates must score against a very strong opponent, Japan, to have a chance of advancing. In the most recent meeting, in the group stage of ASIAD 19, the Vietnamese women's team lost 0-7 to the team from the land of cherry blossoms.

Thanhnien.vn