Vietnam women's football team leaves an impression on fans at SEA Games 33

The first match of Vietnam women's football at the 33rd SEA Games was successful as expected by many Vietnamese fans present at Chonburi Daikin Stadium in Chonburi province, central Thailand, nearly 100km southeast of Bangkok.

The Vietnamese women's football team greets Vietnamese fans after their first victory at the 33rd SEA Games. (Photo: MINH THANG)

7-0 is the score that coach Mai Duc Chung and his team won against Malaysia on the evening of December 5. The result did not disappoint the efforts of Vietnamese fans who flew from Vietnam to the capital Bangkok and traveled nearly 100km to attend the match in Chonburi province.

Many fierce fights and beautiful goals were scored by our athletes on the field, creating many beautiful impressions in the hearts of fans in Chonburi, Thailand.

Coach Mai Duc Chung shared at the press conference after the match. (Photo: XUAN SON)

At the post-match press conference, coach Mai Duc Chung commented: "No matter where we are, the opening match is always very difficult, and also because it has been a long time since we met our Malaysian opponents. At first, when I watched the video and saw that our opponents had improved a lot, I was a bit worried. But I reminded the players to play with focus and care. The whole team won today."

Malaysia women's team coach Joel Cornelli: "Our goal was to score a goal in today's match. However, conceding an early goal affected the players' mentality. After that, the team gradually stabilized and maintained their formation, but Vietnam showed superior skills to create such a score. We will try our best in the next match. The team will carefully analyze the Myanmar team to aim for the best result in the group stage."

Many fierce ball fights at Chonburi Daikin Stadium. (Photo: XUAN SON)

Chonburi province is the venue for the women's football matches of the 33rd SEA Games. This is also where the Vietnamese women's team competed and won the AFF Cup in 2019.

According to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the list of 23 players competing at the 33rd SEA Games includes many experienced players such as captain Huynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, Hoang Thi Loan... Coach Mai Duc Chung also selected young players, such as Tran Thi Duyen, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, Ngoc Minh Chuyen...

The Vietnamese team won a big victory over Malaysia. (Photo: MINH THANG)

Before this match, the Vietnamese women's team had participated in overseas training and played some friendly matches to gain experience. In Chonburi, the team also had training sessions before starting their journey to conquer the 33rd SEA Games.

Coach Mai Duc Chung has affirmed that the ultimate goal of the entire Vietnamese team is to reach the finals. We have the right to expect this goal with what Mai Duc Chung's students have just shown tonight, December 5 at the 33rd SEA Games.

Fans rejoice at the victory of coach Mai Duc Chung and his team. (Photo: XUAN SON)

XUAN SON - MINH THANG

Nhan Dan Newspaper reporter based in Thailand

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