Facing the team ranked 48th in the world , 11 places below the Vietnamese women's team on the FIFA rankings, coach Mai Duc Chung's team had a smooth start.
In the 4th minute, the Vietnamese women's team opened the score when Tuyet Dung's cross accidentally turned into a shot with an unpredictable trajectory. In addition, the Uzbekistan goalkeeper's poor judgment of the landing point caused them to concede a goal.
With an early goal, the Vietnamese women's team played more confidently. In the 6th minute, Hai Yen dribbled the ball from Uzbekistan's left wing into the penalty area but missed the post. In the 20th minute, from a smooth combination in the middle, Bich Thuy shot straight at the Uzbekistan goalkeeper. In the 35th minute, the Vietnamese women's team scored a goal to raise the score to 2-0: From a pass from Bich Thuy on the right wing, Hai Yen successfully shot.
Tuyet Dung (number 7) scored a beautiful goal
3 minutes later, the Vietnamese women's team almost increased the score to 3-0. Van Su broke Uzbekistan's offside trap but his shot went just wide of the post. The remaining time witnessed personnel changes from both teams, but no more goals were scored.
Vietnam women's team played confidently thanks to an early goal
If luckier, the score could have been 3-0 for coach Mai Duc Chung's team.
Speaking after the match, coach Mai Duc Chung thanked the Chinese Football Association for their hospitality as well as the warm welcome from the local organizing committee for the Vietnamese women's team. He also thanked the audience in Chongqing for coming to cheer for both Vietnam and Uzbekistan.
Coach Mai Duc Chung still feels quite regretful about this match.
“We identified Uzbekistan as the opponent that will compete with Vietnam in the Asian region. So the team tried to compete and win. I feel a bit regretful that the Vietnamese women's team only had 10 days to prepare so the gameplay was not in sync. If we had a longer and better run-up, we could have scored 4 goals against Uzbekistan, instead of winning 2-0,” said coach Mai Duc Chung.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tuyet-dung-ghi-ban-khong-tuong-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-thang-de-uzbekistan-hlv-mai-duc-chung-van-tiec-185241023184809853.htm
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