Will Bich Thuy (red shirt) continue to score against the Philippine women's team? - Photo: NAM TRAN
In the opening round, the Philippines women's team lost 1-2 to Myanmar, while the Vietnam women's team beat Malaysia 7-0. Currently, Vietnam is temporarily ranked first in the group with 3 points, while the Philippines is in third place with no points.
In this confrontation, the pressure on the Philippines is heavier as they only have one way, which is to win to have any hope of competing for a ticket to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women's team needs at least a draw to compete for the top two positions in Group B.
This promises to be a tough match for the Vietnamese women's team. Because the Filipino girls are not only tall and physically superior to the Vietnamese girls, but they also have modern football skills as most of the Filipino players are playing football in the US and Europe.
Coach Mark Torcaso’s only concern is whether striker Nina Mathelus (1.70m tall) who is playing in the US will be able to recover in time for the match against the Vietnamese women’s team after being injured at the end of the match against Myanmar. Although only 17 years old, Nina Mathelus has played well alongside her senior Meryll Serrano who is playing in Sweden.
In the last two confrontations, the Vietnamese women's team lost to the Philippines. In addition to the 0-4 loss in the semi-finals of the 2022 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship, coach Mai Duc Chung's team also lost to the Philippines 1-2 in the final match of the group stage of the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia.
At that time, all three teams, Vietnam, Myanmar and the Philippines, had 6 points after 3 matches. And the Vietnamese women's team and Myanmar won tickets to the semi-finals because they had a better goal difference than the Philippines.
Starting lineup of Vietnam women's team against Philippines - Graphics: AN BINH
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tuyen-nu-viet-nam-dau-philippines-18h30-khong-duoc-thua-20251208130825293.htm
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