Overcoming Thailand, Vietnam women's team won third place in AFF Women's Cup 2025

After a somewhat regrettable loss to the Australian women's team in the semi-finals, the goal of the Vietnamese women's team at the 2025 AFF Women's Cup is only the Bronze Medal. In the match for third place, coach Mai Duc Chung's team will meet the Thai women's team again. This is the opponent that Huynh Nhu and her teammates defeated in the group stage.

1.jpg -0 — Vietnam women's team (red shirt) competes with Thailand women's team in the third place match of AFF Women's Cup 2025 at Lach Tray Stadium ( Hai Phong ).

Knowing each other so well, both the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams did not make any probing moves but chose to play a direct attacking style. In the second minute, goalkeeper Kim Thanh had to show her talent when blocking a shot from outside the penalty area by a Thai striker. The Vietnamese women's team responded a few minutes later by penetrating the penalty area, forcing the Thai defense to work at full capacity.

2.jpg -0 — Both teams chose to play proactively, creating a tense match in the first half.

The captain of the Vietnamese women's team is also the top target of the defenders in blue. Every time the number 9 of the Vietnamese women's team has the ball near the Thai penalty area, there are always at least two Thai players approaching to prevent her from finishing.

The stalemate continued until the final official minute of the first half. The Vietnamese women's team surprised the Thai defense with a quick attack. Hai Yen rushed down and shot the ball into the bottom corner, leaving goalkeeper Pawarisa unable to block it.

3.jpg -0 — The turning point of the match happened in the 45th minute. Receiving a favorable pass from her teammate, Hai Yen dribbled the ball into the Thai women's team's penalty area.

4.jpg -0 — The striker of the Vietnamese women's team fired a shot that left the Thai goalkeeper completely helpless.

The 1-0 score was maintained until the first half. After the break, the Thai women's team adjusted their personnel and playing style to increase pressure on goalkeeper Kim Thanh's goal. However, when the above efforts were not effective, the net of the Golden Temple team continued to shake. It took Huynh Nhu two shots to get the first goal at the 2025 AFF Women's Cup. It must also be said that the goal of the captain of the Vietnamese women's team came after a delicate pass from Thu Thao.

5.jpg -0 — The opening goal helped the Vietnamese women's team break the deadlock, and this was also the turning point of the match.

Continuing the momentum, it took less than 2 minutes for the Vietnamese women's team to score their third goal. Nguyen Thi Van's precise cross eliminated the entire Thai defense, creating an opportunity for Bich Thuy to enter the penalty area and then volleyed the ball into the Thai women's net.

In the final minutes of the match, the Thai women's team scored an honorable goal after a low shot by Wirunya Kwenkasikum.

In the end, the Vietnamese women's team won with a score of 3-1, thereby winning the Bronze Medal of the 2025 AFF Women's Cup.