Because the 19th Asian Games women's football competition will take the first-placed team in each group and the three second-placed teams with the best results in the five groups to the quarter-finals, the goal of the Vietnamese women's team against Nepal is 3 points, or even a big win so that if necessary, they can compare the extra score if the second-placed team finishes in the group.
Vietnam women's team (red shirts) only encountered difficulties in the first half.
Against an opponent who won 7-1 after 2 matches in the first qualifying round of the 2024 Olympics in April, coach Mai Duc Chung deployed his strongest lineup to win all 3 points. The striker duo in this match were Hai Yen and Thuy Hang, the midfielders were Tuyet Dung, Bich Thuy, Duong Thi Van, Thu Thao, the defenders were Thu Thuong, Diem My, Hoang Thi Loan and Tran Thi Thu, and in goal was Kim Thanh.
Despite dominating the ball and creating many scoring opportunities in the first half, the strikers of the Vietnamese women's team such as Hai Yen, Bich Thuy and Thuy Hang could not take advantage of them. It must be said that although the Nepalese women's team did not create any remarkable attacks, they defended very well, minimizing the opportunities of the Vietnamese women's team. That was the reason why the Vietnamese girls played stalemately in the first 45 minutes of the match.
Vietnamese girls have a good start
However, after the timely adjustments and reminders from coach Mai Duc Chung during the break, the Vietnamese women's team had a completely different look in the second half. In the 53rd minute, from Bich Thuy's long-range shot, the Nepalese goalkeeper failed to catch the ball, creating an opportunity for Hai Yen to rush in and finish with one touch, opening the score for the Vietnamese women's team. Ten minutes later, during an attack on the left wing, defender Hoang Thi Loan crossed the ball deep into the penalty area and Bich Thuy was there, leaning over to make a tricky header, not giving the opposing team's goalkeeper any chance, raising the score to 2-0.
Leading by a fairly safe margin, the Vietnamese women's team took the initiative to play slowly for the remaining time. Coach Mai Duc Chung's students controlled the ball well, creating several notable opportunities but could not score more goals.
Defeating Nepal 2-0, the Vietnamese women's team had a good start in Group D. In the second match on September 25, coach Mai Duc and his team will meet Bangladesh.
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