Vietnam women's team lost 0-2 to Japan, coach Mai Duc Chung said 'acceptable'

"We lost but this is an acceptable score," coach Mai Duc Chung said after the match between the Vietnamese women's team and Japan in the 2024 Olympic qualifiers on the evening of November 1.

Huynh Nhu and her teammates just lost 7-0 to Japan at ASIAD 19 not long ago. In this rematch, the Vietnamese women's team played better and showed great determination.

“We could not win, but what the players showed on the field somewhat satisfied me. Before that, we were afraid of the scenario of a breakdown and loss to the top Asian opponent, Japan, because the team lost to this opponent 0-7 at ASIAD19. This time, the score was only 0-2. I think that was a success and the determination of the whole team! I personally want to thank the whole team for their dedication and good performance,” said coach Mai Duc Chung.

The Vietnamese women's team tried very hard, but was powerless.

The Vietnamese women's team faced the Japanese women's team in the third match of the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifiers. It was not until the 40th minute that the Japanese women's team scored the opening goal due to a moment of distraction by the Vietnamese defense.

A few minutes later, Tuyet Dung's corner kick almost brought an equalizer for coach Mai Duc Chung and his team. In the second half, the Vietnamese women's team lost another goal and ended the match with a 0-2 defeat.

Coach Mai Duc Chung was worried that the Vietnamese women's team would collapse.

Coach Mai Duc Chung added: " In terms of skill level, we lost to the Japanese women's team, but in today's match, the players showed great determination. We lost, but this is an acceptable score. After this match, we will say goodbye to the tournament. We wish the remaining teams good matches in the next round ."

Coach Mai Duc Chung will end his contract with the VFF in December 2023. But from now until the end of the year, the Vietnamese women's team will not have any international tournaments. Therefore, this is the last tournament that the 72-year-old coach will work in as the head coach of the Vietnamese women's team.

Many players took advantage of the last training session to take souvenir photos with coach Mai Duc Chung. This was also a great motivation for Huynh Nhu and her teammates to have a not-so-bad performance despite having to accept a 0-2 defeat against the Japanese women's team.

Mai Phuong

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